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6	[[caption-width-right:300: [[Creator/DickYork York]] or [[Creator/DickSargent Sargent]], [[DoubleEntendre which Dick do you prefer?]]]]
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9	->'''Narrator:''' Huh? Wait a minute! Who the heck are you?!\
10	'''George:''' Me new George. Studio too cheap to pay Creator/BrendanFraser.
11	-->-- ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle2''
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13	This is when a new actor is brought on to play the same character as a previous actor who has left the series, with no explanation for the switch given to the audience. [[TropeNamers Named]] for the famous Darrin swap case: Creator/DickYork to Creator/DickSargent, on ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.
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15	Sargent-York became a notable phenomenon only with the rise of series television. Prior to TV, there was no expectation that a role in a theater production would be played by the same actor. It was, and still is, assumed that any production of a particular work would seek out whatever actors it wanted for the roles, and a single production can feature different actors in the same role on successive nights.
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17	However, TV broadcasting made a bond between a role and a particular actor. Television audiences, unlike theater audiences, found it more difficult to suspend their disbelief in this respect. Maybe this was because reruns existed which would forever tie the appearance of a character to the actor that played them. Or maybe because a TV series, however long, is still perceived as a single, continuous narration -- as opposed to multiple performances of a theater play.
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19	In daytime soaps, there are several standardized ways this is done:
20	# The new actor takes over with no announcement. In this variety, the actor is playing a character who has not recently been on the show. The audience is initially unaware that this person is the character we know, as his/her first interactions are always with characters who have joined the show since he left. Then someone he/she knew addresses him by name, and we are surprised. Though rarely seen outside daytime, this was done on ''Series/{{CSI}}'' in the episode "Hollywood Brass", in which Brass's daughter was played by a new actress with a different hair color.
21	# The new actor takes over a major recurring character, and the characters make a point to address them as such from the very beginning of the episode.
22	# The first shot of the new actor will be accompanied by a short {{narrator}} announcement explaining that "the part of (character) will now be played by (new actor)." This is a more common method in {{telenovela}}s.
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24	Contrast TheNthDoctor, which is the trope for cases where a character's new voice and appearance ''are'' explained in-universe. If there's a TimeSkip and most of the cast remains the same then it can be a TimeShiftedActor if the age difference justifies the particular change. For long-term cast attrition in general, see LongRunnerCastTurnover. FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin is a subtrope where a previous scene is reshot with the new actor.
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26	This often is the case for spinoff series and video game versions of animated films. Celebrities typically do not reprise their roles in these cases, either because the producers cannot afford them, or because they work solely in films.
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28	For obvious reasons, this phenomenon is much easier to hide in animated works, where actors aren't actually seen onscreen. In these cases, it might happen to a character who was originally played by a [[SpecialGuest celebrity guest star]] who would be too expensive to hire for a regular or recurring role, necessitating the casting of a professional voice actor (or [[ActingForTwo an established member of the regular cast]]). For example: Akira in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' was originally played by Creator/GeorgeTakei in a guest role, but by Creator/HankAzaria in all subsequent appearances; and Roger "Booda" Sack in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' was originally played by Creator/ChrisRock in a guest role, but by Creator/PhilLamarr in all subsequent appearances.
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30	Unsurprisingly, this tends to be the cause of many cries of TheyChangedItNowItSucks from the fandom, especially if the previous actor had been associated with the character for so long that they're considered to be ''the'' actor for that character. Sometimes though, the new actor can be wholly embraced by the fandom, with the new actor being regarded as ''the'' actor instead of the previous one. Unsurprisingly, when these two sides meet, the results tend to be [[BrokenBase predictable]].
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32	Compare SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute (when the characters have different names but are otherwise meant to be the same), FakeShemp, TheOtherMarty, ObviousStuntDouble, SameCharacterButDifferent (when there is a change in the character, without a change in creator). Directly related to CharacterOutlivesActor. Contrast with YouLookFamiliar for when the actor returns as a different character in a later installment. Can be {{Hand Wave}}d via DirectLineToTheAuthor. Often subject to ReplacementScrappy-ism. Or on the other hand, look to ThePeteBest when replacement surpasses the original in popularity. Often done with {{Continuity Reboot}}s. Occasionally explained away with MagicPlasticSurgery. Usually the replacement is a PoorMansSubstitute.
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34	Defiance of this leads to RoleReprise. If the original actor returns to the role later on after being recast, see TheOriginalDarrin.
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37	!!Examples:
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39	[[index]]
40	* TheOtherDarrin/AnimeAndManga
41	* TheOtherDarrin/ComicBooks
42	* TheOtherDarrin/CrossMedium
43	* TheOtherDarrin/{{Film}}
44	* TheOtherDarrin/LiveActionTV
45	* TheOtherDarrin/PuppetShows
46	* TheOtherDarrin/VideoGames
47	* TheOtherDarrin/WebAnimation
48	* TheOtherDarrin/WebOriginal
49	* TheOtherDarrin/WesternAnimation
50	[[/index]]
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54	[[folder:Advertising]]
55	* Jack in the Box’s Jack Box was voiced by his creator Richard Sittig from his inception in 1994, until 2015 when Jack in the Box parted ways with Sittig’s agency, Secret Weapon. Since then Jack has been voiced by David Tomkins.
56	* The Advertising/{{GEICO}} gecko was voiced by Creator/KelseyGrammer in his first ad, then Dave Kelly, and finally Jake Wood. The first one may be a different character; he doesn't work for the company, he just wants Geico customers to stop calling him by mistake.
