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13->''"Dude, I shot this guy yesterday, and I swear to god he looked '''just''' like Jimmy Fallon!"''
14-->-- ''VideoGame/Prototype2''
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16Sometimes a character's entire shtick will be that he or she is a thinly disguised imitation of some celebrity somewhere. The more blatant examples will often have a parody of that celebrity's name. This can be done for various reasons, such as to serve as a {{homage}} and/or {{parody}}, to make a point using the character, or simply because the writers think that [[RuleOfCool it would be cool]]. Though some consider it done because the writers are out of ideas. Many creators and viewers alike do not like it because it tends to smack of unoriginality and destroys the conceit that the work's universe is entirely fictional (though, of course, if the work is [[RippedFromTheHeadlines outright going for realism]], it's quite appropriate). However, this does have the side effect of making the work an UnintentionalPeriodPiece for the period of the work's creation, as later audiences, to varying degrees of success, can see through the "thinly disguised" part of the parody and clearly determine that the work was made during the height of the target's popularity — or infamy.
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18The most common impressions to hear in cartoons are Creator/JackNicholson, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger or Creator/SylvesterStallone for tough-guy characters, Creator/PeterLorre or Creator/VincentPrice for creepy characters, Creator/RLeeErmey for {{Drill Sergeant Nast|y}}ies, Creator/MauriceChevalier for a song and dance man or a French FunnyForeigner character, Creator/PaulLynde for CampGay characters, Creator/BelaLugosi or Creator/ChristopherLee for vampires, Creator/BorisKarloff for Frankenstein's monster, Creator/SeanConnery or [[Series/{{GetSmart}} Don Adams]] for secret agents, Creator/DonaldPleasence or Creator/AlanRickman for an action villain, Ed Wynn for assorted silly characters, Creator/JohnWayne or Creator/ClintEastwood for cowboys, Creator/PaulHogan or Creator/SteveIrwin for Australians, Howard Cosell or John Madden for sports announcers, Creator/JoePesci or Creator/RayLiotta for mobsters, and Creator/MaeWest for [[TheVamp vamps]]. As for more general examples, heavy-metal rocker characters will be given a MetalScream of the sort perfected by the likes of [[Music/LedZeppelin Robert Plant]], [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]], and [[Music/JudasPriest Rob Halford]]. [[TheStoner "Stoner"]] characters will be based on either the Creator/SeanPenn character ("Spicoli") in ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' or the Creator/DennisHopper character in ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. Anyone doing a pirate character [[TalkLikeAPirate ("Ahrrr, matey!")]] is paying tribute to Robert Newton's performance as Long John Silver in Disney's ''Film/TreasureIsland1950''. The [[WickedWitch witch]] stereotype is based on [[Film/TheWizardOfOz The Wicked Witch of the West]].
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20May double as a ParentalBonus, when it is mostly aimed at kids.
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22If it's a fictional character that's being imitated, then it's an {{Expy}} or CaptainErsatz. The trope does not apply in the case of adaptations of live-action source materials, where the character designs are obliged to be based on the real actors. When the creators actively deny that the character was meant to be caricature of the person, see DeniedParody.
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24Compare InkSuitActor, where a celebrity voices an animated caricature of themself. ComicBookFantasyCasting is a much milder version of this, where a real actor or other celebrity is used as a guide for a character's appearance but with no attempt to caricature their persona. WriteWhoYouKnow is for where a character is based on somebody who the creator personally knows, but not necessarily a celebrity. If the famous personality is an historical character that is already dead, especially it's from centuries ago, then it's NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed. If the whole work is based on real events, but without using real names, it's a RomanAClef.
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26Note that some character voices, most notably those reminiscent of Creator/PeterLorre or Creator/JohnWayne, are by now fourth-generation copies that have more to do with earlier impressions than with the original actors' voices. There may also be some overlap with ParodyDisplacement if the caricature is more familiar to younger audiences than the actual celebrity.
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28See also LawyerFriendlyCameo, NoCommunitiesWereHarmed, and AdamWesting. See BlandNameProduct for the equivalent treatment of a product (or possibly a business entity) rather than a person, potentially applying just as much detail to the parody. Contrast InvisibleCelebrityGuest and InvisiblePresident, where it's made clear that they're a real person, they're just never seen on-screen.
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30{{Tuckerization}} is the inverse.
