“Separated at Birth”

Playing To Type

Seth, , , 2 Comments

First, a firm grasp of the obvious:

I have a blog with “Muppet” in the title.
I do the whole “Separated at Birth” schtick. A lot.
I have great friends & commenters.

Second, a perfect storm (using MATH):

This comment:

Christopher Meloni looks abit like Bert from Sesame(not sure how u spell that) Street, in a kind of cute way.

Plus this email:

I’m sure you’ve already seen it, but I’m assuming this is up your alley on multiple fronts…

Multiplied by my Tumblr entry:

Telly as Zack Braff is my favorite.

Which leads us, logically, to point #3: TMZ’s Celebrity Puppets — Sesame Street Edition

There are a ton of dupes here and a few more misses than hits than I could manage with similar source material, but it’s still worth a look if, you know, Muppets OR “Separated at Birth” shit is your thing. [HINT: they’re both mine].

YMMV, but still, enjoy.

Also, I don’t know that I’ve got this whole “blogging” thing down pat yet or if I’ll ever figure it out but for now I’m putting some things on the wackiness that is Tumblr, some dreck here and even more superfluous linkage and ephemera on Twitter, Flickr and the like. Follow or don’t.

(How’s THAT for an upsell?)

Humpday!

Previous incarnations of Separated at Birth:

Jeri Ryan & Cynthia Watros
Peter Lorre & Evan Handler
Lauren Ambrose & Hillary Tuck
Chuck Liddell & Sloth Fratelli (John Matuszak)
Dave Foley and Vicent Kartheiser
Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Maria Bello and Mary McCormack
Gerard Butler and Clive Owen
Christopher Meloni and Elias Koteas
Lisa Rinna and Nicholson’s Joker
Janine & Mariska

Separated at Birth: Ron Perlman & Tom Waits

Seth5 Comments

Here’s a fun one that dawned on me yesterday after two meetings.
In the first my co-worker couldn’t come up with Ron Perlman’s name.
In the second I ended up singing Tom Waits’ “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”

The tale of the tape (now with extra pictures!):

  Ron Perlman Tom Waits
 
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
 
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Date of Birth April 13, 1950 December 7, 1949
Hair Wavy Curly
Facial Hair Mustache Soul Patch
Voice Gravelly Growl
Smokes Cigars Cigarettes
Headgear Movie makeup/prosthetics Hats
Romeo Is Bleeding Film Song

I don’t think they’re dead-on ringers or anything, but their voices and personalities seem awfully close.

Minor connections/coincidences: As noted above Perlman was in the movie Romeo Is Bleeding (starring Gary Oldman) which took its name from a Waits song. Oldman and Waits appeared in Dracula one year prior to the release of the film version of Romeo Is Bleeding.

Maybe I should have included Oldman as well. He looks a bit like Waits.

Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman

Thoughts?

Previous incarnations of Separated at Birth:

Jeri Ryan & Cynthia Watros
Peter Lorre & Evan Handler
Lauren Ambrose & Hillary Tuck
Chuck Liddell & Sloth Fratelli (John Matuszak)
Dave Foley and Vicent Kartheiser
Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Maria Bello and Mary McCormack
Gerard Butler and Clive Owen
Christopher Meloni and Elias Koteas
Lisa Rinna and Nicholson’s Joker
Janine & Mariska

Separated At Birth: Jeri Ryan & Cynthia Watros

Seth, , 3 Comments

I’m not sure there’s enough here, quite frankly, but I’m willing to put (digital) pen to (virtual) page and see who agrees and who dissents.

Both blonde actresses who’ve been on a few popular/cult TV shows, this is basically a comparison of characters: Ryan normally portrays sexy, unattainable women and Watros portrays sexy, attainable, girl-next-door characters.

At least that’s my reading of things. Feel free to agree, disagree or ignore at your leisure.

Tale of the tape:

  Jeri Ryan Cynthia Watros
 
Jeri Ryan
Jeri Ryan
Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Watros
DOB February 22, 1968 September 2, 1968
Height 5′ 8″ 5′ 7″
Eyes Blue Hazel
Hair Blonde Blonde
Brush with infamy Rumors & innuendo during her divorce Drunk driving

Happy Monday!

Separated at Birth: Peter Lorre & Evan Handler

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This isn’t a Jack Handy-esque deep thought or anything like that, but I think I’ve been working for TCM a little bit too much/too long.

I now think that Evan Handler – he of “Sex and the City”, “Lost” and “Californication” fame – bears a striking resemblance to the inimitable (and oft-parodied) Peter Lorre.

Visual evidence and all, since obviously the two weren’t separated at birth seeing as how they’re separated by literally decades.

They’re both character actors specializing in slimy and unsavory folks, for sure.
They’ve both suffered from maladies – in the case of Lorre an addiction to morphine and in the case of Handler, Leukemia.
They’re both of Jewish descent.

Still, though, those bald heads both give me pause.

Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Evan Handler
Evan Handler

You are now free to go about your business.

Happy Tuesday!

Separated At Birth: Lauren Ambrose & Hillary Tuck

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Let me show you something: actresses who look a little bit alike or some such other inconsequential thing.

I’ll cop to reading some gossip blog or another and, noticing a passing resemblance, painted myself into a corner trying to find similar photos.

Redheads often get lumped together, especially those with fair skin and blue eyes, so I feel a bit dirty here.

I don’t think I have ever (or would ever) confuse the two, but their vital statistics and looks speak to that part of me that likes to blog about this sort of thing, which is a trending topic for me recently.

YMMV.

Happy Monday!

  Lauren Ambrose Hillary Tuck
 
Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Ambrose
Hillary Tuck
Hillary Tuck
DOB February 20, 1978 July 1, 1978
Height 5′ 6″ 5′ 3″
Eyes Blue Blue
Hair Red (mostly straight) Read (mostly curly)

Previous incarnations of Separated at Birth:

Chuck Liddell & Sloth Fratelli (John Matuszak)
Dave Foley and Vicent Kartheiser
Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Maria Bello and Mary McCormack
Gerard Butler and Clive Owen
Christopher Meloni and Elias Koteas
Lisa Rinna and Nicholson’s Joker
Janine & Mariska