57	* Speedy from the Alka Seltzer commercials was originally voiced by veteran voice actor Dick Beals. When he was revived decades later, he has since been voiced by Debi Derryberry.
58	* The baby in the E-Trade commercials has changed several times over the years for obvious reasons.
59	* Altel's commercials featuring a group of nerds working for different cell-phone companies changed the actor playing the Sprint guy, notable because he later donned a previously absent afro.
60	* Chicago area car dealership O'Conner Ford went through several spokewomen, all of whom were (allegedly) his daughter Katie.
61	** Another Chicago auto dealer, Howard Pontiac, went through two spokesmothers.
62	* The Advertising/MAndMs' voices have changed a couple times. The red M&M was originally voiced by Creator/JonLovitz, but has since been voiced by Creator/BillyWest. The yellow M&M was voiced by Creator/JohnGoodman for years, but is now voiced by Creator/JKSimmons.
63	* Tony the Tiger has been voiced by Creator/ThurlRavenscroft, Dallas [=McKinnon=], Lee Marshall, Tom Clarke Hill (in the UK), and Creator/TonyDaniels (in Canada).
64	* Lucky the Leprechaun for the Lucky Charms commercials was voiced by Arthur Anderson back in the day, but is now voiced by Doug Preis.
65	* The Aflac duck was voiced by Creator/GilbertGottfried, although after he got fired making insensitive comments about the Japanese tsunami, he was replaced by Dan [=McKeague=].
66	* In the Advertising/McDonaldland commercials, Grimace and Birdie were Creator/FrankWelker and Russi Taylor, but in ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyAdventuresOfRonaldMcDonald'', they are replaced by Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson and Creator/ChristineCavanaugh respectively. Creator/CharlieAdler voices the Hamburglar in both however.
67	* In ''Film/SmallSoldiers'' Major Chip Hazard was voiced by Tommy Lee Jones, but for a Burger King commercial he was voiced by [[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]].
68	* In a ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' commercial for Busch Beer from 1967 most of the cast were able to reprise their roles with the sole exception of Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone, for some reason she was unable to voice her so they had Betty's voice actress Gerry Johnson voice her instead.
69	* Advertising/ToucanSam in the early Froot Loops commercials was voiced by Creator/MelBlanc, which featured him speaking Pig Latin in a normal American accent. They decided to drop the Pig Latin gimmick and replaced Blanc with Creator/PaulFrees, giving him an English accent. Frees voiced the character until his death in 1986, after which Creator/MauriceLaMarche took over. He voiced the character for 35 years (save for a single commercial from 2020 where Matthew Curtis voiced the character, who was given a redesign that did not last long) until 2021 when Colin Cassidy took over the role when the character was redesigned that year.
70	* Jake from State Farm was originally played by a real State Farm agent (at the time) named Jake Stone. By the time it was decided to make Jake from State Farm the company mascot in 2020, Stone had already left State Farm, plus they felt that a professional actor should play him, so Kevin Mimms was hired as the new Jake. Mimms' first appearance in the role was a remake of the original Jake from State Farm commercial with Stone making a cameo.
71	* KC the Penguin from Kid Cuisine has had three voice actors, two of them being David Kaufman and Creator/ChrisPhillips.
72	* Creator/ChrisPhillips voiced Face, the first host of Creator/NickJr, from his debut 1994 until 2003, when he was replaced by Babi Floyd. He would shortly [[TheOriginalDarrin return to the role]] for a few Creator/NickRewind bumpers, but he was ultimately replaced by Creator/CedricLWilliams in the 2022 reboot ''WesternAnimation/FacesMusicParty''.
73	* Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken/KFC, appeared in advertisements for the restaurant chain while he was still alive. After his death he was portrayed by actor Henderson Forsythe. In the 21st century increasingly comic spots have seen him played by Creator/DarrellHammond, Creator/GeorgeHamilton, Creator/NormMacdonald, Creator/RobRiggle, and Music/RebaMcEntire.
74	* Gaffer from the Tetley Tea Folk was originally voiced by Brian Glover, but after Glover died in 1997, Gaffer was now voiced by Bobby Knutt until the campaign ended in 2017.
75	* The Vicks Formula 44 commercial that spawned the line "ImNotADoctorButIPlayOneOnTV" originally starred Chris Robinson, who played Dr. Rick Webber on ''Series/GeneralHospital''. After Robinson left ''GH'' in 1986, the spot was refilmed with Peter Bergman (Dr. Cliff Warner on ''Series/AllMyChildren'' at the time).
76	* This was invoked in a 2023 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2i7c0X7tU4 Liberty Mutual commercial]] in their "[=LiMu=] Emu & Doug" campaign where a cold reading by Doug implied he was to be crushed by a baby grand piano, and replaced with the "[[{{malaproper}} Struggling Actor]]" from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-FbVT4ddZQ a different Liberty Mutual commercial.]]
77	-->'''Struggling Actor:''' Customize your insurance with [[CallBack Libidi Bibidi]].\
78	'''Doug:''' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A MUSTACHE]]!
79	* [[Advertising/AppleAndCinnaMon CinnaMon]] from the Apple Jacks commercials was voiced by Jeffery Anderson-Gunter in the majority of ads, but Creator/JonathanAdams voiced [=CinnaMon=] in the ad for the short-lived SpinOff cereal Cinnamon Jacks. An ad which is, to date at least, the final ad featuring the character.
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82	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
83	* Common in ''Animation/ThreeThousandWhysOfBlueCat''. Blue Cat alone has been voiced by Creator/WangFeng, Creator/GePing, Creator/ZengLing, Creator/SongXiaoyu, etc.
