Everybody’s talking about Impeachment. No, not that one involving the 45th Idiot-in-Chief who was most recently impeached, but the new installment of FX’s American Crime Story, which this time around focuses on former president Bill Clinton, his affair with intern Monica Lewinsky, and the ensuing scandal that surrounded them.
Clive Owen portrays the charismatic Arkansas politician in the series, and there’s been debate about whether or not he was really suited to the role. In honor of this controversial casting choice, we’ve rounded up the 10 worst character impersonations ever. Save yourself the viewing time and skip these features.
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Worst Impersonations
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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
Sure, Kutcher resembles Apple genius Steve Jobs and has a hard-on for tech startups, but that’s where the similarities end. His performance in Jobs left much to be desired.
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Colin Farrell as Alexander the Great
Sure, Alexander the Great was purportedly a pretty boy. But dyeing Farrell’s locks blonde and cloaking him in period costumes makes for more of an eyesore than a believable biopic in Alexander.
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Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover
We thought Leo could do no wrong. Then we saw J. Edgar, in which DiCaprio played the first director of the FBI. Apparently, he isn’t the cinematic chameleon we thought he was.
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Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley
Greetings from Tim Buckley focused on the famous musician Jeff Buckley’s grief over the loss of his estranged father, Tim. But aside from the shaggy haircut, Penn Badgley failed to embody the character convincingly.
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Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac
Sure, Shipp Jr. looks a lot like the deceased rapper, but doppelganger qualities aside, he just couldn’t capture his epic aura. No wonder All Eyez on Me flopped. Hard.
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Clive Owen as Bill Clinton
We don’t know who did the casting for Impeachment: American Crime Story, but shame on them. Casting the Brit actor as the former president of the United States from Arkansas was a major misfire. Is it that hard to find a competent, silver-haired actor with a Southern accent in Hollywood? Apparently so.
Photo: FX
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Jennifer Love Hewitt as Audrey Hepburn
Hewitt took on the role of her onscreen idol for The Audrey Hepburn Story, a 2000 TV movie that got about as much attention as it deserved, meaning: none.
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Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett
Stewart simply does not have the ability to fade into the background of her characters. All we can see onscreen is “Kristen Stewart playing (character name here),” complete with her trademark dead-eyed gaze and surly scowl. This attempt at portraying one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most iconic performers in The Runaways was no different.
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Naomi Watts as Princess Diana
Many actresses have attempted to bring the late Princess Di to the big and small screens; most have failed. Aussie Naomi Watts could not live up to the dead Royal’s legacy in Diana, and she knew it, later admitting she regretted taking the role.
Photo: Ecosse Films
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Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone
To play the legendary but troubled songbird in the biopic Nina, Saldana had to have her skin darkened. That racially insensitive fact alone should have precluded her from taking on the role.
