And how about Cardiff’s own Carole Tucker and multi-talented actress director and screenwriter, Helen Hunt?
Carole Tucker
Helen Hunt
Archive for the Astronomy Lookalikes Category
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 38
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Carole Tucker, Helen Hunt on August 8, 2010 by telescoperAstronomy Look-alikes, No. 37
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Julia Roberts, Sarah Kendrew on August 8, 2010 by telescoperI’m aware of the gender imbalance so far in my lookee-likee series, but here’s a step in the right direction courtesy of Rob Simpson (aka orbitingfrog). Have you noticed the resemblance between astronomer (and blogger) Sarah Kendrew and actress Julia Roberts? I wonder if by any chance they might be related?
Astronomy Lookalikes, No. 36
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Nacho Libre, Nacho Trujillo on August 8, 2010 by telescoperI was interested yesterday to see a trailer advertising that Channel 4 is planning to show a biographical film next week about a famous astronomer...
Nacho Libre
Nacho Trujillo
Astronomy (and Physics) Look-alikes, No. 35
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Enrique Iglesias, Joao Magueijo on July 30, 2010 by telescoperI wonder if anyone else has noticed the remarkable resemblance between these two international celebrity heart-throbs? I wonder if by any chance they might be related?
Enrique Iglesias
Joao Magueijo
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 34
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Bela Lugosi, Uros Seljak on July 11, 2010 by telescoperI wonder if distinguished astrophysicist Uros Seljak and extinguished actor Bela Lugosi might share a common ancestor from the region of Transylvania?
Bela Lugosi
Uros Seljak
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 33
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Carlos Frenk, Pancho Gonzales on July 2, 2010 by telescoperLast week’s epic first-round singles match at Wimbledon between John Isner and Nicholas Mahut will have reminded many people of the classic 1969 contest between Pancho Gonzales and Charlie Pasarell. What isn’t so well known is that after retiring from the professional tennis circuit, Pancho Gonzales took up a new identity as cosmologist Carlos Frenk. Makes a change from serving up balls for a living. Oh no, wait, hang on…
Pancho Gonzales
Carlos Frenk
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 32
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags David Tennant, Jim Dunlop on June 30, 2010 by telescoperHas anyone else noticed the similarity between astronomer Professor James Dunlop and former Time Lord David Tennant? I wonder if by any chance they might be related?
Jim Dunlop
David Tennant
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 31
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Antony Sher, Mark Brake, The History Man on June 19, 2010 by telescoperI’m struck by the fact that “Dr” Mark Brake looks very much like actor Antony Sher, one of whose most celebrated roles was as Howard Kirk in the BBC TV adaptation of a certain novel by Malcolm Bradbury..
The former "History Man"
The former "Astronomy Man"
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 30
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Alex Filippenko, Lionel Messi on June 19, 2010 by telescoperHere’s one with a World Cup theme. I wonder if stargazer Alex Filippenko and star striker Lionel Messi might possibly be related?
Filippenko
Messi
Astronomy Look-alikes, No. 29
Posted in Astronomy Lookalikes with tags Lee Evans, Stephen Smartt on June 19, 2010 by telescoperIt struck me just now that there’s a not inconsiderable similarity in visual appearance between Professor Stephen Smartt of Queen’s University Belfast and popular comedic entertainer Lee Evans:
Stephen Smartt
Lee Evans
In the Dark 