84	* Two seasons of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' were dubbed by Lookus. The second of the two dubbed seasons switches some of the voice actors for unexplained reasons.
85	* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': The English dub. They keep changing the voices of the characters with each season they dub.
86	[[/folder]]
87
88	[[folder:Fan Works]]
89	* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfics, some of the characters have different voice actors, while some reprise their roles.
90	[[/folder]]
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92	[[folder:Literature]]
93	* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' essentially did this with most of the cover models, as the original models grew up and went off to college. The re-release, of course, did it again, replacing the original covers with updated ones and cover models who are the right age at the time of re-release.
94	* Steve O'Brien illustrated the first four Creator/DaveBarry books. For the rest of his writing career, Jeff [=MacNelly=] (creator of the comic strips ''ComicStrip/{{Shoe}}'' and ''ComicStrip/{{Pluggers}}'') illustrated both the books and Barry's recurring newspaper column. After [=MacNelly=] died in 2000, the illustrations were done by Gary Brookins, also [=MacNelly's=] successor on his two comic strips.
95	* An in-Universe example occurs in the ''Literature/DreamPark'' novel ''The California Voodoo Game'', when the role of Bobo the guide is commandeered by Alex Griffin so he can keep an eye on Bishop. The players take the exchange in stride, assuming that Bobo's original Game-actor came down with the flu or something.
96	[[/folder]]
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98	[[folder:Music]]
99	* UK band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have had to replace three of their number over the years, but always used the same StageName for each musician, even if, in Mick's case, the replacement isn't named Michael in real life. Rhythm guitarist John "Beaky" Dymond was replaced by Paul "Beaky" Bennett, and he was later replaced by Anthony Stephen "Beaky" Carpenter. Similarly, drummer Michael "Mick" Wilson was replaced by John "Mick" Hatchman. As of 2024, the band consists of a returning Beaky I alongside Dozy II, Mick III, and Tich III (Dave Dee was never replaced after his death).
100	* The members of the Music/VillagePeople changed several times, although the personas (Cowboy, Cop, Indian, Biker, Soldier, Construction Worker) remained the same.
101	* In the Eurobeat genre, several different singers may use a certain artist name over time. One example is Clara Moroni, who goes by many aliases like Cherry, Leslie Parrish, and Vanessa. When Moroni moved from the Time music label to Delta, she retired the Vanessa name for another vocalist at Time to use, although she still uses her other aliases.
102	* Music/{{KISS}} provides an odd example: though they still are referred to by their proper names, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer have taken the makeup designs of their predecessors Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. This wouldn't be an issue, but for the fact that in the past, Eric Carr and Vinnie Vincent received their own unique makeup designs.
103	* Music/TheBeatles' version of "Love Me Do" that is heard on the ''Past Masters'' CD has Ringo Starr as its drummer. The version that got released as a single outside of the UK and Canada, and on the ''Please Please Me'' album in 1963, has Andy White in the beat seat (this version is identifiable by a tambourine played by Ringo), and the ''Anthology'' version features original drummer Pete Best.
104	* "Love Is Where You Are" is performed by Diana Krall in the movie ''At First Sight''. While she does appear on the soundtrack album, she performs "Easy Come Easy Go" - "Love Is Where You Are" is sung by Gigi Worth to the same musical backing used by Krall.
105	* Herb of R&B duo Peaches & Herb has always been Herb Fame. But several women have performed in the duo as Peaches, including Linda Greene, who sang the female vocals in their biggest hits "Shake Your Groove Thing" and "Reunited".
106	* Similarly, CountryMusic group Dave & Sugar always consisted of male vocalist Dave Rowland and a constantly-changing rota of two female backing vocalists as the "Sugar".
107	* At least three musicians have performed with Music/CradleOfFilth as Jared Demeter, including Bryan Hipp, Paul [=McGlone=], and the fittingly named (for this trope) Darren Donnarumma.
108	* The character of Music/CaptainJack was originally performed by a guy who apparently went by the stage name Sharky. He decided to retire after their first hit, and was replaced by the iconic Franky Gee, who stayed until his death ten years later. The group eventually decided to continue with another frontman, Bruce Lacy who plays the character to this day. (They also have a female singer who [[RevolvingDoorBand changed much more often]] but doesn't portray a specific character.)
109	* In 1981, comedian Creator/{{Coluche}} temporarily replaced a sick Jacques Delaporte as Belzebuth (a [[SuccubiAndIncubi horny demon]]) in performances of the song [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cuc4 "La Salsa du Démon"]] by L'Orchestre du Splendid'.
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111
112	[[folder:Pinball]]
113	* ''Pinball/TwilightZone'': Tim Kitzrow, who voiced Rod Serling in the game. Justified in that Serling had died twenty years prior.
114	* Michael J. Fox denied permission for Creator/DataEast to use his likeliness for their ''Pinball/BackToTheFuture'' pinball. Data East ended up using a substitute actor for the voice, and artist Creator/PaulFaris had his son play Marty on the playfield and backglass art. By all accounts, neither effort succeeded.
115	* Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/BatmanStern Batman]]'', which used substitute voice actors for all of the characters.
116	* In ''Pinball/JunkYard'', the TimeMachine modes [[Pinball/TheAddamsFamily "Mamushka"]] and [[Pinball/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Payback Time"]] (in early revisions) have noticeably different voices, presumably because the original voices were licensed, and thus could not be used.
117	* Part of the reason production of the ''Pinball/{{Shrek}}'' pinball was delayed was due to the time required for Mike Myers, Creator/EddieMurphy, and the other actors to give final approval for their substitute voices.
