Actors Who Play Themselves
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Actors Who Play Themselves

Is it acting when an actor doesn't stretch beyond his real life persona? Who cares! Here are seven who do it well. Rank your favorite.

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1 Seth Rogen (Ben Stone), Knocked Up
<p>As slacker beta male Ben Stone, Rogen not only put in minimal effort, he didn't need a stylist.</p> 81 137
2 Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Rocky
<p>We’re guessing Stallone didn’t have to dig too deep to channel Rocky, a muscular blue-collar guy who loves to fight.</p> 62 126
3 Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), The Terminator
<p>Arnold plays a stiff, musclebound machine with a creepy lack of personality. Hmm. </p> 58 126
4 Matthew McConaughey (David Wooderson), Dazed and Confused
<p>It’s not just the southern drawl: McCounaughey is the epitome of a laid-back Texas hunk who doesn't want to grown up.</p> 50 114
5 Jack Nicholson (Harry Sanborn), Something's Gotta Give
<p>When Nancy Meyers wrote this rom-com about a 60-something chasing skirts half his age, she must have had Nicholson in mind.</p> 35 109
6 Christian Bale (Patrick Bateman), American Psycho
<p>Bale is not an after-hours serial killer, but his turn as a yuppy Wall Streeter obsessed with success and style is a little too comfortable.</p> 17 109
7 Mel Gibson (Jerry Fletcher), Conspiracy Theory
<p>Mel Gibson as a taxi driver who spins far-reaching suspicions (fluoride in water makes us docile?) comes across as, well, very Mel Gibson.</p> 3 91