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Latin American and Mexican American actors who look alike

On the left is Nestor Serrano while on the right is Gregory Sierra.

Nestor Serrano was born November 5, 1955 in New York. He is an American film and television actor. He often portrays authority figures in movies. Nestor Serrano began his acting in first film that in 1986  Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit. He has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Lethal Weapon 2, Bad Boys, The Negotiator, Empire, The Insider, Runaway Jury and The Day After Tomorrow. He also has an extensive television résumé, with appearances in shows such as Burn Notice, Homeland, Alias, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and its spin-offs, SVU and Trial by Jury. Nestor Serrano played anIslamic terrorist Navi Araz in 24. He also played Bobby’s father on an episode of Ugly Betty. Nestor Serrano also played Victor, Adrianna Tate-Duncan’s manager, on the CW show, 90210. He also made a guest-appearance on the Criminal Minds episode “Poison” as Det. Hanover, as well as his role as drug cartel leader Hector Estrada in Season 7 of the Showtime series Dexter.

Gregory Sierra was born 25 January 1941, New York City, New York, USA. At 6’1″ Gregory Sierra is an actor, known for Papillon (1973), Vampires (1998) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He was also in Barney Miller (1974) as “Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale”; and Sanford and Son (1972) as as “Julio Fuentes”, the Puerto Rican neighbor with Redd Foxx Sierra and Demond Wilson. Gregory Sierra appeared on an episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air on the episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Season 3, Episode 2 Will Gets Committed as Hector the Bank family landlord from their old neighborhood before becoming rich.

Latin actors Nestor Serrano and Gregory Sierra look alike. They are frequently confused as the same person due to their age, features and spanish ancestry. They are both also Spanish New Yorkers.

Dark skin men with dreads dreadlocks
On the left is rapper Flawless Da Rich Kid while on the right is Jamaican Dancehall artist Kiprich.

Flawless Da Rich Kid is an up and coming American rapper. Kiprich, formerly known as Crazy Kid, is a popular Jamaican dancehall deejay and sidekick of Dancehall/Reggae artist Elephant Man. Kiprich is a member of The Alliance. Kiprich became more popular for his song “See It Clear” and “Telephone Thing Mash Me Life” or “Telephone Ting”. Kiprich is also known as Kippo in the Jamaican communities and by his friends.

Africans and West Indians look alike

On the left is Olympic Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt while on the right is actor Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi.

Usain Bolt was born 21 August 1986 in in Sherwood Content,Trelawny, Jamaica. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter and the fastest man in the world. He is regarded as the fastest person ever, the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and an eight-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a “double double” by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012), and topped this through the first “double triple” (including 4×100 m relays). As a child, Usain attended Waldensia Primary, where he first began to show his sprinting potential, running in the annual national primary-schools’ meeting for his parish. At the age of twelve, Usain Bolt had become the school’s fastest runner over the 100 metres distance. On his entry to William Knibb Memorial High School, Usain Bolt continued to focus on other sports, but his cricket coach noticed his speed on the pitch and urged him to try track and field events. Pablo McNeil, a former Olympic sprint athlete and Dwayne Jarrett coached Usain Bolt by encouraging him to focus his energy on improving his athletic abilities. Usain Bolt won his first annual high school championships medal in 2001, taking the silver medal in the 200 metres with a time of 22.04 seconds. Pablo McNeil soon became his main coach. Usain Bolt has received the OJ in Jamaica for giving his country international recognition in his performance in Track and Field. The OJ is the Order of Jamaica is the fifth of the six ranks in the Jamaican honours system. The Order was established in 1969, and is considered the equivalent of knighthood in the British honours system. Usain Bolt is also one of the tallest 100m and 200m runners ever standing at 6’4″ in height.

Barkhad Abdi was born on April 10, 1985 in Mogadishu, Somalia as Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi. He is a Somalian actor, known for The Oscars (2014), Captain Phillips (2013) and 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014).  Barkhad Abdinasir Abdi who is 5’10” tall is a Somali American actor and director. He made his debut in the 2013 film Captain Phillips, for which he received various film award nominations, including Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA, the latter of which he went on to win. Barkhad Abdi has a thin skeletal figure and pronounced front teeth.