118	* In ''Pinball/TheShadow'', Tim Kitzrow provides the voice for Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, though Alec Baldwin's speech from the film itself appears as well.
119	* In ''Pinball/JackBot'', Lia Mortensen replaced Stephanie Rogers as the voice of The Machine.
120	* ''Pinball/Alien2017'': [=MU/TH/UR=] 6000 is voiced by Carol Thiel instead of Helen Horton (as in ''Film/{{Alien}}'').
121	* ''Pinball/ToyStory42022'': Instead of Creator/TomHanks, Woody's voiced by his younger brother Jim (who frequently acts as a soundalike for the character in media outside of the original films).
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123
124	[[folder:Podcasts]]
125	* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' had Carlos's first lines (a voicemail left for Cecil) spoken by show creator Jeffrey Cranor. Later episodes would feature Dylan Marron voicing Carlos.
126	* During her brief appearance in season 1 of ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'', Harley was voiced by Creator/HeidiGardner. Season 2 sees Harley voiced by Creator/GillianJacobs.
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128
129	[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
130	* Mexican promotion Wrestling/{{AAA}} was the first federation of moderately well known luchadors Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Wrestling/LaParka. When the two had a falling out with AAA and left, AAA sued them for the gimmicks and gave the Psychosis and La Parka [[TheGimmick gimmicks]] to different wrestlers to use. The original La Parka (Adolfo Tapia) did something of a reverse Other Darrin by keeping the gimmick but changing the name to LA (La Auténtica/The Original) [=ParK=]. The original Psicosis (Dionicio Castellanos) uses the Nicho El Millionario gimmick in Mexico outside AAA.
131	** There was a short-lived running gag involving Los Payasos, a stable of 3-5 clown luchadores whose only difference was the hair color on their masks; as Mexican TagTeam matches require the leader being pinned/submitted to win when "[[GimmickMatches Australian rules"]] are in effect they would all change their masks in the middle of a fight so they all would have the same as their current leader forcing the opposing team to pin/submit all of them.
132	* Randy Colley ([[IHaveManyNames aka Moondog Rex]]) was the original Smash of Wrestling/{{Demolition}} and he claims to have come up with the gimmick. At the TV tapings for Demolition's first matches, which were done in WWE's home region of the Northeast, some of the fans recognized Smash as [[Wrestling/TheMoondogs Moondog Rex]] and actually shouted "Moondog Rex" during the matches, rendering it impossible for Colley to continue under the gimmick. Barry Darsow replaced Colley as Smash and the rest is history.
133	* In Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the role of Wrestling/DoinkTheClown was given to several other wrestlers following the departure of Matt Borne (who first portrayed the character) until it was given to Ray Apollo (who portrayed the character until the he was phased out). As all this was going on, Borne continued to play Doink for several weeks in his new home, ECW, as part of a angle that led to his new gimmick, Borne Again. Doink has also been portrayed by Dusty Wolfe and Steve Lombardi, and a whole host of wrestlers have donned the costume temporarily as a part of various angles.
134	* In Wrestling/{{TNA}}, 'Suicide' was supposed to be [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Frankie 'Kaz' Kazarian]]. Kazarian injured himself, and, since the gimmick involved a full-cover bodysuit and mask, the suit was given to Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels. When Kazarian came back, TNA worked the switch into the angle, with some of the other wrestlers accusing Daniels of being Suicide.
135	** Later there was a ''third'' Suicide -- Kaz returned to competing under his old name with no explanation, while the Suicide suit was worn by Kiyoshi.
136	** TNA managed to take it up to five wrestlers before the temporary retiring of the gimmick. Suicide disappeared for about two years, and came back with TJ Perkins under the mask. He received a title shot, and won, at which point Perkins was revealed as having been attacked before the match, and a different wrestler was under the mask. On the following episode, that man, the X Division Champion, was revealed to be Wrestling/AustinAries.
137	** A promo following this tried to {{handwave}} it off as having been TJ Perkins all along. After this, Perkins would keep the Suicide outfit on during matches with slight alterations and under the name of "Manik". Backstage he appeared with the mask off. When he had a heel turn he kept the name but got an entirely new un-Suicide related outfit.
138	** Suicide returned in 2017 with Caleb Konley behind the mask. The gimmick would be retired again in 2018 when Konley became part of a tag team.
139	** Suicide returned again, facing off against Moose when he was using a gimmick that was against things from TNA's past. Suicide even teamed with TJ Perkins (going by Manik again, but using a different mask this time).
140	* Wrestling/RicFlair took the role as the Black Scorpion in 1990.
141	** Flair only appeared as the Black Scorpion in its final appearance, when he was unmasked. Previous appearances of the Black Scorpion were handled by other guys.
142	* When Wrestling/KevinNash and Wrestling/ScottHall -- who were billed as Diesel and Razor Ramon, respectively -- left the World Wrestling Federation in 1996, [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] decided that (because the characters were trademarked, and thus, legal property of the WWF) he would recast Diesel and Razor Ramon. Hence, Glenn Jacobs would perform as "Diesel" (one of Jacobs' many pre-Wrestling/{{Kane}} roles), while Rick Bogner became the new "Razor." Of course, it was obvious to fans these were Other Darrins performing these characters, and not just by lack of ability, but by overt explanation by the WWF announcers (including Wrestling/JimRoss, who briefly turned heel as part of this gimmick). Not to mention that the genuine articles were appearing on ''WCW Monday Nitro'' every week, often '''at the same time''' during weeks that ''Monday Night Raw'' was pre-taped. The "Fake Diesel"/"Fake Razor" storyline proved unpopular and was soon dropped; Bogner left the WWF not long afterward, but Jacobs was repackaged as Kane... and the rest is history.
