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14 Great Movie Star Impressions
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14 Great Movie Star Impressions
Nicolas Cage
The imitator: Rob Magnotti
The imitated: Nicolas Cage

As Les Dennis and the entire cast of ITV's Copycats proved so conclusively, most impressionists couldn't take off their shirts convincingly, let alone turn into famous people. The staple of a poor impressionist, apart from the Achilles heel of having to announce who they're doing because you wouldn't have a clue otherwise, is when they desperately crowbar a well-known catchphrase into a routine in an attempt to trigger a gag reflex. Magnotti, featured here on the laudable Impressionists' Week on Letterman, veers dangerously close to that with his "face off" shtick. Otherwise, though, his nervy bobbing, and perfect encapsulation of Cage's creepy-cool, sleepy/wired mannerisms and drawl get him a pass.

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1 RE: Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals!
Posted on Friday September 18, 2009, 16:53 by The Crow
I forgot about this guy, he does brilliant impressions of everyone! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urIZ0bqo7dU Read More

2 RE: Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals!
Posted on Friday September 18, 2009, 16:47 by The Crow
Actually this has to be the best Tom Cruise impersonation ever! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjGmZJu8OnY  Read More

3 RE: Great Movie Star Impressions
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2009, 16:35 by Fidget
I, too, thought this was going to be movie stars doing movie stars and so the posing of the Matt Damon one and the Kevin Spacey one pleased me greatly even though I had seen them before. However, the Walken one had me in stitches and my collegues had to come over and see what the hell was going on. The rest weren't that interesting, however good they were. Read More

4 RE: Lame
Posted on Tuesday September 15, 2009, 22:57 by JIm R
Pacino sat nav is genuis. Read More

5 RE: After Denzel
Posted on Tuesday September 15, 2009, 19:34 by dark crystal
Kevin Spacey is amazing at impressions. Great clip. Read More

6 RE: Great Movie Star Impressions
Posted on Tuesday September 15, 2009, 18:31 by dh_19
Most of those were awful. Here's a much better Arnie impression...   www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTbXCQ9swKw Read More


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