Many of us wish we could be famous in another life, but perhaps that’s a rare minority.
Now that vintage photos of doppelganger ancestors have surfaced, the internet is going crazy with the incredible idea that the A-list celebrities of our time were actually alive years, or even centuries, ago.
In addition, detectives have found other strange old images. civil war era paintings Among them, there is also a woman who has something that looks like a smartphone, which only ignites conspiracy theories.
It’s never been proven whether the celebrity in question has access to time travel or is actually an ageless, immortal person, but there’s no question that these images from the past bear a striking resemblance. .
Just take a look and you decide:
19th century Matthew McConaughey
this is what we love This Matthew McConaughey theory — we are getting older and he remains the same age.
Actors in “Free State of Jones” caused uproar Dr. Andrew Sanders was a pipe-smoking bird watcher in Alabama in the 1800s after a 19th-century spoof photo of him surfaced.
Sanders’ great-grandson, Sanders Parker, was the first to claim the similarity. Reddit post Six years ago, it was titled “My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Looks Just Like Matthew McConaughey.”
“In the days of Photoshop, it’s hard to believe that this has not been altered and is truly original,” says Parker. “I think the Redditors are doing pretty good detective work.
Greta Thunberg at the frontier
why do you insist on that Climate activist Greta Thunberg Lived 124 years ago!
Young Swede advocating for a better planet strangely resembles girl in black-and-white photo Historians say it was taken in 1898when the Earth was far less affected by carbon emissions.
The Thunberg look-alike is seen with what appears to be two other children and a dog working on the frontier just before the turn of the 20th century.
Interestingly, the mysterious girl in the still image wears braids like the young policy influencers of today.
keanu reeves literally everywhere
be anything john wick Can not conductIt hasn’t escaped the internet’s attention that Keanu Reeves has had many look-alikes over the course of his history — dating back to King Charlemagne around 800 AD — and they’re all cataloged on the website.? increase keanuisimmortal.com.
He has also been compared to the 19th and early 20th century French actor Paul Mounte, and bears a striking resemblance to a 1500s painting of a mysterious man whose name is unknown.
C.Christopher Lloyd vice president?
The film’s star Christopher Lloyd bears an eerie resemblance to former Vice President John C. Calhoun in the early 1800s, so maybe the doc really went “back to the future.” .
as an online animator Stitched together compelling GIFs Lloyd’s transformation into a vice president who served Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
However, Lloyd has some competition here As online jokers also compared Calhoun Add to that the blue-bodied beast of the “X-Men,” plus the edge and looks of a pro wrestler.
Nicholas Cage in the 1870s
He stole the Declaration of Independence — and this guy’s looks.
“National Treasure” star Nicolas Cage was seen filming a Bristol, Tennessee man who lived in the 1870s, causing shock and uproar online.
A 19th-century look-alike portrait went up for auction on eBay, with sellers opening bids for $1 million. Daily Mail reported in 2011.
“Nicolas Cage is a vampire,” the eBay page refers to the actor’s lead role in the 1988 horror comedy Kiss of the Vampire.
Ironically, the second National Treasure book, Book of Secrets, revolves around Cage’s character revealing the name of his great-grandfather who was duped as the mastermind behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. To do.
Rupert Grint and a Scottish painter
Ron Weasley seems to have learned something at Hogwarts.
“Harry Potter” actor Rupert Grint was seen as almost identical to the 18th- and 19th-century Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie.
“Reincarnation?” asked Nigerian magazine Historyville on Twitter.
Justin Timberlake and Old Outlaws
He’s bringing sexy into the future. 21st century pop sensation A striking resemblance to the old criminals from 1870. yes!report 2016.
The idea of Timberlake traveling through time was also amused when he was guest-starring on “The Graham Norton Show” alongside Daniel Radcliffe at the time, the outlet reported.
Daniel Radcliffe and Andy Samberg as a high school buddy
Again, world’s greatest wizard?
Radcliffe has a doppelgänger of his own and seems to like hanging out with Andy Samberg knockoffs in the late 1970s.
A photo of the duo was the focus of a Reddit post that was found in the 1978 yearbook and has since been deleted. According to the IB Times in 2013.
“What Andy Samberg and Daniel Radcliffe look like in the ’70s (actual photo, found in the 1978 HS yearbook),” the original post read.
Bruce Willis and General MacArthur
he’s really desperate Iconic action man Bruce Willis shares many physical traits in common with America’s hard-nosed General Douglas MacArthur during World War II.
The conspiracy theory became so strong that a YouTube video was made highlighting detailed similarities in appearance.
Others saw the similarity as a golden opportunity for Hollywood if Willis wasn’t announced His retirement due to brain disease aphasia.
“And now it’s very difficult to get Bruce Willis to play Douglas MacArthur because of his illness. pray for his safety and health Tweet @AndCav4.
There may be more in the future, but Digital AI Doppelganger It was made for the former “Moonlight” star so he could play the late general for him.
Eddie Murphyoutdated comedian
Maybe the “Beverly Hills Cops” should look into this. Comedian and Long Island native Eddie Murphy looks exactly like the “classy guy” in a straw hat with an elegant hat and bow tie.
Not much is known about the origin of the black-and-white photo, but the “classy guy” has the same facial features as the “Shrek” star, including a mustache.
The only remaining question is that potential predecessors also always liked to party.
time travel hipster
The 21st century was frowned upon after a 1941 photo of a man in sunglasses wearing an Urban Outfitters-inspired wardrobe raised a legitimate debate as to whether he really came from the future.
Out of place buddies standing around people in suits and old-fashioned hats attending the reopened South Fork Bridge in British Columbia, Canada. He also gained modern attention for having a camera that seemed too sophisticated for its time.
But for his questionable nature, logical explanations prevail.
The mystery man’s T-shirt was from the Montreal Maroons (Montreal Maroons). This is a recently defunct hockey team on the other side of the North Country. Reported by Snopes.comWhen it comes to men’s cameras, Kodak had a line of portable cameras already developed in 1941, according to the outlet. Glasses with protective side pieces were also a style worn at the time, although they were not prevalent.
Mysterious “telephone” picture
If these celebrity resemblances didn’t convince you, perhaps a vintage drawing of a woman looking like she’s holding a smartphone will.
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller’s 1860 portrait “The Expected One” depicts a woman in a wooded, dark hand-held object, as if sending a text message or holding a scroll on social media. It shows a person walking down a narrow path.
But alas, reality is often disappointing.
Gerald Weinpolter, CEO of art agency austrian-paintings.at, said, “The girl in this Waldmüller painting isn’t playing with her new iPhone X, she’s going to church with a little prayer book in her hand.” said. told the motherboard.