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Celebs Who Play The Same Character

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By Len Brown

5:30 PM PST, November 29, 2011

In a similar vein as Will Ferrell, just add a dash of womanizing/fawning/whatever you want to call it.

See: Wedding Crashers, Old School, The Break-Up, Couples Retreat, Swingers, Four Christmases.

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Vince Vaughn

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In a similar vein as Will Ferrell, just add a dash of womanizing/fawning/whatever you want to call it.


See: Wedding Crashers, Old School, The Break-Up, Couples Retreat, Swingers, Four Christmases.

Sandra Bullock

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Always beautiful but tough, Sandra's been pigeon holed into the "I'm a little silly but have a heart of gold" niche.


See: The Proposal, Two Weeks Notice, Hope Floats, While You Were Sleeping, The Lake House, 28 Days.

Michael Cera

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Cera can't seem to shake his awkward, nerdy guy demeanor in a majority of his movie roles.


See: Superbad, Youth In Revolt, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Paper Heart, Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

Katherine Heigl

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Seems as though Heigl hasn't learned from her rom-com predecessors, so she decided to follow the same path.


See: 27 Dresses, Knocked Up, The Ugly Truth, Killers.

Matthew McConaughey

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McConaughey is another rom-commoner (I just came up with that) who seems to prefer being the ladies man.


See: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Fool's Gold, Failure to Launch, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Wedding Planner.

Jennifer Aniston

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Aniston is enjoying a flourishing love life off camera, but in front of it she always seems to be so unlucky.


See: Rumor Has It, The Break-Up, He's Just Not That Into You, Picture Perfect, Along Came Polly, etc.

Samuel L. Jackson

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Well, to put it simply, he's the one guy you'll never have problems hearing throughout the film.


See: S.W.A.T., Pulp Fiction, Snakes On A Plane, Jackie Brown.

Kate Hudson

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Hudson has shown her perky attitude, as well as some backbone, in virtually every movie she's been in.


See: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Fool's Gold, You, Me & Dupree, My Best Friend's Girl, Bride Wars.

Bruce Willis

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Willis has made a name for himself playing the hard-nosed cop with an even harder exterior.


See: Die Hard franchise, Hostage, Cop Out.

Cameron Diaz

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Diaz is vert attractive and her film role choices certainly reflect that and then some.


See: My Best Friend's Wedding, There's Something About Mary, Charlie's Angels.

Will Ferrell

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Ferrell's been known for playing the goofy, lovable man-child we've come to expect.


See: Step Brothers, Zoolander, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Blades Of Glory.

Celebs Who Play The Same Character

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A handful of Hollywood's best known actors and actresses have played some iconic roles in the span of their careers. That being said, being that same iconic role over and over and over can become redundant, even if the box office disagrees. Take a look at some of these stars who played the same character in different movies. Should we typecast them now (if they haven't been already)?

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  • Sandra Bullock
  • Bruce Willis
  • Michael Cera
  • Jennifer Aniston
  • Matthew Mcconaughey
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