143	* Wrestling/UltimoDragon, after receiving his release from WWE, unmasked because there was talk of WWE bringing him back sans gimmick under his real name, Yoshihiro Asai. That never panned out, and for some reason Asai couldn't just go back to being Último Dragón, so he became the latest incarnation of Tiger Mask. In the short-lived promotion [=DragonDoor=], Asai participated in a real vs impostor angle that made the Undertaker/Underfaker angle look good. Second Dragon, Dragon the Great, Tiger the Great, and all sorts of imposters were running around the promotion, and to keep things more confusing Asai would switch from being Ultimo Dragon to Tiger Mask to ''Tiger Dragon'' all in the same card.
144	* When [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] decided to do an Wrestling/{{ECW}} reunion show called Hardcore Justice they wanted to bring back as many people from the old ECW as they could while WritingAroundTrademarks, most of the guys used their old character but there were 2 indie wrestlers given old gimmicks to use both were kind of strange choices for different reasons:
145	** The Blue Meanie was played by Big Tilly who has worked off and on for TNA for the last half decade. While this normally would not be that bad (as the two bear a passing resemblance to each other, and Meanie was a big part of the [=bWo=] who are essential to any ECW reunion), but the problem was they showed the real Meanie ([[Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie Brian Heffron]]) earlier that night in a prerecorded segment. Wrestling/AlSnow even pointed out that it was a different guy despite [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Nova]] insisting it was the original. Incidentally, the trope was invoked when Stevie Richards thought it was a little weird to have a fake Meanie -- Nova launched into an explanation involving ''Bewitched'' and the two Darrins.
146	** The other replacement was Lupus, who was portrayed by an unknown named Samuel Shaw (who would later appear in TNA under his real name, and then go on to be Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}'s Dexter Lumis). This was strange because not very many people (even die-hard ECW fans) remember that there even was a Lupus -- he only lasted about a month as a minor member of Raven's Nest, and only wrestled 2 matches!. Really, the Gigolo would have gotten a bigger reaction then him even if it was the real Lupus.
147	* After CRUSH went under, several of its gimmicks were reused in Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}} but used by different wrestlers (Felony went from Wrestling/CheerleaderMelissa to Radiant Rain, etc). On Wrestlicious itself, the woman who did Draculetta's rap was not [[Wrestling/DaffneyUnger the same one who wrestled as Draculetta.]]
148	* Shortly after his Wrestling/{{WWE}} debut in 2011, the wrestler behind the Wrestling/SinCara mask, a luchador formerly known as Wrestling/{{Mistico}}, failed a drug test and was suspended for 30 days. In order to keep the character from losing momentum, WWE developmental talent Wrestling/{{Hunico}} was brought in to wrestle under the Sin Cara mask until Wrestling/{{Mistico}}'s suspension was up. This was then turned into a storyline with Hunico wanting to take over the role of Sin Cara. This because at one point, Hunico had used the name Místico but with a different gimmick, but lost the right to use the name to Wrestling/{{CMLL}} who had given it to the man who was the Original Sin Cara, and the two entered a feud over who would be the "real" Sin Cara. In the end the original Sin Cara won a Mask vs Mask match, kept his mask and name, while Hunico is competing without a mask.
149	** Later when it appeared clear Sin Cara wasn't re-signing, they gave the Sin Cara gimmick back to Hunico and he has been Sin Cara ever since sorta karma-like. However even then the first Sin Cara, couldn't go back to his old moniker of Místico because CMLL ended up passing it on to another wrestler when he left. So now he is Myzteziz.
150	* Wrestling/RandyOrton's wife is played by a different actress in every appearance, and none of them were his actual wife.
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153	[[folder:Radio]]
154	* Halfway through the 20-year run of the ''Radio/TheLoneRanger'' radio serial, Earle Graser, who played the Ranger, died in a car crash, mandating a quick replacement. The producers covered up the voice change by having the Lone Ranger get shot in the neck by an arrow, requiring Tonto to speak on his behalf for several weeks, until Brace Beemer was chosen as the new Ranger.
155	* Howard Duff was replaced as radio's Sam Spade (on ''The Adventures of Sam Spade'') by Steve Dunne, who sounded nothing like Duff.
156	* On the other hand, when Harold Peary left ''The Great Gildersleeve'', his replacement, Willard Waterman, sounded so much like Peary that few listeners could tell the difference.
157	* In the original two phases of ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'' radio series, the voice of the Guide was done by Creator/PeterJones. In the newer three phases it was William Franklyn. {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d as an 'upgrading' of the guide with an extremely well-edited merging of the two voices at the beginning of the third phase. A few other voices were changed as well, such as Eddie, Slartibartfst, and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz. However, given the long span of time between the recording of the second and third phases, and the fact that most of the not-returning actors had passed away, this is understandable and for the most part the series did an excellent job of maintaining the cast. Even Jonathan Pryce (a [[{{Film/Brazil}} much more]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies recognizable]] [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean actor]] since he was first heard in ''Hitchhiker's'') returned as Zarniwoop.
158	* Tom Conway replaced Creator/BasilRathbone on the old ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' radio series.
159	* On ''Radio/TheShadow'', Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane were each portrayed by a succession of voice actors.
160	* ''Radio/TheWhistler'' was portrayed by several different actors during the course of its run.