Short actors in Hollywood

On the left is David Faustino while on the right is Martin Short.

David Faustino was born March 3, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an American actor and rapper primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the FOX sitcom Married… with Children with Ed O’Neill as Al Bundy, Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy,  Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy; and for voicing Mako in The Legend of Korra. David Faustino  or D Faus as he is called appeared in Boston Strangler: The Untold Story (2008). D Faus was previously married to Andrea Faustino.

Martin Short has received The Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. It comes second only to membership in the Order of Merit, which is within the personal gift of Canada’s monarch. Martin Short was born March 26, 1950 in in Hamilton, Ontario. He is an Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has starred in such comedic films as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Pure Luck (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) and created the characters Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. He also won a Tony Award for Leading Actor in a Musical for the 1999 Broadway revival of Little Me. Many people known Martin Short as Marty Short. Some celebrities also confuse Martin Short with actor Chris Kattan from the movie A Night at the Roxbury (1998).

basketball players and their twin look alike doubles
On the left is Allen Iverson while on the right is Bobby Maze.

Allen Iverson was born June 7, 1975 Hampton, Virginia. He is an American retired professional basketball player who played shooting guard at 6’0″ tallfor four different teams (Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons) during 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Iverson played both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001. Allen Iverson was popularly known as AI. AI was known for his crossover and amazing scoring ability averaging 50 points per game in his rookie season in the NBA. Allen Iverson was one of the first players in the NBA to have in hair cornrows or hair plaits. AI once gave Michael Jordan a crossover that made several Top Ten Sport Highlights Countdowns. Allen Iverson  famously wore the number 3 when playing for most teams in the NBA.

Bobby Maze was born July 23, 1986 in Washington, D.C., United States. Bobby Maze played point guard at University of Tennessee as number 3. He was known for dating and being the boyfriend of singer K. Michelle. Bobby Maze  name is sometimes wrongly spelled Bobby Mase.

blonde ladies with full lips

On the left is Anna Chlumsky while on the right is Kristen Johnston.

Anna Chlumsky was born on December 3, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, bets known for the movie My Girl (1991) with Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis where she grew up in a funeral home. Anna Chlumsky sometimes mispell Anna Chlumskie also acted in movies Veep (2012); and In the Loop (2009). She has been married to Shaun So since March 8, 2008. They have one child.

Kristen Johnston was born September 20, 1967 in Washington, D.C. but raised in Fox Point, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. Kristen Johnston is an American stage, film, and television actress. Kristen Johnston name is sometimes misspell Kristen Johnson. She is most famous for her two-time Emmy Award-winning role as Sally Solomon in the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun. She also starred as Wilma Flintstone in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. She stars as Holly Franklin in the sitcom The Exes.

Famous colored women who look alike

On the left is actress Karyn Parsons while on the right is actress Christel Khalil.

Christel Khalil was born on November 30, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Christel Adnana Khalil. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), W.I.T.C.H. (2004) and Matilda (1996). She was previously married to Stephen Hensley. Her mother is of African American, European American and Native American descent Cherokee, and a father of Pakistani descent.

Karyn Parsons was born October 8, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. She is an American actress, known for her role as Hilary Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Her mother, Louise Parsons, being African American from Charleston, South Carolina, and her father, Kenneth B. Parsons, is of Welsh descent, and from Butte, Montana. Karyn Parsons co-created, co-produced, co-wrote, and co-starred on the Fox sitcom Lush Life in 1996, which was later canceled after four episodes. In 2001, she starred in the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series The Job with Denis Leary. Karyn Parsons  has starred in several films, particularly in comedies such as Late Nights (1992), Major Payne (1995), and The Ladies Man (2000). Parsons’ current project is Sweet Blackberry, producing a line of animated films about unsung black heroes. The first in the series is about Henry Box Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom. Karyn Parsons  also starred in movies such as Class Act (1992).

Famous People That Look Alike Karyn Parsons and Christel Khalil.