We celebrate some of the finest performances by actors tackling multiple roles in the same films.
But is there any room for Eddie?
This week, Edward Nortons latest film,Leaves Of Grassarrives in American cinemas.
Norton plays the two lead roles, a professor of philosophy and his drug-dealing twin brother.
Done well, its impressive.
And he gets killed in every single role.
Eddie Murphy, take note, because fat suits are just not enough.
Were these roles not so acclaimed you might even be troubled to notice that theyre the same person.
Christopher Reeve Superman III
What about Michael Keaton as Batman?
What about Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man?
Well, what about them?
Not every superhero can get on here.
Even though Clark is Supes, the same person, Reeve puts in vastly different performances as each.
Thomas F. WilsonThe Back To The Futuretrilogy
Michael J.
Now make like a tree and get outta here.
Everythings dialled up to 11.
In doing so, he also plays most of the characters Sellers played over the course of his career.
Good, and if you havent seen this one, you really need to give it a look.
The Pythons Monty Pythons Life Of Brian
What have the Pythons ever done for us?
Alright, so they do the best line delivery, but what else?
Would it be as funny if theyd got a real woman to play Brians boorish mum?
Oh,The Holy Grail.
Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins
Altogether now, Uts Maaaaairy Pahppins!
No, aside from jack-of-all-trades street vendor Bert, Van Dyke has another credit in the Disney classic.
), dragged into work by Dawes Sr. to answer for his sons conduct.
I remember being younger and not believing my dad when he told me it was Bert.
We watched the credits all the way through on the VHS for me to triumphantly shout, See!
It was Nav… Navc…
The false credit Navckid Keyd started rearranging as I struggled to spell Dick Van Dyke.
And, at the time, that astounded me more than anything else in the film.
Unfortunately, there are as many hits as misses whenever he dons a fat suit or whatever.
For everyNutty Professor, theres aNorbit.
For everyComing To America, aVampire In Brooklyn.
