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* The music video for "Faster Than Light" by Lead Into Gold features a few shots of [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] miming a guitar part - Trent did not actually play guitar on the recording and has no other direct involvement with the group.

* TheMovie of ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' has cameos by several actors from its predecessor, ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'', most prominently the voice actors of [[SpotlightStealingSquad the Taros]]. The film draws attention to said cameos by having three of the four utter their character's CatchPhrase; the fourth, who plays a teacher, finds his character's phrase written on the blackboard at the start of class.

* Creator/StanLee shows up in the 2010 ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' as a bystander named Hank [[CatchPhrase Excelsior]].

** There's also been tons of ponies spotted in the background who resemble famous characters from other series. Just to name a handful there's been ''Creator/GordonRamsay'', the cast of ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', ''Franchise/RickAndMorty'', ''[[Franchise/BreakingBad Walter White]]'', ''[[Literature/TheShining Danny Torrance and the creepy ghost twins]]'', ''Creator/StanLee'', and even an ''WesternAnimation/EquestriaGirls'' version of ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony Megan Williams]]''. There's also a [[https://trixiebooru.org/1555837 certain pony]] in ''Once Upon A Zeppelin'' who resembles the infamous author of ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' but fans [[FanonDiscontinuity have decided that one was unintentional]] even if that one was meant to be (It very likely wasn't, but the resemblance is ''chilling'').

** In ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'', when [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] joins his friends before flying New York, Perry White, ComicBook/LoisLane, ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Morgan Edge, Steve Lombardo and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Danvers]] make a brief appearance.

** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1982'' #20 the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica and the Franchise/TeenTitans make a short appearance.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': The 1992 one-shot ''Ganthet's Tale'', based on a bible by Creator/LarryNiven, features a cover depicting many alien Green Lanterns -- including one Pierson's Puppeter from Niven's ''Literature/KnownSpace''.

* A rather bizarre example appears in ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures''. In ''Darkness Falls'', Death searches through a dimensional portal for a villain from various realms of animation to help him. He pulls out [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland the Queen of Hearts]], [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], [[Franchise/{{Scoobydoo}} Creeper]], [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mr. Burns]] and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]]. After being dissatisfied with them all, he decides to create his own villain instead.

* In ''Fanfic/WithThisRingGreenLantern'', Carl Ferris hires Jonny Double, a private investigator created by Marv Wolfman and Len Wein in 1968 who canonically never poked his nose into the ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' mythos.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' had Static in the two-part "The Once and Future Thing" alongside Terry, an older Bruce Wayne, and Static, as well as Hal Jordan (as the show used John Stewart as Franchise/GreenLantern).

* One of ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'''s tape recordings, made by a Mr. "Shawn Flynn," was voiced by LetsPlay/{{Jacksepticeye}}.

-->'''Linkara''': Stan Lee: Co-creator of Franchise/SpiderMan, and full creator of Stan Lee.

* ''Fanfic/BecauseImNotPopularIllTryToGoOutWithAHero'' (''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' & ''Franchise/SpiderMan''): Stan Lee appears as Peter's landlord. Just as he always appears in the Marvel movies.

* A rather bizarre example appears in ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures''. In ''Darkness Falls'', Death searches through a dimensional portal for a villain from various realms of animation to help him. He pulls out [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland the Queen of Hearts]], [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], [[Franchise/{{Scoobydoo}} Creeper]], [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mr. Burns]] and [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket]]. After being dissatisfied with them all, he decides to create his own villain instead.

** He has a quick appearance in Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses' review of ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' (filmed at Magfest, which he was attending).

%%* Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses basically made "Cameo!" into a RunningGag.

* ''Series/ReservationDogs'': Creator/AmberMidthunder plays [=MissM8tri@rch=], a Native American activist in "Decolonization" with a well-meaning though rather ditzy and romanticized worldview.

* In Literature/ImogenObviously, Nora from Literature/SimonVsTheHomoSapiensAgenda appears briefly at a college party.

* ''VideoGame/MasterOfEternity'' is an in-universe anime/idol group in ''VideoGame/DaveTheDiver'', and resident [[TheBlacksmith gunsmith]] Duff is a huge fan of Leahs in particular.

* ''VideoGame/YouAreNotTheHero'': VideoGame/{{Shantae}} appears at one pint and taught Petula how to dance.

* Eighties rock singer Music/{{Huey Lewis|And The News}}, who sung the theme song "The Power of Love", shows up in the first ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' movie as a prom band audition judge... to denounce his own song as being "just too darn loud".

