In our celebrity-obsessed culture, the paparazzi have taken to documenting, stalking and photographing Hollywood's biggest names at every hour. But what happens when the paparazzi get it, like, completely, totally wrong? Check out these amusing examples of totally normal people getting mistaken for celebrities.


SUPPOSEDLY: Jennifer Hudson

WHO IT REALLY IS: Some random girl that caused the powerhouse singer to take pity on her via her Instagram page: "Cute girl ! But that ain't me! I know the poor girl was like, y r they taking pictures of me!! Wow!"




SUPPOSEDLY: Gwen Stefani with sons Kingston and Zuma.

WHO IT REALLY IS: The woman in question is not Gwen Stefani, but Gavin Rossdale's sister (and nanny to his children) Soraya.

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SUPPOSEDLY: Tom Cruise

WHO IT REALLY IS: Not Tom Cruise but a kind of Italian Tom Cruise lookalike (and, ironically, former Scientologist) Tiziano Lugli.

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SUPPOSEDLY: Lindsay Lohan

WHO IT REALLY IS: Okay, so while Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry is ostensibly not a totally normal person, she is 41 years older than Lindsay Lohan -- making her one of the most outrageous cases of mistaken identity on the list.

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Want more celebrity doppelgangers? Check out our slideshow of famous lookalikes below.



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  • Miley Cyrus & Gwen Stefani




  • Kate Upton & Cameron Diaz




  • Jennifer Connelly & Lily Collins




  • Anne Hathaway & Francisco de Goya y Lucientes' "An Officer"




  • Courtney Stodden & Pamela Anderson




  • Old School Courtney Love & Lena Dunham




  • Miley Cyrus & Justin Bieber




  • Leelee Sobieski & Helen Hunt




  • Erika Christensen & Julia Stiles




  • Elizabeth Banks & Chelsea Handler




  • Meryl Streep & Glenn Close




  • Stephen Colbert & Bob Saget




  • Holly Madison & Emily Maynard




  • Kirstie Alley & Fergie




  • Christina Aguilera & Ginger Rogers




  • Lucy Hale & Selena Gomez




  • Michelle Williams & Carey Mulligan




  • Bryce Dallas Howard & Jessica Chastain




  • David Hyde Pierce & Truman Capote




  • Amanda Peet & Lake Bell




  • Linda Cardellini & Ellen Page




  • Kristen Stewart & Teresa Palmer




  • Nicolas Cage & A painting of the Virgin Mary




  • Ellen DeGeneres & Edie Falco




  • Ian Somerhalder & Rob Lowe




  • Scarlett Johansson & Amber Heard




  • Olivia Munn & Hope Solo




  • Glenn Close & Franz Liszt




  • Johnny Knoxville & Josh Duhamel




  • AnnaSophia Robb & Amanda Seyfried




  • Mila Kunis & Sarah Hyland




  • Bill Murray & Edgar Allan Poe




  • Sherri Sheperd & Octavia Spencer




  • Ari Graynor & Ke$ha




  • Ryan Phillippe & Justin Timberlake




  • Nicolas Cage & Tennessee man from the Civil War era




  • Eva Longoria & Kim Kardashian




  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan & Javier Bardem




  • Natalie Portman & Keira Knightley




  • Jay Z & 1939 Harlem Man




  • Elijah Wood & Daniel Radcliffe




  • Jennifer Lawrence & Jennifer Aniston




  • Victoria Justice & Nina Dobrev




  • Kate Winslet & Rachel Weisz




  • Amy Adams & Joanna Garcia Swisher




  • Zooey Deschanel & Katy Perry




  • Angelina Jolie & Megan Fox




  • Leighton Meester & Minka Kelly




  • Roselyn Sanchez & Nicole Scherzinger




  • Pope Francis & Jeffrey Tambor




  • Lady Gaga & Lana Del Rey






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