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32!!Sub-tropes:
33[[index]]
34* TheAhnold (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger)
35* BlackBoxerStereotype (Creator/MikeTyson)
36* BobRossRib (Creator/BobRoss)
37* BorrowingTheBeatles (Music/TheBeatles)
38* BruceLeeClone (Creator/BruceLee)
39* CharlieChaplinShoutOut (Creator/CharlieChaplin)
40* ElvisImpersonator (Music/ElvisPresley)
41* FreddieMercopy (Music/FreddieMercury)
42* HoaxHogan (Wrestling/HulkHogan)
43* HowardHughesHomage (Creator/HowardHughes)
44* KarloffKopy (Creator/BorisKarloff)
45* LorreLookalike (Creator/PeterLorre)
46* MauriceChevalierAccent (Creator/MauriceChevalier)
47* MichaelHackson (Music/MichaelJackson)
48* MockCousteau (Creator/JacquesCousteau)
49* MumblingBrando (Creator/MarlonBrando)
50* MrAltDisney (Creator/WaltDisney)
51* ShirleyTemplate (Creator/ShirleyTemple)
52* {{Trumplica}} (UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump)
53[[/index]]
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55!!Examples:
56[[index]]
57* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/{{Advertising}}
58* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/AnimeAndManga
59* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/ComicBooks
60* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/AnimatedFilms
61* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/LiveActionFilms
62* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/{{Literature}}
63* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/LiveActionTV
64* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/{{Music}}
65* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/ProfessionalWrestling
66* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/PuppetShows
67* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/{{Theatre}}
68* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/VideoGames
69* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/WebOriginal
70* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/{{Webcomics}}
71* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed/WesternAnimation
72[[/index]]
73
74!!Other examples:
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76[[foldercontrol]]
77
78[[folder:Art]]
79* The Art/SistineChapel's altar painting, ''The Last Judgement'':
80** Saint Peter is drawn to resemble Pope Pius III, who commissioned the painting. This is in line with the Catholic idea that Peter was the first Pope, making Pope Pius III his direct successor.
81** King Minos, the demonic judge of Hell, is based on one of the Pope's officials who vocally complained about Michelangelo's use of nudity in his portraits.
82[[/folder]]
83
84[[folder:Asian Animation]]
85* ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' features a few one-off characters who are thinly-veiled references to real-life celebrities.
86** Melon Musk, a musk melon who loves space travel and electric cars. (Elon Musk.)
87** A rapper named Toast Malone. (Music/PostMalone.)
88** A sugar cube named Suga who performs with his band Ghee-TS at the Bhelboard Awards. (Suga from Music/{{BTS}}.)
89[[/folder]]
90
91[[folder:Audio Play]]
92* Cecilia Pollard, who appears in the Creator/BigFinish ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'' audio drama ''A Blind Eye'', is pretty clearly Unity Mitford. (Which ''possibly'' makes her sister Charley from the Eighth Doctor series Jessica.)
93* ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'':
94** The episode [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoNEDAS2E2MaxWarp "Max Warp"]] unapologetically gives the finger to ''Series/TopGear'', including space caricatures of Clarkson, Hammond and May.
95** [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho016StormWarning "Storm Warning"]] has a character named Lord Tamworth, who is shown to be the Air Minister under Ramsay [=MacDonald=] and the motive force behind the creation of R-101. He is an obvious stand in for Christopher Thompson, First Baron Thompson, who was the actual Air Minister under [=MacDonald=] and was the chief advocate for creating the Imperial Airship System, which included R-101. He also died in R-101's crash during her maiden voyage.
96** Invoked in [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho1781963FanfareForTheCommonMen "Fanfare for the Common Men"]]; the titular Common Men, Mark Carvill, James O'Meara and Corky Goldsmith are very blatantly based on Music/JohnLennon, Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/RingoStarr respectively. The twist is that the Doctor notices this, and realises someone is trying to replace Music/TheBeatles' place in history.
97[[/folder]]
98
99[[folder:Comedy]]
100* Creator/RobinWilliams on his stand-up comedy album ''Reality, What A Concept'' plays a character named Reverend Earnest Angry, who is a parody of real-life televangelist Ernest Angley, who in his routine promotes the religion of Comedy.
