Was Welles Separated at Birth from...
I'm not saying the likeness was a dead ringer, but watching LADY FROM SHANGHAI tonight, several times when Welles was onscreen, I found myself asking...
Is that Vince Vaughn?
No.
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He reminds me more of Tim Robbins.
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Dude, no.
"It's that kind of idiocy that I empathize with." ~David Bowie
Yes, it was Vince Vaughn. He was quite young but was made-up to look older. Welles just took the credit.
shareIt was! Welles was crafty.
Personally, I always thought he could be Cheech Marin's twin.
Did U know he spent October nailed to a cross in his living room and inbetween bathroom breaks he took bagpipe lessons from Gene Autry's speech coach Awilda.
Obtained from the liver of the inflatable mongoose.
He looked a lot like Jean Guérin (who played Welles in "Heavenly Creatures"). He also looked a lot like Vincent D'Onofrio (who played Welles in "Ed Wood"). He also bore a resemblance to Angus Macfadyen (who played Welles in “Cradle Will Rock”). And to some extent he resembled Christian McKay (who played him in “Me and Orson Welles”).
Some folks apparently seem to think that the cats shown here also resemble Welles, but I make no judgment about that:
http://catsthatlooklikeorsonwelles.tumblr.com/
Not separated at birth, but either reincarnated, or a "replicant", but devoid of any trace of talent of the original Welles.
God said "Orson, we'll let you go back to Earth in the '90s. You will be discovered as a new talent in a film that showcases dances that existed in your original lifetime. You will be recognized as "Money", then you will spend the rest of your career regurgitating this performance in numerous guises. Attempts to stretch your acting wings will result in retreating to this same performance over and over. And although you will have no memory of your previous life, these failed attempts at becoming a "real" actor will be frustrating, as you get feelings of having been good at filmmaking at some other time. You'll make lots of money, though, and I'll even let you get away with being tubby again. The similarities will end there however."
Or maybe not.
"You're a cookie full of arsenic...I'd hate to take a bite of you" - J.J. Hunsecker
A thinner version of Jackie Gleason...
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