Jennifer Aniston in Bruce Almighty (2003)
Slightly scatterbrained but sympathetic "girl next door"
(Jennifer Aniston; similar persona: Zooey Deschanel, Goldie Hawn)
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Poll: Comedy Personas
Which comedy persona is the closest to your own personality?
(NOTE: Included are only personas which the actors established while playing different characters)
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Adam Sandler stars as Happy Gilmore
Bad-tempered manchild(Adam Sandler; similar persona: Will Ferrell, Jack Black)
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Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Clever and perceptive woman who knows what she wants. (suggested by expectmiracles) -
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)
Rubberface with a fondness for weird behavior (grimaces, way of speaking, gestures)(Jim Carrey)
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Woody Allen in Annie Hall (1977)
Neurotic and somewhat hypochondriac intellectual(Woody Allen)
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Bette Midler in Jinxed! (1982)
Strident and wisecracking power woman.(Bette Midler; similar persona: Melissa McCarthy)
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Bill Murray in Rushmore (1998)
Witty cynic with deadpan expressions(Bill Murray)
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Tom Hanks in Bachelor Party (1984)
Good-natured "boy next door"(Tom Hanks; similar persona: Paul Rudd, Zach Braff, Josh Radnor)
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Michael Cera in Superbad (2007)
Insecure, shy and awkward, especially around girls.(Michael Cera)
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Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Shrewd, elegant, feminine as well as feminist(Meryl Streep)
(suggested by expectmiracles)
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David Niven in The Pink Panther (1963)
Sophisticated and serene gentleman.(David Niven)
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Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Sophisticated but nervous and prone to paranoia.(Cary Grant)
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Hugh Grant in Love Actually (2003)
Somewhat stiff and inarticulate, but well-intending gentleman(Hugh Grant; similar persona: John Cleese)
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"Grumpy Old Men" Walter Matthau
Grumpy sourpuss who rather puts wrinkles than smiles on his face.(Walter Matthau)
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Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Notorious misfit with idiosyncratic behavior, style and quirks(Johnny Depp)
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Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
(Overly) enthusiastic and wayward, but with a warm heart underneath(Robin Williams; similar persona: Roberto Benigni)
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722-2236 Katharine Hepburn "Rooster Cogburn" 1975 Universal
Strong(headed), independent, as well as free-spirited, spontaneous, and fond of teasing(Katharine Hepburn; similar persona: Diane Keaton)
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Buster Keaton, BLACKSMITH, THE, short, First National, 1922, **I.V.
Resilient and very deadpan in any situation(Buster Keaton)
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Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
Affectionate and often inept, but stubborn and defiant(Charlie Chaplin)
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Simon Pegg in Paul (2011)
Lazy and hedonistic geek(Simon Pegg; similar persona: Edward Frost, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill)
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Neil Patrick Harris in A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Extremely confident womanizer(Neil Patrick Harris)
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Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Perky and (seemingly) naive nonconformist(Audrey Hepburn)
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Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Romantic and sensitive "girl next door"(Meg Ryan)
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Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Energetic, wisecracking, very vocal, and sometimes rude(Eddie Murphy; similar persona: Chris Tucker)
(suggested by borimor)
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Roseanne Barr in She-Devil (1989)
Brash, informal, and brutally honest(Roseanne Barr)
(suggested by expectmiracles)
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Ben Stiller in Little Fockers (2010)
Nice guy who is no macho and doesn't want to offend but is very maladaptive.(Ben Stiller)
(suggested by borimor)