101[[/folder]]
102
103[[folder:Comic Strips]]
104* ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}'': Many of the FunnyAnimal characters are obvious caricatures of politicians, e.g. Simple J. Malarkey = Sen. Joseph [=McCarthy=]. (This was heavily Lampshaded in the ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' parody "Gopo Gossum.")
105* ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' loves this:
106** Particularly Uncle Duke, who is just Creator/HunterSThompson. Lampshaded when Duke reads that Hunter S. Thompson has committed suicide and his head explodes, repeatedly. He's got no idea why.
107** Another ''Doonesbury'' example is the late Lacey Davenport, a sweetly aristocratic liberal Republican who was modeled on real life New Jersey representative Millicent Fenwick.
108* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' had a story arc about the cast hosting a concert. While most of the musicians were real-life people and bands (Music/VanHalen, Music/ThePolice, Music/CultureClub, etc.), there was also "Tess Turbo and the Blackheads", an obvious take on "Music/JoanJett and the Blackhearts"
109* ''ComicStrip/BrendaStarr'': A 1984 storyline featured "Boy Brenda," an androgynous pop singer (an obvious take on [[Music/CultureClub Boy George]]) who idolized Brenda Starr so much that he based his stage name on her.
110* Jerk Simpkins from the ''ComicStrip/HsuAndChan'' comic, ''Under Fire'', is an obvious parody of [[MoralGuardians anti-video game lawyer]] Jack Thompson.
111* In Francesco Marchilano's first ''ComicStrip/JudgeParker'' story, a trucker is on the phone to ''Dahlia After Dark'', a radio advice show. On his blog, Ces goes into further detail about Dahlia, including that she's the author of a series of self-help books and has a spin-off show called ''Ladies' Night''. Asked in the comments if this was anything like ''Love Songs with Delilah'' (which has a series of self-help books and a spin-off called ''Friday Nite Girls''), Ces replied "Oh, no, no, no. (Wink. Wink wink. Wink wink wink wink wink wink eye spasm.)"
112* Averted '''hard''' in ''ComicStrip/MadamAndEve'' -- prominent politicians and celebrities (from South Africa and elsewhere) are named and shown very frequently.
113[[/folder]]
114
115[[folder:Fan Works]]
116* ''Fanfic/CodexEquus'':
117** Colton Marentino, the brutish movie director who abused famed actress Helga Greywing and essentially kept her prisoner in her own trailer, is a nastier version of Creator/QuentinTarantino. He eventually gets his comeuppance when Polistes "kidnaps" Helga and Helga eventually "escapes" (after doing rehearsals for it) to expose his crimes.
118** A canonized Codexverse quote made by the Fourth-Age Shadow Sentinel/Captain Umbra Wing takes a [[TakeThat potshot]] at one Gilded Screen, who's based on Creator/ZackSnyder, known for both making DarkerAndEdgier films and his own cynical views on superheroes in general (such as Franchise/{{Batman}} using guns).
119** Blue Suede Heartstrings, the Alicorn god of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love, is based on Music/ElvisPresley, who's often called "The King of Rock and Roll", and is one of the most recognized musicians and cultural icons in history. He even has many of Elvis' traits and mannerisms, such as his [[HumbleHero humility]], his BigEater tendencies, his preference for [[DelinquentHair pompadours]], and his [[RealMenLoveJesus religious beliefs]]... except here, [[ElvisLives he's definitely alive and healthy]], not to mention that [[HistoricalBadassUpgrade he's an Alicorn god]].
120** Black Domino, a famous Zebra musician from the early parts of the Second Age, is based on Music/FatsDomino, being that like him, he's mentioned as being one of the first pioneers of the Rock and Roll genre, and has "Fats Domino" as his stage name. And like his character inspiration, Black Domino was also [[HeroWorship idolized]] by Blue Suede Heartstrings, who is based on Elvis Presley, with Blue himself believing that Black Domino sings "better" than him and hates how much of the praise Black Domino deserved went to him instead.
121** A canonized [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/827598943/4809856627 Codexverse drabble]] mentions a Second-Age [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Bitish]] musician, Colton John, who is based on Music/EltonJohn. In one incident, Blue Suede Heartstrings [[HiddenDepths played a well-received live piano cover of Colton John's "Tiny Dancer"]] for a concert, with an accompanying ballet performance by his godson, Prince Shamrock. According to one of the Codex writers, she wrote the drabble because [[AuthorAppeal she loved "Tiny Dancer"]] (as well as its cover by Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine).
