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Get ready to witness some of Hollywood’s best impressions as actors hilariously mimic their co-stars with uncanny accuracy. From Jake Gyllenhaal’s dorky take on Tom Holland to Keke Palmer’s iconic Angela Bassett impression, these playful moments show the fun side of fame. Watch these stars transform and tease each other with spot-on accents, voices, and mannerisms that reveal their close bonds behind the scenes!
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00:00Why aren't you smiling? I ain't! Where's my coffee?
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today, we're counting down our picks for the times when celebrities mimicked their co-stars to perfection.
00:12You know, there's like, the Bellas are out of college and, um, you know, uh...
00:20Number 10. Jake Gyllenhaal as Tom Holland.
00:23They may have played adversaries in Spider-Man Far From Home,
00:27but it's clear Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal are in sync when it comes to goofing around.
00:31A Game of Impressions grinds to a halt when Gyllenhaal draws a card with Holland's name on it.
00:36Hey, I'm Spider-Man.
00:41The Mysterio actor's soft-spoken, dorky take on his co-stars' mannerisms doesn't read.
00:46Holland stares blankly while Gyllenhaal spins his wheels.
00:50Ooh, whoa, I'm... whoa, ooh, I'm Spider-Man.
00:54When he does finally guess, he can only react with the most deadpan sarcasm he can muster.
01:00Gyllenhaal's impression was just slightly better than Holland's attempts to freestyle, though.
01:05We're in London. We're going down the street to a funky beat.
01:09Number 9. Tom Hiddleston as Chris Evans.
01:12For years, the Loki actor has dazzled us with his acting chops,
01:16but Tom Hiddleston's ear for accents, tone, and vocal cadences is almost supernatural.
01:22So, welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
01:27So, so you, so you, you've never been on the show?
01:31In this beloved clip from a 2013 Comic-Con panel,
01:34A fan requests Hiddleston do his impression of his Avengers co-star Chris Evans.
01:39The way the British Hiddleston effortlessly adopts Evans' laid-back, American vibe,
01:44even before he demonstrates his voice, is hilarious and stunningly accurate.
01:48Oh my god, oh god.
01:52It's like, oh man.
01:54Okay, okay.
01:57Wow, Zach, Nerd HQ, man.
01:59Someone put him in a biopic now.
02:01It doesn't matter who it's about.
02:03He can do it.
02:04Dude.
02:06Really?
02:09I was watching it on TV, man.
02:11I mean, what?
02:12Number 8.
02:13Reese Witherspoon as Nicole Kidman.
02:15There's something about the unhinged look on this Oscar-winning actress's face
02:19as she sinks her teeth into Nicole Kidman's Aussie accent.
02:22She'll often say to me,
02:23a foreign film I've absolutely never heard of.
02:27Like, y'all, I mean, it's out there.
02:29And she's like, but do you see that, director?
02:32Big Little Lies co-star and co-producer Reese Witherspoon was one of several colleagues and
02:37friends who toasted Kidman at her 2024 AFI Life Achievement Gala.
02:41She tells stories about how Kidman secured artists she wants to work alongside.
02:46But of course, she has to do it in her voice.
02:48I mean, it's incredible.
02:51Reese, we must get her.
02:53We must.
02:56And I'm like, yeah, yeah, okay.
02:59You call her first.
03:01Witherspoon isn't doing an impression to make fun of her friend.
03:04She's just demonstrating how powerful and determined she is when she's handling her business.
03:08But it's also really funny.
03:10She called her agent and said,
03:12I really want to work with this director.
03:14And her agent said,
03:15yeah, but he doesn't speak any English.
03:17And she goes,
03:18yeah, well then get an interpreter.
03:20Number 7
03:21Anne Hathaway as Matthew McConaughey
03:23I saw you, like, pressed up in that, a breakdancing pose, scissor leg.
03:28And with the camera shooting up your Cobra Cod piece,
03:31I said, that man is going to win an Oscar.
03:35And I was right!
03:36Like Christopher Walken and Robert De Niro,
03:38Matthew McConaughey is an actor everyone seems to have a take on his iconic voice.
03:43But Anne Hathaway's studied and perceptive impression of her interstellar co-star is spot on.
03:48She even gives host Jimmy Kimmel a crash course on how to do it right.
03:52You're with him and all of a sudden you find yourself kind of like leaning back.
03:56You lean back, you talk, you know, you maybe don't enunciate as much,
04:00but sometimes you do, you enunciate intentionally.
04:03Nailing his drawl, philosophical tone, and relaxed posture,
04:07Hathaway doesn't even need to do his Texas accent to embody McConaughey.
04:11She's gotten to know him so well that she can just riff off on a topic and sound like him.
04:15The fact that she's doing it all in a sparkling pinstripe pantsuit makes it even better.
04:20I like the Patriots, God bless America.
04:24I'm going to pour a game, sit down, play a little ball, maybe break a sweat first,
04:28have the kids, children, family, intentions.
04:32Number 6. Mark Hamill as Harrison Ford.
04:34The three leads of Star Wars were all fairly new to making movies.
04:38Novice actor Mark Hamill's question about the realism of the movie's famous trash compactor scene
04:43elicited a helpful, if bristly, response from his co-star Harrison Ford.
