IN PHOTOS: Hollywood celebrities who starred in biopics
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Lives of certain personalities, celebrities, and historical figures can be very colorful, eventful, and filled with life lessons that many could relate to. No wonder why biographical novels are often turned into biopics that give people a visual interpretation of how the life of a famous personality looked like.
Some biopics celebrate the life of deceased idols, whom people continue to love and look up to until this day.
Some highlight the important contribution of historical figures or the great impact they made in society, their country, or the world.
While some biopics simply tell the story of famous personalities whose lives could serve as great inspiration to all dreamers who aspire to be like them.
There are also unique biopics wherein the protagonist or main character is considered as a villain in real life, such as convicted criminals.
However, their life story is told to have better awareness and understanding as to how some people turn to committing crimes, so people will hopefully take the valuables lessons in the story and not commit the same mistakes.
Often, celebrities who are tapped to portray famous figures have either physical similarity to them or have the same ethnicity or same talent, in order to make the biopic as close to reality as possible.
Most of the time, the stars playing these roles in biopics are just as big a star as the personality they are portraying.
This adds more reasons for fans and moviegoers to watch the biopic all the more.
Furthermore, most of the actors who star in biopics often get recognized by award-giving bodies for their stellar performance in the movie.
Find out who among the Hollywood stars have portrayed other famous celebrities and personalities in biopics in the gallery below.