161	* ''Radio/YoursTrulyJohnnyDollar'' had the distinction of being the last radio show of America's [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAfeOfRadio Golden Age of Radio]], ending in 1961. The most popular of Johnny's six distinct voices, Mandel Kramer, also happened to be the last.
162	* ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'':
163	** Adric is voiced by Creator/AndrewSachs instead of Creator/MatthewWaterhouse in the audio "The Boy That Time Forgot" because Waterhouse, who last played Adric in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock Earthshock]]'' in 1982, declined to participate. The change is still acceptable because Adric is no longer a kid but ''several hundred years old''.
164	** In "The Light at the End", the First and Second Doctors are played by Creator/WilliamRussell (who played the First Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton) and Creator/FrazerHines (who played the Second Doctor's companion Jamie) respectively. The Third Doctor is played by an impressionist.
165	** All of the Companion Chronicles audios are prose stories that have the companion actor playing their Doctor, [[ActingForTwo as well as themselves]]. Some of them use a FramingDevice to explain that the companion is telling the story, and others don't and do it as a stylistic quirk - while some other audios use it for {{Metafiction}} (like "The Time Museum"). The quality of the impressions varies, but total accuracy in voice tone isn't the goal (especially as most Doctors end up being [[CrosscastRole played by women]] more often than not) - most of them do a bang-on job of getting their Doctor's mannerisms down.
166	** In "The Kingmaker", the Fifth Doctor is made to finish a book he was contractually obligated to write. He listens back to some outdated voice notes made when he'd last tried working on it, which [[RidiculousProcrastinator turns out to have been a whole other regeneration ago]]. The Fourth Doctor in this scene is played by Jon Culshaw from ''Series/DeadRingers'', who is known for his uncanny impression of Tom Baker's voice.
167	** In Big Finish's "The Early Adventures" series, companions played by deceased actors were recast for the first time. Barbara Wright was recast with Jemma Powell, the actress who played Barbara's original actress Creator/JacquelineHill in ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''. Ben Jackson was recast with Elliot Chapman.
168	** Powell reprises the role of Barbara in "The First Doctor Adventures", which also has her fellow ''Adventure in Space and Time'' actors Creator/DavidBradley, Claudia Grant, and Jamie Glover taking on the roles of the actors they played, replacing Creator/WilliamHartnell as the Doctor, Creator/CaroleAnnFord as Susan, and Creator/WilliamRussell as Ian respectively.
169	* When Creator/BenedictCumberbatch came down with a nasty case of laryngitis, Tom Goodman-Hill stepped in as Captain Martin Crieff for ''Radio/CabinPressure'''s third-series episode "Newcastle". Although he didn't sound exactly like Cumberbatch, he did do an excellent job of mimicking the latter's speech patterns. The substitution was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the opening scene, in which the crew, minus Martin, discuss what they would do if one of the pilots ever got sick. When Martin enters, Arthur comments that he's looking well, but Douglas says "I think he looks exactly the same as always."
170	** Karl the ATC is another example, as he was played by both Ewen [=MacIntosh=] and Dan Tetsell.
171	* On at least one occasion Creator/DickEmery played the part of Neddie Seagoon in place of Creator/HarrySecombe in ''Radio/TheGoonShow''. Lampshaded by the fact that he is referred to as Emery Type Seagoon.
172	* ''Radio/StarWarsRadioDramas'': With a few exceptions, such as Creator/AnthonyDaniels as C-3PO, pretty much every role was recast during the transition from film to radio, perhaps most notably was Brock Peters as Darth Vader and John Lithgow as Yoda. However, between the three separate adaptations, there were also some cast changes:
173	** '''Luke Skywalker:''' ''A New Hope'' and ''The Empire Strikes Back'' featured Creator/MarkHamill reprising his film role as Luke. However, he declined to return for ''Return of the Jedi'', and Joshua Fardon was cast in his place.
174	** '''Lando Calrissian:''' ''The Empire Strikes Back'' featured Creator/BillyDeeWilliams reprising his film role, but Lando was played in ''Return of the Jedi'' by Arye Gross.
175	** '''Boba Fett:''' In ''The Empire Strikes Back'' he was played by Alan Rosenburg, but Ed Begley, Jr. assumed the part in ''Return of the Jedi''.
176	** '''Wedge Antilles:''' This character was heard in all three series, and was played by three different actors.
177	** '''The Emperor:''' Unlike in the films, however (at least, before the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition Special Editions]]) the Emperor was played by the same performer (Paul Hecht) in both ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi''.
178	* ''Radio/JourneyIntoSpace'':
179	** Mitch was the most frequently recast of the four main characters. He was played by Bruce Beeby for the first seven episodes of ''Journey to the Moon'' and Don Sharp for the remainder of the first season. In a double case of overlapping with TheOriginalDarrin, Beeby returned for ''The Red Planet'' and Sharp returned for ''The World in Peril''. David Williams assumed the role in ''Operation Luna''. In the sequels produced decades after the original run, Mitch was played by Nigel Graham in ''The Return from Mars'', Michael Beckley in ''Frozen in Time'' and Jot Davies in ''The Host''.
180	** Lemmy was played by David Kossoff in ''Journey to the Moon'' and ''The Red Planet'', Alfie Bass in ''The World in Peril'' and ''Operation Luna'', Anthony Hall in ''The Return from Mars'', Chris Moran in ''Frozen in Time'' and Chris Pavlo in ''The Host''.
181	** Unlike Mitch and Lemmy, Jet was played by the same actor, namely Andrew Faulds, throughout the original series. In later decades, the role of Jet was assumed by John Pullen in ''The Return from Mars'', David Jacobs in ''Frozen in Time'' and Toby Stephens in ''The Host''.
