History Main / ActorIsTheTitleCharacter

* ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' often spoofs this with their films, such as "[[{{Mitchell}} Joe Don Baker]] IS Film/SantaClaus"

* One poster design for ''YouOnlyLiveTwice'', which was [[DuelingMovies competing with the]] ''CasinoRoyale'' spoof, had "SeanConnery IS JamesBond".
** Ironically it was this movie where Connery quit the role partially because he wanted to be known as something other than Bond.

* SamuelLJackson IS NickFury. No, ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Nick_Fury seriously]]''.
** For him it goes both ways. He consented to having his likeness used for a revamp of the comic book character on the basis of getting first crack at playing any movie version of the character which eventually paid off for Jackson big time with a sixteen picture deal.

* A nice variation: "StevenSeagal is Mason Storm. Mason Storm is ''Hard to Kill''."

** Following from the above, Forrest Gump is... [[InsaneTrollLogic Robert Langdon]]?
* A variation on InglouriousBasterds, almost all the principal characters had "X is a Basterd" on their character posters. "Brad Pitt IS a Basterd", and so on.

* In the {{Rifftrax}} of ''[[CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Captain America]]'' lampshading the Captain's movie serials "Captain America ''is'' Captain America ''in'' Captain America." Which is how it happens in the movie except we're never shown for sure that the movie serial is actually called ''Captain America.''

** "[[{{Mitchell}} Joe Don Baker IS Mittens!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode guest-starring MarkHamill played with this, with two posters in the theater performing ''GuysAndDolls'': "Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit" and "Pepper Steak IS the Entree".

* ''TheSimpsons'' episode guest-starring MarkHamill played with this, with two posters in the theater performing ''GuysAndDolls'': "Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit" and "Pepper Steak IS the Entree".
* In the ''SouthPark'' episode "The Biggest Douche in the Universe," all the parody trailers close with: "RobSchneider is ''The Stapler''/''A Carrot''/''Da Derp De Derp Da Teetily Derp Da Derpee Dumb''/''Kenny''! Rated PG-13."
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* BillCosby, from ''TheCosbyShow''

* One poster design for ''YouOnlyLiveTwice'', which was competing with the ''CasinoRoyale'' spoof, had "SeanConnery IS JamesBond".

* A nice variation: "Steven Seagal is Mason Storm. Mason Storm is ''Hard to Kill''."

* In LifeOfBrian, the Pythons wanted George Lazenby to play Jesus as a cameo, purely [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar so they could say "George Lazenby]] ''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar is]]'' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Jesus Christ!"]] They couldn't get him, so it didn't pan out.

* ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'': MontyPython wanted George Lazenby to be Jesus just so they could say, "George Lazenby IS Jesus Christ."

* In the ''SouthPark'' episode "The Biggest Douche in the Universe," all the fake trailers close with: "RobSchneider is ''The Stapler''/''A Carrot''/''Da Derp De Derp Da Teetily Derp Da Derpee Dumb''/''Kenny''! Rated PG-13."

* "RobSchneider is ''The Stapler''/''A Carrot''/''Da Derp De Derp Da Teetily Derp Da Derpee Dumb''/''Kenny''! [[SouthPark Rated PG-13]]."

* ''TheSimpsons'' episode guest-starring MarkHamill played with this, with two posters in the theater performing ''Guys And Dolls'': "Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit" and "Pepper Steak IS the Entree".

!Examples:

Used often on movie posters. Sometimes, the poster designer wants to convey that the actor is so much like the character that he ''is'' the character. That's where this trope comes in.

* TomHanks IS ForrestGump.
* ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'': MontyPython wanted George Lazenby to be Jesus just so they could say, "George Lazenby IS Jesus Christ."
* ''MysteryScienceTheatre3000'' plays with this trope a lot, like in ''{{Mitchell}}'':
** Joe Don Baker IS Mittens!
*** Or SantaClaus.
* A nice variation: "Steven Seagal is Mason Storm. Mason Storm is ''Hard to Kill''."

* SamuelLJackson IS NickFury. No, ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Nick_Fury seriously]]''.
* ''ManOnTheMoon'': JimCarrey IS AndyKaufman.
* MichaelKeaton IS Film/{{Beetlejuice}}. (Funny when you consider the correct spelling is Betelguese.)
* Variant from a television ad: "{{Madonna}} gets to play Susan. And Susan gets to play around."

* ''[=~Monty Python's Life of Brian~=]'': MontyPython wanted George Lazenby to be Jesus just so they could say, "George Lazenby IS Jesus Christ."

* MysteryScienceTheatre3000 plays with this trope a lot, like in ''{{Mitchell}}'':

* JimCarrey [[ManOnTheMoon IS]] AndyKaufman.
* Michael Keaton IS {{Beetlejuice}}. (Funny when you consider the correct spelling is Betelguese.)

* JimCarrey IS AndyKaufman.

* A nice variation: "StevenSeagal is Mason Storm. Mason Storm is ''Hard to Kill''."
* ArnoldSchwarzenegger IS {{the Terminator}}.