The 50 Most Accurate Doppelgangers in Sports

Given the volume of professional athletes, coaches and media personalities, it’s only natural that some would look like celebrities. They come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes even cross gender lines (hello Kyle Korver and Hillary Swank!). Some comparisons don’t even have to be human for them to make sense (just ask Joe Flacco or Pau Gasol). We’ve got former champions like Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and Phil Mickelson. We’ve got coaches like Jim Harbaugh and Mike Brown. We’ve even got the future commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver. Check out the 50 Most Accurate Doppelgangers in Sports.

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Doppleganger: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

It's tough looking like one of the most despised people on the planet right now, but Manu is doing it to himself every day he doesn't shave that beard. If he truly cared about America, he'd do it. We've got our eye on you, Manu.

Doppleganger: Wilfred Brimley

There's something incredibly dignified about a fat guy with a moustache, and these two exemplify that. While Brimley may be known for his memorable roles in many Western films and the "di-a-beet-us" ad, Stadler probably wins due to having the incredible nickname "The Walrus."

Doppleganger: Pia Sundhage

Cross-gender comparisons are usually pretty shaky, but come on! Look at those matching salt-and-pepper hair styles! The only question is who it's working better for, but it looks like a tie to us.

Doppleganger: Larry the Cable Guy

This is not a flattering comparison. However, considering Penny has been able to date Alyssa Milano and now marry Karina Smirnoff, we're not going to knock him. Do you, Brad.

Doppleganger: A.J. McLean

Anytime you can style yourself to look exactly like the "bad boy" member of one of the biggest boy bands of all time, you have to do it. Well played, Andres. Well played.

Doppleganger: Rob McElhenney

Both of these guys love sporting weirdly designed t-shirts, which only makes it harder to tell them apart. Only one of them, though, has the courage to put on 50 pounds for sake of his craft. You'd normally think this would be the professional athlete bulking up, but you'd be wrong.

Doppleganger: Wiley Wiggins (Mitch Kramer, Dazed and Confused)

Shaggy hair? Check. Pitcher? Check. Likely stoner? Check. Are we sure they aren't the same guy?

Doppleganger: Rick Ross

Both of these guys love jewelry and beards. While it would be pretty cool to be able to rap like Mr. Ro$$, it would probably be a lot better to hit a baseball as far as the Hit Dog and not be the target of drive-by shootings.

Doppleganger: Erik Kynard Jr.

This is another one that has been openly acknowledged, with LeBron James tweeting a picture of these two together at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. While it's probably nice for Kynard that he won a silver medal, we'll take Kobe's gold along with the five rings and MVP award.

Doppleganger: Dolph Lundgren

These two Russians are spitting images of one another, although it's unclear if Kirilenko's motivations are to take down America like they were for Ivan Drago. Either way, it's impossible to think of Kirilenko's offseason training and not envision him sprinting up a treadmill on maximum incline in a lab with very poor lighting.

Doppleganger: Beeker

Very few people on earth can make the weird frown seen above. Apparently, Gasol is one of them; like Beeker, he's also a puppet whose every move is controlled by someone else. We're pretty sure we know who's nicer between Jim Henson and Kobe.

Doppleganger: Billy Crudup

In the pantheon of disgusting moustaches, Morrison has to be right near the top. Crudup's more full version from Almost Famous is pretty much the only way you can tell these two apart, especially since their careers have been almost equally disappointing after showing much early promise.

Doppleganger: Michael O'Keefe

Both of these guys are absolute money under pressure. Rory is a two-time major champion, while "Nooooooooonan" took home the annual caddy tournament and a share of an $80,000 bet riding on the match.

Doppleganger: Emilio Estevez

The flowing locks and round faces make these two look nearly identical. But could Lefty coach a peewee hockey team to the state championship followed by a gold medal at the Junior Goodwill Games? We think not.

Doppleganger: Vinnie Jones

Jones plays a fantastic goon, and his British accent makes it even better. Mullin actually could come close to it with his thick Brooklyn accent, and that crew cut is straight old school tough guy.

Doppleganger: Chris Rock

While we're sure Aaron Brooks could not go out and replicate Rock's performance in Bring the Pain, just about anyone could pull off Rock's less than stellar turn in Head of State.

Doppleganger: James Toney

These doughy athletes have both had great success in their professions, so perhaps looks can be deceiving. We'd love to see Antoine try the wiggle after knocking someone down in the ring.

Doppleganger: Beavis

Both of these guys are big time yellers with scary faces. Their intellectual capacities, however, are vastly different.

Doppleganger: Andrew Garfield

Against all odds, both of these guys have had incredible success in their professions following memorable 2012s. Garfield parlayed a solid effort in The Social Network into becoming a huge movie star, while Murray became the first Brit to win a Grand Slam championship since 1936.

Doppleganger: Elmer Fudd

Space Jam was a showcase of great basketball, and Elmer Fudd adeptly handled the point guard duties for the Toon Squad. Rocking a headband this season, Kidd has been trying to channel those same skills.

Doppleganger: Rush Limbaugh

It's probably safe to say the Angels' manager has a slightly more enlightened view on the position of minorities in sports than Limbaugh, who has openly suggested that African-Americans can't be quarterbacks and that football looks like a knife fight between the Crips and the Bloods.

Doppleganger: Larry David

Bianchi is the manager of Boca Juniors and a legendary Argentinian striker. Having said that, he also looks prettay, prettay, prettay much exactly like the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Doppleganger: Timothy Busfield

In case you're wondering who Busfield is, he's the dick in Field of Dreams who shoves Kevin Costner's daughter off the bleachers. He also bears a striking resemblance to last year's National League Cy Young Award winner.

