18 Spooky Photos Of Celebrity Lookalikes In A Different Era That Prove Reincarnation Is Real
Good things come in pairs, and so do these celebrities!
Celebrity lookalikes always get people talking, but the fascination gets even stranger when the resemblance seems to come from another era. A familiar face in an old photograph can make the whole idea feel a little spooky, especially when the match is this close.
In this collection, the celebrities are paired with people from decades past who share the same eyes, smile, or bone structure, and the results are hard to ignore. Some of the comparisons are funny, some are uncanny, and a few are so convincing they make you do a double take.
From Hollywood stars to music icons and historical figures, these side-by-side matches turn ordinary photos into something much more mysterious. Read on.
1. Say hello to Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1960s, a woman named Judy Zipper.
Leo DiCaprio's 1960s alter ego: Judy Zipper
@daniel_arnold / Rose Hartman / Via Getty Images2. Thanks to this Reddit user u/EmberRainbow, we know exactly how Matthew McConaughey will look in some decades' time.
In his words;
My great-great-grandfather looks like Matthew McConaughey.
u/EmberRainbow / Jason Laveris / WireImage / Via Reddit / Getty Images3. Before becoming one of the biggest tech moguls in the world, we don’t doubt that Mark Zuckerberg was King Philip IV of Spain.
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4. Meet Queen Latifah’s past self, American author and filmmaker Zora Neale Hurston. If you don’t believe us, take a look at the hats.
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Some of these matches are so close they feel almost impossible.
5. Zac Efron’s doppelganger is Leonard Whiting from 1968’s Romeo and Juliet. An evident connection.
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6. Meet Jimmy Fallon’s Turkish persona, Mahir Çayan.
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7. Alicia Keys from the 1950s is a singer named Lena Horne.
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8. Proof of Nicolas Cage’s vampire status.
Nick Cage is so awesome that even guys from the Civil War did Nick Cage cosplay.
Twitter: @Zardoz_Moot
The resemblance only gets stranger as the list goes on.
This also lines up with the secret twins of your favorite stars, from political activists to film editors.
9. Matt Damon’s entry into the doppelganger hall of fame.
My parents' wedding day, February 1961. I think Dad looks like Matt Damon......
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10. Double the doppelgangers, double the fun.
What Andy Samberg and Daniel Radcliffe would have looked like in the 70s (real pic, found in a high school yearbook from 1978).
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11. Jennifer Lawrence and Egyptian actor Zubaida Tharwat are basically the same person.
Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat, 1960, and American actress Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique in X-Men), 2011.
Twitter: @HistoryVille
12. This 1800 self-portrait of Sir David Wilkie could pass for Rupert Grint.
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At this point, the comparisons are doing all the talking.
13. Brad Pitt? More like Hermann Rorschach.
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14. Two geniuses, one face.
Russian immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov and Robin Williams.
Twitter: @zero_0x1
15. We need Bruce Willis to play the infamous General Douglas MacArthur.
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16. Christian Bale’s long-lost family member, James Brolin.
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17. We don’t know how, but Jay-Z is in this photo from 1939 called "Harlem Loiterers."
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18. Adrien Brody may very well be a reincarnated version of John Locke.
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These old photos make the whole idea of celebrity doppelgangers feel a lot less random.
Now you're probably wondering if there’s someone out there who could easily pass as your twin. We certainly wouldn’t rule out that possibility.
Which of these celebrity doppelgangers spooked you out the most? We would love to know if you've ever come across someone with whom you share a striking resemblance.
That was a wild photo tour.
Want more uncanny matches, read about real people who found their twins without a single DNA test.