** All Pixar films also have a role with John Ratzenberger. While usually a credited supporting character, he has occasionally performed as an extra that is essentially just a cameo, such as the Underminer in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' and as a construction worker in ''Up''.

** There's a particularly awesome one in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' for anyone who is into animation history. Those two old men who praise the heroes after the climax ("That's the way to do it" - "No school like the old school") are ''Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston''...Not ringing a bell? They were the last surviving two of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen, legendary animators who had been in the business practically since the beginning. For example, they were both animators on ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', and were involved in practically every animated Disney project up to ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''. (Sadly, Thomas didn't live to see ''The Incredibles'' finished, and Johnston died in 2008.)

* Some real-world celebrities make a one-off appearance in ''Webcomic/HeroineChic'' -- Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Anna Wintour are among a few famous faces that can be seen in the front row of the fashion show in [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/heroine-chic/chapter-16-fashion-week-part-2/viewer?title_no=561&episode_no=20 Chapter 16]]. (Later fashion shows in the series feature fictional guests like [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Edna Mode]] and ComicBook/{{Cable}}.)

* ''Fanfic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard'': This [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] fanfic has a surprise appearance by [[spoiler:[[JustForFun/DaringDo Daring Do]] and Ahuizotl... whom the protagonist walks in on in the middle of one of their battles over treaure, [[AchievementsInIgnorance without having the slightest idea who either of them are.]]]]

* While still in Puerto Rico but not contracted to WWC, Wrestling/BlackRose could still sometimes be seen in the crowd cheering for El Bronco #1. This is because [[ContinuityNod she started]] as an audience member Rico Suave had dared to try wrestling.

* While still in Puerto Rico but not contracted to WWC, Wrestling/BlackRose could still sometimes be seen in the crowd cheering for El Bronco #1.

* Creator/DavidTennant and Billie Piper appeared in the Season 9 ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' comic "In Perfect Harmony." Also a CelebrityParadox since the 10th doctor appeared with Rose and the TARDIS in the future in Season 8.

* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' characters Scott, Ramona, Lisa, Julie, Knives, Stephen Stills, Joseph, Lucas Lee and Gideon]] can all be seen at various points in ''ComicBook/{{Seconds}}''. ''Film/FastAndFurious'' characters Vin Diesel and Paul Walker appear in a panel as a homage after the latter died.

** ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': George Bush and Condolezza Rice are briefly seen in the first arc.

*** Larry King interviews Tony Stark in TV

* ''Fanfic/ClashOfTheElements'': [[spoiler: A TON of characters from the entire ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' universe make brief, one line cameos in Chapter 50, speaking of their desires so the Star Spirits will have enough energy in the Star Rod to heal Alex. [[SchmuckBait Seriously, just try and identify everyone who speaks.]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ASnowflakeInSpring'' has chacters from a large variety of Disney and Pixar films make their appearances.

* In ''Series/Supergirl2015'' fic ''Fanfic/FutureShock'' Kara is active on twitter and ends up exchanging tweets with people like Rachel Maddow and Gordon Ramsay.

** Chapter Eleven: [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Wataru Kurenai and the Armed Monsters(Jiro, Ramon, and Riki)]] all form an quartet to play at the wedding ceremony.

** Supporting characters Mrs. Puff, Larry the Lobster, and Pearl make very brief appearances (Larry appearing at the Krusty Krab shot at the end, with Pearl appearing only during the end credits). One shot characters like Bubble Bass and Flats the Flounder (who hasn't made an appearance since "The Bully") also show up at one point.

* ''Film/ElCamino'' is set up immediately after ''Series/BreakingBad'''s series finale, so [[VillainProtagonist Walter White]], Mike Ehrmantraut, Todd Alquist and Jane Margolis are all dead at this point in the franchise. However, the film features flashbacks to the series' timeline displaying encounters with each of them we hadn't previously seen.

* Eighties rock singer Huey Lewis, who sung the theme song "The Power of Love", shows up in the first ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' movie as a prom band audition judge... to denounce his own song as being "just too darn loud".

** As a matter of fact, his habit of doing a cameo in each of his films became so well known that he began doing it as early in each film as possible, so that the audience would focus on the plot and the actors instead of looking for him through the whole movie.

* Creator/StephenKing makes at least a token appearance in many of his movies. Some, by his own admission are rather poorly played, while others maintain a sort of tongue-in-cheek level of amusement.

