When the move Father of the Bride was re-made in 1991, I happened to look a lot like Steve Martin’s co-star, Kimberly Williams.
I kid you not, seventeen times per day someone would inevitably say, “Oh my gosh, you look just like that girl on Father of the Bride!”
This isn’t the best photo to illustrate the point, but it’s the only one I have.
By the time Father of the Bride II came out, Kimberly Williams and I had moved along different visual trajectories. She featured soft straight hair and wore a prosthetic belly to make her look like she was going to have a baby. I, on the other hand, still had curly hair, but had gained a considerable amount of weight and looked like I had just eaten a baby. Or four of them.
(OK, my timeline was a little off there, but the point is that nobody ever mentioned the likeness again. And sorry, no pictures are available from that time. I burned them in a small fire; a fire that I used to roast several packages of marshmallows for s’mores that I ate alone in my shame.)
A little over a year ago, when I became addicted to my Chi straightener, I was frequently mistaken for my sister Leslie at family gatherings. (That’s the two of us on the left.)
In fact, Leslie totally got credit for attending two potlucks and one funeral that she was not within 1000 miles of at the time. (You’re welcome, Leslie. Too bad I didn’t have a straightener in junior high, we could have pulled some major hi-jinx at Young Womens activities!)
Of course my dad always thinks I resemble my grandmother, shown below. But I think my niece Whitney is actually her spitting image. (If I was a really good blogger, I would show a split frame comparison of them, but you’ll just have to trust mediocre blogging me.)
These days? Nobody mistakes me for anybody.
Well, except for some mornings, when I walk Christian out to the bus stop sporting bed head, no makeup and large oversized jackets. Occasionally, one of the other parents will cock their head to the side, squint their eyes and politely stop themselves before they complete the thought that—OH MY GOSH, YOU LOOK EXACTLY LIKE—
Yeah, I know. I know.
OK, I’ve shared my colorful past. Now tell me, who have YOU been mistaken for?
i totally see the kimberly williams thing! i used to get uma thurman every now and again. but twice lately someone told me i remind them of tori spelling!!! what could be more awful than THAT?!
Well..Tiff. You are the only one who has ever told me I look like anyone and you said I look like Gwenyth Paltrow. She’s very pretty and skinny, so I’m not sure where you see the resemblance, but I’ll take it anyway. So, to answer your question, I look like Gwenyth.
Well, someone I know keeps telling me that I look like Dana Delaney, but I once got that I looked like Jennifer Love Hewitt (when I had long hair) and another time I got a random Kristie Yamaguchi (yeah weird I know…she’s asian!).
The guy in the tuxedo still bears a strong resemblance to Ted Bundy.
I never get mistaken for anyone. Famous, infamous or even related. Not sure what that means….. wait, someone once told me my hair was like Katie Holmes. Just the hair though.
Hey friend! Hilarious post! I just love the way you write.
You’re smile reminds me of Penelope Cruz. Just sayin’.
I’ve been told that I look like Janice, the Muppet. The one in Animals band. Yep. Must have been the long straight blonde hair and the big luscious lips!
Oh I am totally answering this one on my blog.
Not because I need post ideas, no not that at all.
I just want to be…a good bloggy friend.
i am totally psyched right now because i just had my images unblocked from my computer and i can see your photos!! hallefreakingluliah! (my spelling bad.)
you are beautiful, tiff. and look only 30 percent like devito. not.
They don’t say that in the morning?! I do see the FOB girl resemblance.
I used to get Miss Lippy from Billy Madison. The teacher that puts glue all over her face. I think it’s cuz the bangs.
There was a time when I was often told that I looked like Princess Diana. In fact, I think you once told me that. I don’t hear it much anymore. Probably because she’s not on the cover of every magazine anymore, and I’m not as thin as I used to be. It was kind of fun while it lasted.
When Christian was little, he looked like the wide-eyed teddy bear in several of our story books. Remember, Tiff?
I’ve gotten the Marie Osmond thing ever since I was little. (Pre Nutri Systems, Jenny Craig, or whatever it is she promotes!)But, I have been meaning to tell you your look alike… Alyssa Milano. Different hair, but same pretty smile, and big brown eyes, and beautifully shaped brows! (I’d kill for those!)
Love Ya!
P.S. Ryan’s celebrity look a like has to be Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Check out his early years on “Saved By the Bell”! Totally, a young Ryan! Present day… “Raising the Bar”. His hair might be a little longer, but close,very close!
According to MyHeritage.com celebrity look alike digital processor, I look like Ed Harris (well, except I have more hair).
I like Ed Harris. He seems like a nice guy to look like.
However, no one has ever told me I look like Ed Harris. Or any celebrity.
But a guy in our ward one time told me that he thought Janet looks like Michelle Pfeiffer. That was cool.
When I was younger people used to say I looked like Candace Cameron from full house. I did get Rosie O’Donnell once. Yes I was totally offended by that one!
In junior high, people told me I looked like Molly Ringwald quite often. Or sometimes they told me I looked like a boy. I guess it was the short hair and flat chest.
Once someone told me that I reminded them of Sophie Marceau. Obbviously they were completely crazy. But I liked it anyway.