04:47I got a bad feeling about this.
04:51Hamill told the story on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2019.
04:55He pulls out a perfect rendition of Ford's stiffness,
04:58weathered voice, and slow manner of speaking.
05:01Shouldn't my hair be all wet and matted with schmutz all through it?
05:04And he turns to me and says,
05:06Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie.
05:15If people are looking at your hair, we're all in big trouble.
05:19Hamill's command of his voice is probably a testament to his continued success in voice acting roles.
05:24When Jimmy Fallon played the clip for Ford, he seemed about as impressed as we've ever seen him.
05:29That wasn't bad.
05:30He can have the job.
05:34No, it's really good.
05:35Yeah, it's not bad, right?
05:36I guess that's...
05:38That's...
05:39That's me.
05:40Yeah.
05:41Number 5. Meryl Streep as Cher.
05:44Everyone's got a Cher impression.
05:46Some are good, some are bad, some are bizarre.
05:49I do a better Cher than you.
05:53You think so?
05:59Actually, it's...
06:00You think so?
06:01Ho!
06:01But what happens when you cross a legendary pop star with a distinctive voice and a legendary movie star known
06:07for her mimicry?
06:08You get this iconic and all-too-brief impression.
06:11Speaking with Entertainment Tonight about Mamma Mia Here We Go Again,
06:15Streep dipped into her lower register to emulate Cher's deep contralto.
06:19Cher, playing my mother.
06:21She was divine.
06:23Meryl Streep and Cher have actually been friends for decades.
06:26All that tells us is that Streep has had years to perfect her impression.
06:30Frankly, we want more.
06:32Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
06:35My old friend Cher, who...
06:39Steals it!
06:40Number 4. Jamie Foxx as Jennifer Hudson.
06:43During Jimmy Fallon's beloved Wheel of Musical Impression segment,
06:47the Oscar winner for Ray got a chance to demonstrate his vocal flexibility.
06:50On top of spaghet!
06:55All covered with cheer!
07:01Near the end, the wheels land on his co-star and duet partner from Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson.
07:06He has to tap into his head voice to emulate Jennifer Hudson's soaring, gospel-inspired vocal techniques,
07:11but he also nails her distinctive approach to belting those big notes.
07:25What sets Foxx's impressions apart from other actors is that he's a genuinely good singer, too.
07:30While you're laughing at how ridiculous the song is,
07:33you're also marveling at his genuine musical talent at the same time.
07:46There's something about Kevin Hart's boundless energy and shrill voice that makes him catnip
07:51for impersonators. Bryan Cranston, his co-star on The Upside, couldn't hold in the impulse.
08:06Hart's frequent collaborator Dwayne The Rock Johnson has had time to get to know his every
08:11mannerism and vocal nuance. Johnson isn't just content to adopt Hart's voice and physical tics.
08:27He plays his co-star like a dork who nobody likes, never failing to take digs at his height or
08:32his
08:33awkwardness. It's a good thing they're friends, because this kind of ammunition would be devastating
08:37in an enemy's hands.
08:44Number 2. Anna Kendrick as Kristen Stewart
08:48Twilight launched the careers of its two co-leads, but it's also the first time many audiences got
08:53a glimpse of the quirky and hilarious Anna Kendrick. She played the talkative Jessica against Kristen
08:58Stewart's moody heroine Bella Swan.
09:00Oh my god, it's like first grade all over again, you're the shiny new toy.
09:05It's easy to mimic someone with a big personality, but watching Kendrick perfectly recreate her
09:10co-star's low-key casual ease and subtle gestures is really impressive.
09:15I love her and I've done it to her. I did it to her and she was like, oh man,
09:19I do that with my mouth
09:21and I was like, you're doing it now, I know! The accuracy is what makes it funny. It's the kind
09:25of
09:26well-studied but lovable shade that only a friend could pull off. They go on a USO tour and there's
09:31like,
09:32you know, hilarity ensues, so...
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10:10Number 1. Kiki Palmer as Angela Bassett.
10:14The courage and talent it takes to star opposite a legend like Angela Bassett at such a young age,
10:19probably makes Kiki Palmer one of the most fearless actors in Hollywood.
10:23But mom, I hate Crenshaw. It is so boring there. And nobody cares.
10:27But you think they care about you in Woodland Hills?
10:30At least they got Latin classes and the kids don't have to study in their stairwell.
10:34The Akilah and the Beast star went viral back in 2019 for her imitation of Angela Bassett's
10:39famous roles in What's Love Got to Do With It and The Jacksons in American Dream.
10:43You're a liar. And you're a cheat. And I don't want you.
10:49When the two sat down together for a little catch-up in 2022, Palmer got to do it in front
10:54of Bassett herself.
10:56It's every bit as iconic as it sounds. Bassett even joins in, leaving them both in stitches.
11:01You were a liar. And you were a cheat. And I don't want you. I don't want you. I don't
11:07want you.
11:07I don't want you. No more.
11:10Which of these co-star copycats impressed you the most? Tell us in the comments.
11:14You are a liar.
11:28You are a liar.
11:30You are a liar.
11:30You
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