After seeing Leonardo DiCaprio’s haircut in Inception which looked all to familiar to Christopher Nolan’s iconic ‘do, it seemed fitting to investigate other notable director and star look-a-likes. It took a recent Entertainment Weekly cover of Robert Downey Jr. with a slicked back looking Jew-fro that couldn’t be ignored in comparison to Jon Favreau’s to finally make this a post. Here are some of the notable look-a-like director and star combos. Can you thing of any more!?
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton
Projects together: Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands
Look the most alike in: Edward Scissorhands
Woody Allen and Larry David
Films together: Whatever Works
Look the most alike in: Whatever Works
Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr.
Projects together: Iron Man 2, Iron Man
Look the most alike in: Iron Man 2
Francois Truffaut and Jean Pierre Leaud
Projects together: The 400 Blows, Antione and Colette, Love at Twenty, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Two English Kisses, The American Night, Love on the Run
Look the most alike in: The American Night
Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio
Projects together: Inception
Look most alike in: Inception
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
Projects together: Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino
Look most alike in: Casino
Nancy Meyers and Diane Keaton
Projects together: Something’s Gotta Give
Look most alike in: Something’s Gotta Give
CyniCritics 
haha! great feature – the Truffaut one just looks like two pictures of the same guy put together
amazing stuff
Thanks for the comment and the Hit List submission as well! Glad you like it. I know, once I saw The 400 Blows and looked up Truffaut and Leaud’s other stuff and was shocked at the resemblance.
Sometimes I think this is intentional, just to say that this is kind of an autobiographical take at some points in the film. Mostly with Whatever Works.
Yeah, I definitely agree. I would also wonder if it is ever the case that directors ever envision themselves in their film while they are imagining it.
I think Steven Spielberg and Richard Dreyfus looked alike when they worked together http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1673535/Hulton-Archive
Oh, I totally agree. I can’t believe I missed out on that. http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lucas_speilberg.jpg That’s a great one, thanks!
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