182	** At only three, Doc was played by the fewest actors of the four main characters: Guy Kingsley Poynter throughout the original run, Ed Bishop in ''The Return from Mars'' and Alan Marriott in ''Frozen in Time'' and ''The Host''.
183	* ''[[Radio/IntergalacticalMagicalRadio The Wacky Musical Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Intergalactical Magical Radio]]'', an AudioAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyAdventuresOfRonaldMcdonald'' that fell into obscurity due to its only release being through distribution on the in-flight radio of United Airlines, had Grimace, Birdie and Hamburglar respectively voiced by their standard commercial voice actors at the time Creator/FrankWelker, Creator/RussiTaylor and Carl W. Wolfe rather than their ''Wacky Adventures'' voice actors Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, Creator/ChristineCavanaugh and Creator/CharlieAdler.
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186	[[folder:Theatre]]
187	* This is standard for any play -- if a show runs long enough, several actors play the same character. This leads to intense debates about which actor or actress is the "best".
188	** Bears mentioning here that it happens quite regularly in plays where the understudy steps in due to illness, vacation, etc. of the main performer.
189	** One very notable case is Creator/AgathaChristie's play ''Theatre/TheMousetrap'' which has been running continuously for literally decades leading to actors who have played younger characters in the show taking over the roles of older characters as they've become too old to play their younger characters.
190	** [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespearean]] actors have been known to do this as well--Ellen Terry, for example, played the Prince of Sicilia in ''The Winter's Tale'' at age eight, and later in life appeared as Hermione in the same play.
191	** Many cast recordings of musicals have used different singers, with the regular actor being unavailable due to contractual reasons (e.g. Irra Pettina replaced with Kitty Carlisle on ''Song of Norway'', Creator/EthelMerman with Creator/DinahShore on ''Call Me Madam''), illness (Howard da Silva replaced with Rex Everhart on ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''), or having too small a singing part to bother (in which case another cast member usually would fill in). One unusual case is the original cast recording of ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]'' being reissued on LP with Larry Kert (who replaced Creator/DeanJones shortly after the Broadway opening) overdubbing all of Dean Jones's vocals. In a bizarre case of [[CrosscastRole crosscasting]], Gabey's two solos in ''Theatre/OnTheTown'' were sung by Mary Martin (substituting for John Battles) on the original cast album.
192	** Aversion: While much of the Broadway cast of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' has changed greatly since its original 1986 run, the actor playing Firmin remained the same up until 2012.
193	*** Although the long run at Toronto's Pantages Theatre did change leads, notably featuring KISS's Paul Stanley, who returned for the final two weeks of performances due to patron demand. Even there, the actress playing Madame Giry remained the same from beginning to end.
194	*** And played straight with the role of Christine, which is so taxing that an "alternate" actress is cast to handle two of the eight weekly performances.
195	** Some runs of the ''Film/TheProducers'' [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on this. Creator/TonyDanza at one point played the part of Bialystock, who in the script is insulted by Leo Bloom as "FAAAAAAATTT!!" When the line came up with Danza playing the part, the decidedly trim Danza responds, confused, "What?" Leo then, somewhat uncertainly, asserts, "You ... used to be fat..."
196	* Some shows deliberately change a character's actor mid-season, others will alternate between actors, as ACT does with Scrooge in their annual production of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
197	* Averted by Creator/WilliamShakespeare. When comedian Will Kemp left Shakespeare's company, the clown or jester characters in Shakespeare's subsequent plays have a noticeably different tone, as they were written with the darker, more cerebral style of Kemp's successor, Robert Armin, in mind.
198	* In ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Senior Year]]'', Meredith Stepien replaces Bonnie Gruesen (from the first two installments) as Hermione. Of course, in true [=StarKid=] fashion, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Hermione breaks her nose at the beginning of the musical and fixes it with a spell, but looks different.
199	-->'''Hermione:''' Well, I may look different, but you guys should just treat me like I'm the same old Hermione you know and love. ''[to audience]'' And that goes for all you too. ''[she winks at audience]''
200	** Julia Albain was unable to appear in the third installment, so her roles from the second were recast, with Brant Cox taking over Percy Weasley, while the Hogwarts Express "candy lady" was given as a cameo appearance by the troupe's agent, Pat Brady. Albain's main role of Crabbe was killed offscreen.
201	** Luna Lovegood, played by Arielle Goldman in the second installment, was also recast in the third... not because Goldman was unavailable, as she's still in the third show, but because they got Creator/EvannaLynch, Luna's actress from the ''Harry Potter'' film series, to take over.
202	* This may sometimes happen if a show moves theatre or does a tour in a different country; one or two actors may retain the same role, but the rest will be more local.
203	* 2.5D stage plays, such as ''Theatre/ThePrinceOfTennis'' and ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' will have series of plays in short runs of 1-3 weeks, followed by bluray releases of the final performances filmed live. So after a few years, a character will likely be played by a new actor, but in a sequel, as opposed to in the same play.
204	* In ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', the Numberwang sketches usually had Simon and Julie played by Creator/PatersonJoseph and Creator/OliviaColman, respectively. For the stage show adaptation, ''The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb'', the roles were instead taken over by James Bachman and Abigail Burdess. This was actually {{Lampshaded}} by the host:
205	-->'''Host''': As you may have noticed, Simon and Julie have [[TheNthDoctor regenerated into two slightly less expensive actors]].
