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Celebs Who Cannot Escape Their Most Popular Roles!

Allvipp Newsroom / May 10, 2024 - 04:00 pm

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Pinterest Macaulay Culkin in 'Home Alone'
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These Stars Cannot Escape Their Most Famous Roles

We all love these actors, but let's be honest with ourselves. There is always the occasional actor that gets cast for one of their greatest roles of all time, but is just never able to escape from it! Every corner they turn, they have at least one fan screaming their famous role's name! Here's a list of some of the greats!

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Pinterest Macaulay Culkin in 2019
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Macaulay Culkin

Now here's someone you probably wouldn't recognize on the street anymore. Macaulay Culkin will always be our favorite scared little kid who was forgotten by his parents over the Christmas holidays! "Kevin" actually ended up making the best of his time in Home Alone.

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Pinterest Daniel Radcliffe Has Been Mistaken For Elijah Wood
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Daniel Radcliffe

We bet you could never imagine anybody else playing the role of "Harry Potter" other than Daniel Radcliffe. That's right! We couldn't find anybody else either!

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Pinterest Elijah Wood in 2018
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Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood will always be "Frodo Baggins" in the eyes of all Lord Of The Rings fans, and there is just no changing that!

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Pinterest David Schwimmer attends the FX TCA Winter Press Tour Panel
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David Schwimmer

It isn't easy to shake off the role of "Ross Geller" from the series Friends and, as it turns out, David Schwimmer still hasn't been able to officially move on from it.

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Pinterest Anna Gunn in 2016
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Anna Gunn

Breaking Bad was such a success back in the day! But being known as one of the most hated wives in Hollywood has got to suck! We kind of feel sad for Anna Gunn...

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Jennifer Gray
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Jennifer Grey

Everybody remembers Dirty Dancing, right? Well, it seems Jennifer Grey, alias "Frances 'Baby' Houseman" does, as she is reminded of the role every single day!

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Pinterest James Van Der Beek Reveals He Is Leaving His California Home Behind
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James Van Der Beek

Anybody remember this teenage heartthrob? How could you not? James Van Der Beek played the role of "Dawson Leery" in the hit series Dawson's Creek from 1998 until 2003. Even though he's still had a few successful roles after his most famous role, Van Der Beek still can't seem to shake off the fact that he will always be known as "Dawson" to the majority of people!

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Jason Biggs attending the 14th Annual AFI Awards
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Jason Biggs

A real classic teen movie! American Pie is one of those movies that is praised for not being taken too seriously! Sadly enough though, Jason Biggs still can't seem to get past his role of "Jim Levenstein". There's just no fighting it!

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Laura Prepon attends the "The Girl On The Train" New York Premiere.
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Laura Prepon

Doesn't matter what hair colour she has, Laura Prepon will always be "Donna" to all the fans of That '70s Show!

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We all love these actors, but let's be honest with ourselves...

These Stars Cannot Escape Their Most Famous Roles

There is always the occasional actor that gets cast for one of their greatest roles of all time, but is just never able to escape it!

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