122** Another canonized [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/825640216/4809359713 Codexverse drabble]] mentions a tailor and store owner named Measured Sleeve, who was responsible for dressing [[Music/ElvisPresley Blue Suede Heartstrings]] in his iconic outfits throughout the latter's entire music career. Measured Sleeve is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansky_Brothers Bernard Lansky]], who served as Elvis Presley's tailor up until the latter's death. However, since the circumstances have changed in the Codexverse, it is Blue Suede Heartstrings who eventually outlives his tailor after he [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Ascends to godhood]], not the other way around.
123** Prince Healing Song, the Alicorn god of Music, Potential, Teaching, and Psionics, is based on [[BlindMusician blind]] Canadian jazz/blues musician Music/JeffHealey. Like Healey, he was born in Caneighda (the Second-Age equivalent of Canada), [[HappilyAdopted adopted by loving parents]], and blinded during infancy when doctors [[EyeScream surgically removed his eyes]] to prevent further infection by a rare ocular cancer. And like Healey, he proved himself to be a musical prodigy by developing a rather unorthodox way of playing the guitar from an early age (though he has played the trumpet at one point), and has played both blues and jazz music. He even has "Healey" as a nickname. However, the difference here is he's friends with Blue Suede Heartstrings (who is essentially the divine equivalent of Music/ElvisPresley in the Codexverse) and he himself managed to Ascend to godhood on his deathbed, saving him from being taken by cancer like Healey was.
124*** On a related note, one of Healing Song's bands, the Healing String Groove Band, is based on the Jeff Healey Band, while his bandmates Steel String and Tempo Groove are based on Jeff Healey's bandmates, bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen, respectively.
125** Prince Healing Song's entry mentions a Hoofstep Sways, whom he filmed with for a movie called ''Film/RoadHouse1989''. Hoofstep Sways is based on Creator/PatrickSwayze, who filmed ''Road House'' together with the Music/{{Jeff Healey}} Band, whose members provided a huge portion of the movie's soundtrack.
126** Moon Ray Vaughoof of the Trimortidae is essentially a ponified version of Music/StevieRayVaughan, with Moon Ray's life and accomplishments being more or less a parallel to the latter. Unlike Stevie Ray, however, Moon Ray would become a [[{{Psychopomp}} Angel of Death]] after dying in a helicopter crash, then later Ascended as the Alicorn god of Death, Temperance, Water, and Forgiveness after forgiving everyone who harmed him in life. He also went through a very long process of CharacterDevelopment that saw him letting go of his past and overcoming all his other flaws and traumas, which leads to him manifesting his long-repressed domain of [[{{Seers}} Prophecy]] and becoming a Prince. A few of his songs, both original and covered (like "[[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/837257806/4835351418 Look at Little Sister]]" and "Life Without You"), were adapted in to the Codexverse.
127*** Moon Ray's band, Double Trouble, is based on... Stevie Ray's band Double Trouble. Specifically, Double Trouble's band members Fret Pick (bassist), Whipper Snare (drummer), and Key Tap (keyboardist) are based on Tommy Shannon (bassist), Chris Layton (drummer), and Reese Wynans (keyboardist).
128*** Moon Ray's entry also mentions several other individuals based on real-life celebrities - Zebra musicians Smooth Neck, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, River Rush, and Double Helix are based on Albert King, Music/BBKing, Music/MuddyWaters, Otis Rush, and Music/JimiHendrix, respectively, the latter whom Stevie Ray Vaughan idolized. Ham Hock is based on Bill Ham, Music/ZZTop's manager, Sunny Field Vaughoof is based on Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray's older brother, and Sunshine Cream is based on Music/EricClapton.
129** Rhiannon's [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Codex-Equestria-Deities-and-Divines-Part-33-828738080 entry]] mentions a Fourth-Age Grittish band named "[[Music/FleetwoodMac Fleethoof Mac]]". For bonus points, one of their songs is named "Rhiannon", which in the Codexverse is an InUniverse AlternativeCharacterInterpretation of Rhiannon as a mysterious, seductive, elusive, and mystical female figure. Rhiannon herself found it "[[ActuallyPrettyFunny pretty amusing]]".