** There's also been tons of ponies spotted in the background who resemble famous characters from other series. Just to name a handful there's been ''Creator/GordonRamsay'', the cast of ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', ''Franchise/RickAndMorty'', ''[[Franchise/BreakingBad Walter White]]'', ''[[Literature/TheShining Danny Torrance and the creepy ghost twins]]'', ''Creator/StanLee'', and even an ''WesternAnimation/EquestriaGirls'' version of ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony Megan Williams]]''. There's also a [[https://trixiebooru.org/1555837 certain pony]] in ''Once Upon A Zeppelin'' who resembles the infamous author of ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' but fans [[{{Discontinuity}} have decided that one was unintentional]] even if that one was meant to be (It very likely wasn't, but the resemblance is ''chilling'').

* Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy and WesternAnimation/SpeedBuggy have all had cameos on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Mac and Bloo from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' show up in the 10th anniversary episode "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!"

** Wagering certain items at the battle arena in [=YouTube=] will trigger fights with famous [=YouTubers=], like the WebVideo/GameGrumps and LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}.

* Played for laughs in ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'', where instead of saving a generic face during the levels like previous Lego games, the player (if the person chooses to) can save Creator/StanLee during the story missions, different locations on the world map, and even the special Deadpool comic missions. Lampshaded by Stan Lee, himself, who constantly gives statements about making cameo appearances throughout the game after you rescued him. The whole point is to poke fun at how Stan Lee often makes cameo appearances in both his live action movies and animated projects.
** Deadpool himself also makes a brief cameo in every one of the main story levels. You’ll have to keep your eyes peeled for where he’ll show up!
* Characters from the ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' series (such as the masked wrestler, the Wandering Samurai, and the Chorus Kids) make guest appearances in ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare Game & Wario]]''. Returning the favor, ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' has a special mode where characters from ''[=WarioWare=]'' appear in various rhythm games.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'' has Music/ImagineDragons (who did the show's season one theme song "Enemy") cameo in the episode "Everybody Wants To Be My Enemy", with them performing in the background while said track is being used as an InsertSong.

* ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'', as a special commemorating the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''' [[MilestoneCelebration 25th birthday]], has a ''lot'' of oneshot appearances from characters throughout the franchise's history. ''One scene'' alone has [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Irma, the human forms of Bebop and Rocksteady]], and a memorable battle briefly shows [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze Tokka and Rahzar]]; that's just a ''few'' of them. The end of the film even manages to have [[spoiler:a CreatorCameo in the form of a "{{flashback}}", showing Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird just as they are finishing the ''very first issue'' of the TMNT hoping it would sell, literally bringing the series full-circle.]]
* {{WesternAnimation/Dexter|sLaboratory}} made near constant cameos in WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls to the point where it was practically a RunningGag. The fact that the (earlier) art of both shows was done by Creator/CraigMcCracken, and the two shows are part of a SharedUniverse helps.

* [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Professor Utonium]] appeared at the end of the [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy & Mandy]] episode "My Fair Mandy" as part of the temporal disruption caused after Mandy smiles (she, Billy and Grim became the Powerpuffs).

* Baseball slugger Mike Piazza and the NHL's Brett Hull have appeared [[InkSuitActor in cartoon form]] as cameos on ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo''
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is absolutely filled with cameo appearances, especially in the {{Cutaway Gag}}s. Characters from other Creator/SethMacFarlane animations also pop up here, including [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Steve Smith's fat friend, Barry]] in fat camp from the episode "Killer Queen".
* Both WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup and [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Owl]] have made cameo appearances on ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', though Pluto only appeared in a dream sequence.
* WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} co-star Swee' Pea appears in ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "Tell Me What You See."
** Popeye himself is seen on a wall frame in a Greenwich Village coffee house in "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party."
** Private Gripweed, John Lennon's character in the 1967 movie ''Film/HowIWonTheWar,'' appears very briefly in "Strawberry Fields."
* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, a Warner Bros. character, cameos in the George Pal Puppetoon ''Jasper Goes Hunting'' (released by Paramount). In his own Warners universe, Bugs cameos in at least three cartoons with other animated stars.
** Daffy Duck cameos in two Bugs cartoons, "Sahara Hare" and "Apes Of Wrath." Foghorn Leghorn cameos at the end of "False Hare."
* WesternAnimation/LittleAudrey cameos on the Popeye cartoon "Olive Oyl For President."
** WesternAnimation/BettyBoop character Whiffle Piffle appears in the street brawl from "Brotherly Love".

