Double Take

My twin sisters turn 22 today, so in honor of them, I present an extended version of Double Take. Noticing full fledged look-a-likes, or seeing a resemblance to someone in another is a skill that almost everyone thinks they possess. Now, yes, anyone with the sense of sight should be able to recognize a look-a-like more often than not, but as with anything some people's perceptions are much more accurate than others.

From what I can tell, there are three different ways to identify a look-a-like. The first way is to say that Person A looks like Person B. Pretty straight forward and pretty standard. The second way is to say that Person A will look like Person B in x amount of years. This one involves a bit of intuition, but when it's done accurately it can be quite impressive. The third and final way to identify a look-a-like is to say that Person A looks like a cross between Person B and Person C. This is perhaps my favorite variety of look-a-likes, but it's also the hardest to notice and to get others to see.

Now the 3 look-a-likes that follow are all of the first kind. Person A looks like Person B. All three look-a-likes feature someone from the world of sports and someone from Hollywood.

1.) St. Louis Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo and Actor Edward Norton



They better hurry up and make a movie about the New York Giants 2008 Super Bowl victory over the previously ubeaten New England Patriots so Norton can play then Defensive Coordinator Spagnuolo. In all seriousness, I bet that they turn that playoff run into a movie at some point (10-20 years), but by the time they get around to making it Norton will be too old to play Spagnuolo.


2.) Actor Keanu Reeves and New York Knicks forward Danillo Galinari



I guess based on his role as former Ohio State quarterback turned Federal Agent Johnny Utah in Point Break (1991) we've always thought that Keanu had the athletic look about him. Now, all these years later we finally have someone that looks exactly like him participating in professional sports. From Point Break to Speed (1994) to The Matrix (1999) we've seen Keanu exhibit the ability to handle many guns, yet I still think Gallinari is the better shooter.


3.) Actor/Comedian Tom Green and Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton



First off all, I must admit that I heard this one on the radio this morning as I was waking up. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, what do you think Tom Green is up to these days? The former MTV talk show host turned musician turned actor disappeared from our lives just about as quickly as he came into them. His run of fame was so short that I don't even think he'll get a mention on VH1's I Love the 90's/00's Part 2,3, or 4. I honestly don't think I had heard his name for a solid 4 years until this morning. Speaking of which, is there any doubt that Kyle Orton will be equally irrelevant in 10 years?