130** "Colonel" Hollow Note is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Tom_Parker "Colonel" Tom Parker]], the manager of Music/ElvisPresley who ruthlessly exploited his client throughout the latter's entire career. Blue Suede Heartstrings, who is based on Elvis, managed to break free of his manager's control partially thanks to the manipulations of his older twin brother, Bossa Nova, but it's noted in both entries and drabbles/quotes that the consequences of his manager's behavior has led to Blue Suede suffering from lingering trauma long after Hollow Note's death.
131** Venerable Grace Heartstrings is based on Priscilla Ann Presley, Music/ElvisPresley's wife who is both an actress and business magnate who turned her husband's estate, Graceland, into a tourist attraction. Though here in the Codexverse, due to things turning out differently, she's portrayed as Blue Suede's ''first'' wife, as Blue Suede would end up courting both male and female partners after becoming an Alicorn god.
132** Stellar Dreamer is based on Creator/StevenSpielberg, a renowned American film director.
133** Heroic Island, the Alicorn god of Gaming, Misdirection, and World-Building, and is based on LivingLegend and talented game developer Creator/HideoKojima, known for creating the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' franchise and trolling his fans. What furthers the connection is Heroic Island's name being a translation of Hideo Kojima's name, his clashes with [[Creator/{{Konami}} the video-game company that psychologically abused him and sabotaged his career]], and his founding of his own video-game company, Heroic Island Productions (based on Kojima Productions).
134** Spiraling Yarn is based on Creator/JunjiIto, a horror mangaka who is one of Creator/HideoKojima's close friends. Like Junji Ito, he is a horror manegaka who is friends with Heroic Island, and once collaborated with him on the creation of ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' before it was cancelled. Spiraling Yarn's name is also an onomatopoeia - 'Spiraling' was taken from Junji Ito's manga, Manga/{{Uzumaki}} (whose title translates to 'swirl'), and 'Yarn' is a transliteration of Ito.
135** Protecting Bull is based on Creator/GuillermoDelToro, a renowned movie director and author. Like Spiraling Yarn, he also collaborated with Heroic Island on the creation of ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' before it was cancelled. Protecting Bull's name is based on a translation of Del Toro's name - 'Guillermo' means "protection", while 'Del Toro" means "the bull".
136** Film Trivia is based on Creator/QuentinTarantino, being a famous director/writer just like him. And like Quentin, he worked for [[Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany a powerful movie company CEO who turned out to be a serial sex predator/abuser in private]]. According to one of the Codex writers, Film Trivia was created because she wanted to have a benevolent version of Quentin in the Codexverse, since the only {{Expy}} of him at the time was the brutish, abusive Colton Marentino.
137* ''[[Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm Ghosts of the Past]]'' has the President of Russia, Volodya, who is clearly based on Vladimir Putin -- he's a former KGB officer and anti-West hardliner, and even his name is based on one of Putin's own nicknames. Surprisingly, he's not portrayed as an arc villain, but as a [[PragmaticVillainy reasonable enough guy who dislikes the Avengers and despises SHIELD, but doesn't want a fight with them - he is accordingly infuriated by Lukin's antics because they've set his own, far more patient and sensible plans back by decades.]] Then [[spoiler: Lukin kills him.]]
138** A few years later, Putin would follow much the same course as that arc villain, in Ukraine, for many of the same reasons. Whether, as some suspect, he shares the SanitySlippage is up for debate. WordOfGod, meanwhile, has mused on the irony.
139* Most of the characters in ''Fanfic/TheGreatMetaFic'' and ''Fanfic/MetaFicAltRisingWar'' are based on real people from the ''RWBY'' Subreddit, or rather highly dramatized versions of their Reddit personas.
140* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Music Meister]], who is voiced by Creator/NeilPatrickHarris in the cartoon, actually is Creator/NeilPatrickHarris. “Music Meister” is merely a stage name.
141* The ''Jem'' comic ''Webcomic/NotSoGlamorousLife'' follows canon and uses this for musicians. For example, Vanilla White is currently popular and Mini Panini (Music/MilliVanilli) recently caused a scandal when they were revealed to be lip-syncing.
142* In the Creator/DCComics MirrorUniverse fic ''[[http://www.5earths.info/earth-3/crimesyndicate1987-02-1/ The Secret Society of Super-Heroes]]'', Earth-3's Joker counterpart is a rubber-faced comedian called Tim Barry, who Luthor meets when he's playing both Snow Miser and Heat Miser in a LiveActionAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus''. A clear pastiche of Creator/JimCarrey and his two Christmas movies; [[Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the one (partly) based on an animated special]], and [[WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol2009 the one where he plays multiple characters]].