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' had Static in the two-part "The Once and Future Thing" alongside Terry, an older Bruce Wayne, and Static, as well as Hal Jordan (as the show used John Stewart as Franchise/GreenLantern).
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** During the prologue of ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation Inspiration Manifestation]]'', various pony families are seen together setting up the fair, including [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy Thunderlane and Rumble]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11FamilyAppreciationDay Diamond Tiara and Filthy Rich]], [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E5SisterhoovesSocial Sweetie and her (and Rarity's) parents (without their vacation clothes), and Dinky and Amethyst Star]].\\\
Vinyl Scratch and Bulk Biceps are also at the fair.\\\
Rarity's upgrade to the mariachi band for the filly's party includes two orchestra members who played at the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver Grand Galloping Gala]].
** ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E24EquestriaGames Equestria Games]]'':\\\
The Saddle Arabians (from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]") are part of the royal delegates, as well as Prince Blueblood (last seen in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite Sweet and Elite]]") and Fancy Pants seated in the box below.\\\
Practically ''every character who's ever appeared in the series'' can be seen in the audience, most prominently in [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140505204748/mlp/images/4/41/Complete_Equestria_Games_brochette_S04E24.png this]] shot, with a couple of other good ones [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140505212350/mlp/images/8/85/Spike_tries_counting_to_ten_S4E24.png here]] and [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140505212351/mlp/images/7/77/Spike_counts_to_%22fourteen_thousand%22_S4E24.png here]].
** Flash Sentry makes his second appearance on the series in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilights Kingdom Part 1]]'', and this time he gets a line.
** The rainbow that flies through Equestria in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom Part 2]]'' is seen by everyone who gave the Mane Six their keys - Coco Pommel, Spitfire and the Wonderbolts, Cheese Sandwich, Seabreeze, Silver Shill, and Discord last of all.
** There's also been tons of ponies spotted in the background who resemble famous characters from other series. Just to name a handful there's been ''Creator/GordonRamsay'', the cast of ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', ''Franchise/RickAndMorty'', ''[[Franchise/BreakingBad Walter White]]'', ''[[Literature/TheShining Danny Torrance and the creepy ghost twins]]'', ''Creator/StanLee'', and even an ''WesternAnimation/EquestriaGirls'' version of ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony Megan Williams]]''. There's also a [[https://trixiebooru.org/1555837 certain pony]] in ''Once Upon A Zeppelin'' who resembles the infamous author of ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' but fans [[{{Discontinuity}} have decided that one was unintentional]] even if that one was meant to be (It very likely wasn't, but the resemblance is ''chilling'').

* ''The Oz Kids'' has a cameo from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'', having Toaster, Blanky, Radio, Kirby, and Lampy appearing in the Christmas episode “Christmas in Oz”.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]] make a brief appearance in "Beard to be Feared". There are also the scenes in "Dad is Disturbed" which feature [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Betty and Barney Rubble]], who are apparently friends of Mom and Dad.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has a few episodes where well-known characters from the ''Star Wars'' universe help the main characters. Most of them are only seen in the episode they first appeared, but there are also a few characters from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' who later become important supporting characters...

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has an odd one. In one of the ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' shorts, the [[LanternJawOfJustice Crimson Chin]] makes his debut fighting a HumongousMecha: the robot from the Creator/FrederatorStudios logo.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'':
** [[WesternAnimation/TheAtomAntShow Atom Ant]] appears under a rock Doggie Daddy flips over looking for Auggie in "Gorilla in Our Midst."
** [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] appears as a graphic on a bow-tie in "A Coconut to Remember". He's later depicted with Wilma on the cover of the romance novel Cindy was supposed to read for her book club in "Must Be Jelly".
** The WesternAnimation/ClueClub appear briefly in cutaways in "A Coconut to Remember."
** WesternAnimation/TheBiskitts make a brief cameo, apparently now the namesake of the Biskitt Farms brand of products which includes BBQ sauce and orange juice.
** "Jelly Wrestle Rumble" has WesternAnimation/MightyMightor as the Funky Phantom's final pre-retirement opponent, as well as Gravity Girl from WesternAnimation/TheGalaxyTrio taking the Phantom away [[spoiler:after snapping and almost killing Mightor]]. In the same episode, [[WesternAnimation/TheHerculoids Igoo]] can be seen in a match poster in Huck's wrestling shrine.
** In the first episode, WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch are among the things Yogi devours in his eating binge.
** [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines Yankee Doodle Pigeon]] makes brief appearances in a couple of episodes.