These 9 People Portrayed By Popular Actors Actually Look Like This

• 6:43 pm April 24, 2021
• surabhi

Reality is often an inspiration for cinema. While there are a lot of people who assume that the characters some actors portray on screen are real, the truth is that they are just simply convincing. Actors go through rigorous training to look, feel and act the part. Some of them do such a fantastic job at it that their performances are way beyond awards and public recognition. It becomes immortal in its own way. These 9 actors managed to do something just like that and these people were their inspirations behind the spectacular performances!

GRETCHEN CARLSON - NICOLE KIDMAN!

The film Bombshell released in 2019 and is based upon the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie in pivotal roles. Nicole Kidman portrayed the role of journalist Gretchen Carlson

CHRIS GARDNES - WILL SMITH!

Will Smith played the beautiful role of a single father in a movie called the The Pursuit of Happyness. Needless to say it was a tear jerker and many applauded the actor with accolades. The movie is based on a true story of Chris Gardner. It revolves around the main characters struggle to find a roof, his job, his relationship with his child etc.

KATHARINE GUN - KEIRA KNIGHTLY!

Katharine Gun was appointed as a translator with the British government. She soon stumbled upon files with classified information that she leaked to the press. Naturally her life was at risk. Years later, in a beautiful movie called Official Secrets, Keira Knightly portrayed the role of Gun and she did it ever so effortlessly!

RUTH GINSBERG - FELICITY JONES!

On The Basis of Sex was a movie about the second female judge in United States - Ruth Ginsberg. The film traces her journey for equal rights. Felicity Jones played the main character in the film and was applauded for her performance!

JOHN GOTTI - JOHN TRAVLOTA!

Getting into the skin of the character John Gotti was John Travolta in the movie Gotti, 2018. The movie is a biopic about the Gambino Crime family head honcho, John Gotti. The gangster and serial criminal was just as interesting as the movie is and the biopic traces his journey from an ordinary criminal to a mob head. In fact, Travolta's real life wife even plays his onscreen partner Victoria!

ELIZABETH GILBERT - JULIA ROBERTS!

Eat, Pray, Love, a beautiful movie from 2010 was based on a book by the same name. Written by Elizabeth Gilbert, the book and movie trace her journey through the world. Julia Roberts, an Oscar winning actress, aced the performance as Gilbert!