143* As [[https://syosetu.org/ Hameln]] doesn't allow RealPersonFic much like its [[Website/FanFictionDotNet American counterpart]], Japanese ''VideoGame/UmaMusume'' fanfics that incorporate elements of the real world [[UsefulNotes/HorseRacing race horses]] the characters are based on end up giving any real human being that makes an appearance this treatment. Examples include ''[[https://syosetu.org/novel/259581/ Kore wa Attouteki Bibou de Gaisenmonsho-ba ni naru Ore no Hanashi]]''[[note]]A [[Main/ReincarnateInAnotherWorld Reincarnation]]/AlternateHistory-fic where the protagonist reincarnates back in time to an OC rival of Deep Impact[[/note]] and ''[[https://syosetu.org/novel/282686/ Nanka shiran no daga Heya ni Uma-mimi Uma-shippo no Bishojo ga Arawaretanyaga]]''[[note]]The umas from the game migrate [[Main/AlternateUniverse to a world]] where they exist(ed) as horses[[/note]], just to name a few.
144* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Judge Trudy, the jurist who appears on the TV courtroom show Penny and Bolt appear on, is clearly based on the titular on-air persona of ''Series/JudgeJudy''. This includes her use of that individual's outspoken demeanor and numerous idiosyncratic catchphrases.
145[[/folder]]
146
147[[folder:Pinballs]]
148* Done on all three of Creator/WilliamsElectronics' "rollercoaster" pinballs, with unnamed (but clearly identifiable) celebrities:
149** The backglass for ''Pinball/{{Comet}}'' include lookalikes of Creator/JohnBelushi and Creator/JaneCurtin from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' riding the rollercoaster.
150** ''Pinball/{{Cyclone}}'' has President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, his wife Nancy, and Rex the family dog on the ride. The playfield itself includes the Film/{{Coneheads}} and Creator/MrT among the park-goers.
151** One of the riders riders on the backglass of ''Pinball/{{Hurricane}}'' is the EnergizerBunny.
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153
154[[folder:Podcasts]]
155* Numerous examples in Podcast/RoleplayRetcon, such as "Ethan Hawkman," a bird-person version of Creator/EthanHawke in Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets and "Grrrth Brooks/Grrris Gaines," a country-music-singing bear version of Music/GarthBrooks and his alter ego Chris Gaines.
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158[[folder:Radio]]
159* Adam Armstrong, the Prime Minister in the first three seasons of Creator/TheBBC ''Afternoon Play'' strand ''Number Ten'', was a New Labourite with elements of both UsefulNotes/TonyBlair and UsefulNotes/GordonBrown. After stepping down, he is replaced in the 2010 season by Simon Laitey, [[UsefulNotes/DavidCameron the Eton-educated leader of a Conservative Party in coalition with the Lib Dems]].
160* In ''Radio/GoodnessGraciousMe'', the Indian film director Ranjit Say, whose films are all about two people playing draughts, is a parody of Sandip Ray, whose first film was ''The Chess Players''.
161* Comedy duo Radio/HudsonAndLandry had a few skits with impressions of celebrities, like [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]] and W.C. Fields.
162* Several of Phil Hendrie's radio characters are admittedly based on celebrities; the borderline-pedophile James [=McQuarters=], for instance, is based on Creator/AnthonyHopkins' performance in ''Film/TheBounty'', and Pastor William Rennick is quite obviously AlSharpton.
163* Two Radio 4 comedy series by Sue Limb are about No Celebrities Were Harmed versions of famous writer's groups: the Lake Poets in ''The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere'' and the Bloomsbury Set in ''Gloomsbury''.
164* Two characters in Don Joyce's Creator/TheFiresignTheatre - type presentations on Music/{{Negativland}}'s avant-garde weekly KPFA radio happening ''Over the Edge'' were Doug Piddle and Peter Diddle, presenters of "The Piddle Diddle Report", based on NBC's ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report." Joyce's growly Doug Piddle voice is a fairly good take on Huntley's.
165* Usually ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' didn't bother to disguise Peter Sellers' vocal imitations under fictional identities. One exception is in "The Starlings", where the Duchess [[PunnyName Boil de Spudswell]] sounds suspiciously like the Queen.
