History Main / ActorAllusion

* In episode 19 of ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanityInvitational'', Zoetrope claims that [=MePhone=] attempted to cancel him online after he appeared on the show, with the video of [=MePhone=] attempting to cancel him being shown resembling those done by {{WebVideo/Saberspark}}, who is the voice of Zoetrope.

** At the ''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost]] [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi Temple]] [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom of Doom]]'' show, Boba Fett mistakes [[Creator/HarrisonFord Indiana Jones for Han Solo]].

** The Quintesential Phase adds another TV actor with Sandra Dickinson, who played Trillian in the TV version, and plays the alternate Tricia [=MacMillan=] who never left Earth. It's specifically stated that Alt-Tricia has blonde hair, as she did in the series. In the Hexagonal Phase, Dickinson takes over as regular Trillian due to the loss of Susan Sheridan, explained as the two timelines merging.

* The radio adaptation of books four and five in ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'' series features a cameo by David Dixon, the actor who played Ford Prefect in [[Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981 the TV version]] of the franchise; Arthur Dent drives Dixon's clerk character to distraction claiming they've met somewhere. (Creator/SandraDickinson, who played Trillian on TV is also in the show, but since she's playing.. an alternate version of Trillian.. she doesn't really qualify as an ActorAllusion.)
** Similarly, Rob [=McKenna=], the lorry driver who picks up Arthur in ''So Long And Thanks...'' is played by Creator/BillPaterson, who appeared in the second radio series as second in command of an Acturian Megafreighter which picked up Zaphod. WordOfGod is that this was an intentional allusion, from SpaceTrucker to Earth trucker.

*** Let's not forget that it is explicitly stated that the other Tricia [=McMillan=] has blond hair, as the TV Trillian was portrayed.

-->'''Carrie Quinlan''': Oh, I used to love that! What was the name of the really old woman who was on it? Tiny, she was!\\

--->'''Andy''': Actually, the correct answer is "''Drop the Dead Donkey'', touring from next January.\\

* In the ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' episode guesting Richard Osman, his Sound Charades subject was ''Series/{{Pointless}} Celebrities'' (which Sandi Toksvig claimed to be completely unaware of) and ''Pointless'' sound effects were used for his moves (and only his moves) in Mornington Crescent.

'''Neil:''' Are you kidding? This place is a Series/{{Castle}}. It gives me a real sense of Film/{{Serenity}}. But to be honest I've been so worried about my condition, I haven't been able to come up with [[LampshadeHanging any more references to your career.]]

* There exists a 5% cash back Discover card commercial that mentions [[Film/GroundhogDay Ned the Head]]. The narrator of the commercial and the others in it's campaign just happens to be the [[Creator/StephenTobolowsky actor]] who played him.

* ActorAllusion/WebVideos

* ActorAllusion/{{Advertising}}

* ActorAllusion/MusicVideos

* ActorAllusion/{{Radio}}
* ActorAllusion/{{Theatre}}

[[folder:Pinballs]]
* ''Pinball/GodzillaSega'''s backglass art has some graffiti reading "Save Ferris" – referencing Creator/MatthewBroderick, who played the title character of ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' before starring in the 1998 ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'' film that inspired the game. (That said, he had no involvement with the game's production.)

[[folder:Podcasts]]
* ''Podcast/RandomAssault'': In the HalloweenEpisode, after Slabflapper talks for the first time, the other hosts tell Mitch to shut up, then he defends himself, having not actually said anything. Slabflapper in reality is voiced by Mitch.

[[folder:Roleplay]]
* ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'': More of an Author Allusion, but Sam Throramebi drew comparisons between [[Toys/LEGOAlphaTeam Evil Ogel]] and [[Toys/{{Bionicle}} Makuta Teridax]], two of Greg Farshtey's favorite villains to write.
** Kurt [=MacReady=] was the one sent to catch Snake, and the two of them subsequently got into a brawl. They were inspired by [[Film/TheThing1982 R.J. MacReady]] and [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake Plissken]], respectively, both of whom were played by Kurt Russel, and served as the lead to Creator/JohnCarpenter movies released a year apart from each other.
** Hauk and Angel Eyes, both of whom are inspired by characters portrayed by Creator/LeeVanCleef, are revealed to be cousins.
** In celebration of ''VideoGame/LegoIsland''[='=] 15th Anniversary, the Brickster referred to himself as "Thumper" and quoted a number of lines from Smartass, the lead weasel of ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'''s Toon Patrol. David L. Lander, the original voice actor of the Brickster in ''VideoGame/LEGOIsland'', also voiced Thumper in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and Smartass in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''.

[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* At [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney World]], ''The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under new Management'' has [[MeaningfulName William call Morris]] a "hockey puck", a famous insult of his voice actor Creator/DonRickles.
** At the ''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost]] [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi Temple]] [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom of Doom]]'' show, Boba Fett mistakes [[Creator/HarrisonFord Indiana Jones for Han Solo]].

