Usually, we recognize actors only after the fact, once they become famous. But before they became well-established household names, they were known not for their name, but a character that they played. For example, who hasn’t accidentally mixed up Macaulay Culkin with Kevin McCallister in the heyday of “Home Alone”? Or called Sylvester Stallone Rocky? Or mixed-up Lawrence Tureaud with Mr. T from the A-Team? You get the gist of it. Despite that, sometimes it doesn’t even matter. The actors and the roles that they play often are so fused that they become inseparable in our minds.
Dutch graphic designer Ard Gelinck separates the inseparable and puts the two sides of the actor, the role and the performer, right next to each other for comparison. He does this in such a way that they seem to be hanging out and interacting with each other. And in a way, they are. It gives us a glimpse into the past, a throwback to the days long gone. It makes us reflect on how they and their careers have changed (or haven’t) since they embodied the roles that we know them for.
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#1 Sean Connery And James Bond

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#2 Heath Ledger And The Joker

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#3 Hugh Jackman And Wolverine

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#4 Michael J. Fox And Marty McFly

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#5 Charlie Chaplin And The Tramp

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#6 Mark Hamill And Luke Skywalker

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#7 Christina Applegate And Kelly Bundy

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#8 Joaquin Phoenix And The Joker

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#9 Jack Nicholson And The Joker

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#10 Sigourney Weaver And Ellen Ripley

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#11 Elijah Wood And Frodo Baggins

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#12 Brian Cranston And Walter White

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#13 Neil Patrick Harris And Doogie Howser M.D.

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#14 Henry Winkler And Fonzie

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#15 Drew Barrymore And Gertie (And E.T.)

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#16 Mike Myers And Austin Powers

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#17 Al Pacino And Tony Montana

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#18 Ralph Macchio And Daniel Larusso

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#19 Sylvester Stallone And Rambo

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#20 Johnny Depp And The Hatter

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#21 Eddie Murphy And Axel Foley

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#22 Jeff Cohen And Chunk

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#23 Emilia Clarke And Daenerys Targaryen

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#24 Sylvester Stallone And Rocky Balboa

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#25 Millie Bobby Brown And Eleven

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#26 Don Johnson And James “Sonny” Crockett

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#27 Emilio Estevez And Andrew Clark

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#28 John Stamos And Jesse Katsopolis

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#29 Courtney Cox And Monica Geller

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#30 Jim Carrey And Lloyd Christmas

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