166[[/folder]]
167
168[[folder:Roleplay]]
169* ''Roleplay/NoPixel'':
170** Douglas James' screechy voice, which he developed after one too many electric shocks, is a perfect imitation of ''Film/PoliceAcademy''-era Creator/BobcatGoldthwait.
171** Gordo Ramsay is a caricature of Creator/GordonRamsay.
172[[/folder]]
173
174[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
175* Duke Rollo of ''TabletopGame/{{Aberrant}}'' is basically Hunter S. Thompson, with his name being a riff on Thompson's alter-ego Raoul Duke.
176* If they were notable figures of the mid-Seventies, odds are they appear in ''TabletopGame/DamnationDecade'' under an outrageous name and with an equally outrageous twist on their role in history.
177* The ''Banishers'' sourcebook for ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening'' includes John Maverick, an obscenely wealthy, boyishly handsome, self-loathingly closeted bisexual actor who has become an earnest spokesperson of a cult. Any resemblance to Tom Cruise and the ChurchOfHappyology is, of course, coincidental.
178* ''TabletopGame/PsionicsTheNextStageInHumanEvolution'' features a character named Lucky Wacker. If you are a fan of The World/Inferno Friendship Society, you'll probably notice that Lucky Wacker is basically psionic Jack Terricloth. He even looks like him.
179* ''TabletopGame/{{Scion}}'' April Fools' Day supplement ''Scion: Extras'' features Sci, a Scion of the Japanese pantheon, best known for internet meme "Scion Style", riffing on PSY and Gangnam Style. Lyrics for "Scion Style" are provided. Meanwhile, Irish Scion Jack Caricature, a game developer who herds cats, is a good-natured spoof of then-current ''Scion'' 2e developer Joe Carriker.
180* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has Sly Marbo, a OneManArmy for the Catachan Devils, who is at his best fighting in jungles and is of course [[http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/File:Sly_Marbo_Art.jpg in no way shape or form related to John Rambo or Sylvester Stallone]]. His "feats" also come from the list of Chuck Norris facts.
181* In ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'', Creator/WhiteWolf [[SelfDeprecation spoof themselves]] with Pentex subsidiary Black Dog Game Factory. In "Subsidiaries: A Guide to Pentex", they extended the parody to the rest of the tabletop RPG industry at the time.
182** In ''Freak Legions'' there is a mention of "a fallen movie director. Once flavor of the month and talk of the town, this former video rental clerk turned mega-celebrity grew fat on success sucked from the soured tit of civilization's underbelly. He made the decomposition of the human society entertaining. The violent PULP of his bent FICTION reveled in Gaia's passing. When someone more disgusting came down Hollywood's garbage chute, everyone forgot him - except RAW. The Wyrm made that fomor into a leader, trained to deal death to Garou and well armed with immensely potent Eyes of the Wyrm. He possesses the director's viewfinder to oblivion." An obvious jab at Creator/QuentinTarantino.
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186* Just Play's ''Toys/PuppyInMyPocket'' spinoff line ''Kitty in My Pocket'' has Elizabeth, a cat who has white fur, light blue eyes, and a pearl collar. She resembles [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]], as the latter had silver-to-white hair, blue eyes, and often wears a pearl necklace. It doesn't help that she's a ''British'' shorthair cat.
187* Jakks Pacific's ''SLUG Zombies'' featured characters based on Neal Armstrong, [[http://www.oafe.net/yo/slug2.php Mr. T, Michael Jordan, Andre Agassi]], [[http://www.oafe.net/yo/slug3.php Colonel Sanders, Chuck Norris, Elvis, Bruce Lee]], [[http://www.oafe.net/yo/slug4.php Bob Marley]], and [[Film/TheThreeStooges Larry, Moe and Curly]]. Plus, future releases were planned to include [[http://www.oafe.net/blog/2015/10/the-undead-future-of-s-l-u-g-zombies/ Axl Rose, Shaun White, Ben Franklin, Charles Bronson, Amelia Earhart, and Donald Trump]].
188* American releases of the original ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'' virtual pets feature a blonde WaddlingHead Tamagotchi named Bill who is meant to be a reference to UsefulNotes/BillClinton, the president of the United States at the time the American toys released (1997). In the videotape ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'', Bill's part of the "What's a Tamagotchi?" song shows him in front of the American flag and describes him as "the one to run for office"; he also plays the saxophone like the real-life Clinton.
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