206	* InUniverse in ''Theatre/{{Fairview\|2018}}''. It's a very meta play in which four white audience members leave the audience and insert themselves into a DomCom about a black family throwing a birthday party for Grandma. Suze, marginally less racist than the other three white folks, plays Grandma and is rather subdued. The other three decide she's being boring, so the other white lady, Bets, starts acting as Grandma and does so in a far more flamboyant "yas queen" sort of way.
207	* ''WebVideo/{{Hatchetfield}}'':
208	** Due to Robert Manion [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor being asked to leave]] Creator/TeamStarKid, characters he played in the first two musicals and the first season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' have been passed along to different actors:
209	*** In the second season of ''Nightmare Time'', Creator/NickLang would portray Pete Spankoffski, Professor Hidgens, and Cop #2 from ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'' -- necessitated by Manion's removal happening only a month before the season's release, leaving Lang, the director of the series, little time to do anything other than re-record Manion's parts by himself until the season finale, in which Creator/JoeyRichter took over the role of Ethan Green from ''Theatre/BlackFriday''.
210	*** In ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'', the role of Pete was passed on to Richter, and Curt Mega took over Manion's semi-recurring role as the local Hatchetfield news announcer.
211	*** In ''WebVideo/WorkinBoys'', Creator/JeffBlim took over the role of Hidgens.
212	** Kendall Nicole declined to appear in the second season of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' to focus on her education, leaving Creator/LaurenLopez to take over her role as Hannah. How permanent this recasting is remains to be seen.
213	** The Lords in Black, being {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, are somewhat nebulous in characterization, resulting in most of them having been played by two different actors in the two speaking appearances they've had so far:
214	*** Wiggly was voiced by Creator/NickLang in the promotional material for ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' but by Jon Matteson in the show itself and all subsequent appearances.
215	*** Blinky and Tinky are played by James Tolbert and Creator/JeffBlim respectively in the ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' season 1 episodes in which they debut, [[spoiler:and by Creator/LaurenLopez and Curt Mega in ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'', as Tolbert and Blim were not members of the production's cast.]]
216	*** Nibbly and Pokey are both played by Creator/NickLang in the ''Nightmare Time'' season 2 episodes in which they debut, [[spoiler:and by Kim Whalen and Creator/CoreyDorris in ''Nerdy Prudes Must Die'']].
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219	[[folder:Theme Parks]]
220	* At Ride/DisneyThemeParks:
221	** Whenever there is a need for characters from ''Ride/TheHauntedMansion'' to do something new, Creator/CoreyBurton and Joe Lehery (the narrator from ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'') take over for the Ghost Host for Creator/PaulFrees, while Susanne Blakeslee voices Madame Leota for Eleanor Audley (appropriate, since Blakeslee has also taken over [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Lady Tremaine]] and [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] as well).
222	** Haunted Mansion Holiday has Imagineer Kim Irvine as the projected face of Madame Leota (lip-synching to Susanne Blakeslee's voice); Irvine's mother, Leota Toombs, acted in the original projections of Madame Leota's head.
223	** Captain Hook had a different voice actor for Walt Disney World's version of Peter Pan Flight.
224	** The same can be said for The Hag in the older version of Snow White's Adventures in the early 90s.
225	** The often reviled "Under New Management!" version of the Walt Disney World version of the Enchanted Tiki Room had Pierre being voiced by Jerry Orbach instead of Ernie Newton from the original attraction who'd died two years prior to it's debut.
226	** Tigger was voiced by Creator/PaulWinchell in the Walt Disney World version of ''Ride/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', but was voiced by Creator/{{Jim Cummings\|1952}} in the Disneyland version as Winchell had retired by then.
227	** At Disneyland's ''Ride/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyMissionBreakout'', they were able to get the actual actors to reprise their roles for the cinematic portions of the ride except for Creator/VinDiesel apparently, as the voice of Baby Groot is ''very'' different than what was used in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''.
228	** The ''Avengers: Quantum Encounter'' attraction for Disney Cruise Line recasts Comicbook/{{Ultron}} with the voice of Creator/RossMarquand, replacing Creator/JamesSpader, the actor who provided the character's voice in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.
229	** In ''Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror'', the ride (like [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 its source show]]) is hosted by Creator/RodSerling, but Serling's voice is provided by Mark Silverman as the real Rod Serling passed away in 1975 (Silverman was selected through a blind audition that was held with cooperation from Serling's widow). Archival footage of Rod's appearance in the episode "It's a Good Life" is used and synchronized with Silverman's voice while the background is digitally replaced to make it look like an authentic Serling narration for the ride.
230	** ''Theatre/DougLive'' used about four different actors for the main five characters in the play. One that stood out was the second Doug, who was in his mid-40s, while most of Doug's other actors were around their 20s.
231	* ''Ride/TheFuntasticWorldOfHannaBarbera'' at Ride/UniversalStudios Florida had several characters recast due to the deaths or health problems of their original voice actors.
232	** Elroy Jetson is voiced by Patric Zimmerman, who also voiced him in ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'', due to Creator/DawsButler[='=]s death two years prior. Another one of Butler's characters, Yogi Bear, is voiced by Creator/GregBurson.
233	** Dick Dastardly is voiced by Creator/MichaelBell instead of Paul Winchell, as Winchell was still recovering from a stroke during production of the ride. He eventually recovered and returned to voice Dastardly one final time in the ''Fender Bender 500'' segments of ''Wake, Rattle and Roll''.
234	** George Jetson is voiced by Creator/JeffBergman, due to George O'Hanlon dying before production began. He had filled in for O'Hanlon in some parts of ''Jestons: The Movie''.
235	** Barney Rubble is voiced by Creator/FrankWelker due to Creator/MelBlanc[='=]s death.
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