[[folder:Web Animation]]
* Kajetokun is the author, actor, and editor of several famous {{YouTube Poop}}s. ''WebAnimation/ADayInDraculasLife'' has the lord of evil panicking over the arrival of longtime rival. He accidentally calls Belmont "Ballmont". Kajetokun is also the author of the [[Anime/DragonBallZ "Over Nine Thousand"]] meme.
* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': Creator/ShannonMcCormick, the portrayer of Agent Washington, wrote two episodes where voiced Agent Iowa, his home state (who is friends with Ohio and Idaho, [[http://rootbeerflotsam.tumblr.com/post/172280156803/so-with-the-triplets-you-went-for-similar-names the two states it is often confused with]]), and once Idaho complains about Wash, Iowa replies "Well, I still think that guy's pretty cool".
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** During a TrainTopBattle, Dr. Oobleck yells out to decouple the caboose since it could kill them all. Joel Heyman also Caboose in ''Red vs. Blue'', where there was a RunningGag about the amount of teammate kills he was responsible for.
** Scarlet David is on the receiving end of a GroinAttack like his voice actor Gavin Free frequently is in other Rooster Teeth productions.
** At the end of Volume 4, Qrow refers to Oscar as a "pipsqueak". This is a deliberate reference to ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', where Creator/VicMignogna (Qrow) and Creator/AaronDismuke (Oscar) voiced Edward and Alphonse Elric, respectively.
* ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'': In "Road Trip", Jaune sings the theme for ''Webanimation/CampCamp'', which was written and performed by his voice actor Miles Luna.
* In ''WebAnimation/TheSuperPonyPowerHour'', Pinkie Pie makes the face of Creator/AndreaLibman, triggering the Film/{{Inception}} sound.

[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'': In the episode "Honey Queen," Linda hires a professional choreographer to help her win a pageant. The choreographer is played by James Tolbert, who has choreographed several musicals, including the musical that Linda first appeared in, ''Theatre/BlackFriday''.
* The ''Website/TFWikiDotNet'' has made references to the actors who been involved in the [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} entire franchise]].
* ''[[http://www.zerochan.net/ Zerochan.net]]'' (a fan art compilation site dedicated to Anime and Manga) has a [[http://www.zerochan.net/Voice+Actor+Connection search tag]] called [[DiscussedTrope Voice Actor Connection]].

-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''' [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-lion-king-1994 referring to]] Creator/JeremyIrons' role as Scar in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.

The exact nature of the allusion can vary but tends to be either blink-and-you'll-miss-it or fairly blatant. To illustrate, say Alice played Nurse Beth in ''B Ward'' before going on to play Officer Cathy in ''C Division''. A more subtle example of an Actor Allusion might be having "Officer Cathy" mention that she once had to stay in the hospital that "Nurse Beth" worked at in the earlier show; in this case, viewers familiar with the earlier show and Alice's role in it will get the reference, but anyone unfamiliar with it likely won't notice that there's even been a reference at all. A more blatant example, however, might be having "Officer Cathy" have to dress up as a nurse to go undercover, only for her to show up dressed exactly like "Nurse Beth", to the point of even repeating {{Catch Phrase}}s and lines of dialogue from the earlier show. In this case, even viewers unfamiliar with the previous show will likely twig that ''something'' is being referenced, even if they don't know the full details.

!!''Try to be sure a reference is blatant, specific, or otherwise confirmed by WordOfGod before committing yourself.'' Oftentimes, entries are written that merely involve an actor playing the same profession and/or character archetype, which are less likely to be intentional. If, for example, actress Alice plays a cynical Dr. Beth in Work B, and then goes on to play a cynical Dr. Cathy in Work C, that alone is not necessarily this trope. What would be an example is if Alice, as Dr. Cathy, offhandedly uses Dr. Beth's CatchPhrase, or strikes an iconic pose that Dr. Beth is known for.

[[caption-width-right:300:Coffee? [[Film/BackToTheFuture Where we're going]], [[Series/SpinCity we don't need coffee]].]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25837027/chapters/67246552 Legion of The Damned]] has a few of these. First, [[WebAnimation/RedvsBlue Church]] briefly mistakes [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Pyrrha]] for Carolina-both characters were voiced by Jen Brown (not mention the strong physical resemblance, both being redheads with green eyes). Later on [[VideoGame/Halo3 Sergeant Johnson]] refers to [[VideoGame/Destiny2 Cayde-6]] as Buck-again, a nod to them both sharing the same VA-in this case Creator/NathanFillion.
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Related to the ShoutOut, and is sometimes triggered by IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine or a CastingGag, but while a CastingGag relies upon casting an actor in a role that inherently has many comparisons to their previous roles or real life, an Actor Allusion uses only small details of only a previous plot or role for the actor. In either case, though, if the role being referenced was on a previous version of the show, it's a RemakeCameo.

->''"The movie makes a sly reference to a famous earlier role by Irons. When Simba tells him, "You're so weird," he replies "You have no idea," in exactly the tone he used in ''Film/ReversalOfFortune."

* Kajetokun is the author, actor, and editor of several famous WebAnimation/{{YouTube Poop}}s. ''WebAnimation/ADayInDraculasLife'' has the lord of evil panicking over the arrival of longtime rival. He accidentally calls Belmont "Ballmont". Kajetokun is also the author of the [[Anime/DragonBallZ "Over Nine Thousand"]] meme.

Contrast with CelebrityParadox and MetaCasting where the actor themself is the subject of reference. This is show business' InUniverse way of acknowledging JustForFun/RoleAssociation.

* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25837027/chapters/67246552 Legion of The Damned]] has a few of these. First, [[WebAnimation/RedvsBlue Church]] mistakes [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Pyrrha]] for Carolina-both characters were voiced by Jen Brown (not mention the strong physical resemblance, both being redheads with green eyes). Later on [[VideoGame/Halo3 Sergeant Johnson]] refers to [[VideoGame/Destiny2 Cayde-6]] as Buck-again, a nod to them both sharing the same VA-in this case Creator/NathanFillion.

* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25837027/chapters/67246552 Legion of The Damned]] has a few of these. First, [[WebAnimation/RedvsBlue Church]] mistakes [[WebAnimation/RWBY Pyrrha]] for Carolina-both characters were voiced by Jen Brown (not mention the strong physical resemblance, both being redheads with green eyes). Later on Franchise/Halo Sergeant Johnson refers to [[VideoGame/Destiny Cayde-6]] as Buck-again, a nod to them both sharing the same VA-in this case Creator/NathanFillion.