Doppleganger: The Wizard of Oz

Both of these guys are men behind the curtain, and both did not show the greatest skill in running their respective kingdoms. Oz was overrun by that pesky witch and needed a little girl from Kansas to bail him out, and the Falcons blew a 10-point lead and a trip to the Super Bowl at home.

Doppleganger: Guy sitting right behind him

Whether this was a bizarre fan tribute or purely coincidence, it was a ridiculous moment in the history of sports. Those Canadians sure know how to bring the weird when they go to hockey games.

Doppleganger: Will Smith

Both of these guys are winners: Big Shot Rob has seven championship rings and Big Willie Style has totaled about $2.7 billion at the box office in his career. Either way, life is good.

Doppleganger: Ron Jeremy

Who says a chubby guy with a moustache can't make it in this world? These two separated-at-birth twins are living proof that there is a potential pile of money waiting for anyone with some talent.

Doppleganger: ET

This comparison has been made often, but it's pretty apt. The totally hairless Cassell should probably stay away from bicycle baskets and Reese's Pieces just to avoid any unfortunate mix-ups.

Doppleganger: Voldemort

Ibanez showed some flair for the supernatural last postseason, becoming the first player in MLB history to hit three home runs in the ninth inning or later in a single playoffs. How did he do this? Probably some dark magic.

Doppleganger: Hillary Swank

It's pretty tough for an NBA player to so strikingly resemble an A-list actress. Then again, when you have identical gender-neutral haircuts like these two, it starts to make a bit more sense.

Doppleganger: Russell Brand

They've got greasy long hair, are not from America, and are pretty irritating in both of their respective professions. Both of these guys meet pretty much every stereotype we hold about foreigners. They also might be twins.

Doppleganger: Pharrell

A lot of these doppelgangers are in good fun. This one is just creepy. We're still not convinced these guys aren't the same person.

Doppleganger: DMX

The former Supersonics' star could really "give it to ya" on the basketball court, and often made defenders "lose their mind." We could keep going with the DMX-related puns, but we don't want you to think we're "slippin'."

Doppleganger: Al Roker

Both seem pretty jolly, both wear hipster glasses, both are on TV, and both are a little on the plump side. Probably the best way to tell the difference is that only one has a job right now.

Doppleganger: American Gothic Guy

Could this be the closest match on this list? Right down to the glasses, these two look absolutely identical. All the future commissioner needs to complete the look is his own pitchfork.

Doppleganger: The Game

It's always classic when both parties recognize that they look like each other, as The Game did in "All I Know." All we know is that these two are both pretty scary dudes, so they can say whatever they want.

Doppleganger: Morgan Freeman

The best part about this one is that their similarities have been recognized nationally. At President Obama's inauguration last month, ABC news host George Stephanopoulos mistakenly announced to the world that Russell was Freeman. Given their similarly dignified grey beards, it was an understandable mistake.

Doppleganger: Ashton Kutcher

Korver and Kutcher don't just share similar hair styles and facial structures; they also each have one gimmick (Korver's three point shooting, Kutcher's "lovable dope" shtick) that has made them millionaires.

Doppleganger: Neil Patrick Harris

Former sharpshooter and current TV analyst Steve Kerr has the kind of sharp jaw line and pretty-boy good looks that have made the How I Met Your Mother regular a star. Their matching blonde locks make this duo a perfect match.

Doppleganger: Taylor Lautner

There probably isn't a ton of overlap between fans of the NBA and Twilight, but we suppose it's possible. If so, then there is a chance these two could be confused if you just looked at their faces; considering Humphries is 6' 9", if they stood up you might be able to tell the difference.

Doppleganger: Gary Busey

Busey's recent craziness has made us forget some of his more memorable roles like his turn as goofy agent Angelo Pappas in Point Break. Who knew that he also could have passed as a Hall-of-Fame quarterback?

Doppleganger: Omar Epps

The Steelers' coach and the second iteration of Willie Mays Hayes look frighteningly similar, but Epps claims that people have never asked him about Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, or anyone else. He's probably embarrassed because nobody can remember any of his movies since Love and Basketball, either, so they don't realize he's even famous.

Doppleganger: Liam Neeson

It would be quite an experiment to swap the Thunder coach with Neeson; it would be the ultimate test of motivation versus tactics. With All-Stars like Durant and Westbrook, we're pretty sure the Taken star could win at least 55 games on the bench.

Doppleganger: Jim Carrey

Going bald can be the great equalizer in the doppelganger game, and that is doubly true for the Mavericks' coach and the star of Ace Ventura. Even with longer hair, the comparison still works pretty well.

Doppleganger: Barry Pepper

You know those "before and after" weight loss photos? This is kind of like one of those, only if Dirk just didn't eat for four months and developed a nasty meth habit.

Doppleganger: Iron-E Singleton

The occasionally-bumbling T-Dog was a good guy on The Walking Dead, but obviously that wasn't enough to save him. We'll take our chances with Z-Bo, whose mean streak would probably serve him well in a post-apocalyptic world.

Doppleganger: Bert

Even though he's now a Super Bowl MVP and is well on his way to becoming one the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, Joe Flacco still is a pretty goofy looking guy. When he dons that yellow jersey, he bears a striking resemblance to a certain resident of Sesame Street whose domestic partnership is the subject of much debate.