Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams; Jennifer Lopez as Selena; Don Cheadle as Miles Davis.
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In honor of the flood of all the musician biopics, Billboard is looking back at various musical biopics Hollywood has put out over the years, and how the stars looked compared to their real-life counterparts. Some could be twins, others…not so much.
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From Aaliyah to Selena, and Ice Cube to Jimi Hendrix, click on to relive all the wigs, fake teeth and movie-magic makeup!
From Aaliyah to Selena, and Ice Cube to Jimi Hendrix, click on to relive all the wigs, fake teeth and movie-magic makeup!
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Music Biopic Stars: Who Looks Like the Real Deal?
Image Credit: Courtesy Photos Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams; Jennifer Lopez as Selena; Don Cheadle as Miles Davis.
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Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac
Image Credit: Courtesy of Morgan Creek; Photofest All Eyez on Me
Tupac in 1996
Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac, 2017 -
Natasha Bassett as Britney Spears
Image Credit: A&E Networks; Getty Images Britney Spears
Britney Spears in 2003
Natasha Bassett as Britney Spears, 2017
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Luke James, Woody McClain, Elijah Kelley, Bryshere Y. Gray, Algee Smith & Keith Powers as New Edition
Image Credit: BET Networks; Getty Images The New Edition Story
New Edition in the 1970s
New Edition Cast, 2017
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Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone
Image Credit: RLJ Entertainment; Getty Images Nina
Nina Simone in London in 1968
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone, 2016 -
Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sony Pictures; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images I Saw the Light
Hank Williams in 1951
Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams, 2015 -
Don Cheadle as Miles Davis
Image Credit: (l to r) Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns/Getty Images; Brian Douglas Miles Ahead
Miles Davis at De Doelen Hall in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Oct. 29, 1971
Don Cheadle as Miles Davis, 2014 -
Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker
Image Credit: Courtesy Photo; Getty Images Born To Be Blue
Chet Baker in 1983
Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker, 2015 -
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube
Image Credit: Universal; RexUSA Straight Outta Compton
Ice Cube in 1991
O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube, 2015 -
Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre
Image Credit: Universal; Getty Images Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre backstage during the "Straight Outta Compton" tour, 1989
Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, 2015 -
Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E
Image Credit: Universal; Getty Images Straight Outta Compton
Eazy-E circa 1990
Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, 2015 -
Paul Dano as Brian Wilson
Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Courtesy of Roadside Attractions Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys relaxes backstage circa 1966
Paul Dano as Brian Wilson, 2015 -
Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah
Image Credit: Getty Images; Courtesy of Lifetime Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
Aaliyah on the Tonight Show on April 26, 2000
Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah, 2014 -
Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix
Image Credit: Getty images; Patrick Redmond Jimi: All Is By My Side
Jimi Hendrix on April 11, 1967
Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix, 2014 -
Chadwick Boseman as James Brown
Image Credit: (l to r) Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Universal Pictures Get On Up
James Brown at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 6, 1969
Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, 2014 -
Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston
Image Credit: Lifetime I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story
Whitney Houston's Whitney album, 1987
Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston, 2014 -
Michael Douglas as Liberace
Image Credit: (l to r) CA/Redferns; Claudette Barius/HBO Behind the Candelabra
Liberace sitting at his piano, 1960s
Michael Douglas as Liberace, 2013 -
Lil Mama as Left Eye
Image Credit: VH1 CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
Left Eye in TLC's "Waterfalls" video, 1994
Lil Mama as Left Eye, 2013 -
Malin Akerman as Debbie Harry
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Everett Collection CBGB
Debbie Harry with Blondie in April 1977
Malin Akerman as Debbie Harry, 2013 -
Mickey Sumner as Patti Smith
Image Credit: (l to r) Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images; XLrator Media/Courtesy Everett Collection CBGB
Patti Smith reading poetry at Local in New York City in 1975
Mickey Sumner as Patti Smith, 2013 -
Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Apparition/Everett Collection The Runaways
Joan Jett & Singer Cherie Currie of The Runaways on stage in 1977
Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, 2010 -
Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G.
Image Credit: (l to r) Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Fox Searchlight/ Everett Collection Notorious
Notorious B.I.G. on stage in Chicago, Illinois in April 1995
Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G., 2009 -
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John Lennon
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Liam Daniel/©Weinstein Company/Everett Collection Nowhere Boy
John Lennon poses for a portrait circa 1961 in Liverpool, England
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John Lennon, 2009 -
Beyonce as Etta James
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Sony BMG Feature Films/Courtesy Everett Collection Cadillac Records
Etta James poses for a portrait circa 1965
Beyonce as Etta James, 2008 -
Sam Riley as Ian Curtis
Image Credit: ( l to r) Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images; Weinstein Company Control
Ian Curtis performing live onstage at the Lantaren, Jan. 16, 1980
Sam Riley as Ian Curtis, 2007 -
Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn/Bob Dylan
Image Credit: (l to r) Denzo Hoffmann/Getty Images; Weinstein Company/Everett Collection I'm Not There.
Bob Dylan in the 1960s
Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn/Bob Dylan, 2007 -
Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf
Image Credit: (l to r) GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images; Picturehouse/courtesy Everett Collection; La Vie en Rose
Edith Piaf performing in the 1950s
Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, 2007 -
Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Walk the Line
Johnny Cash onstage in 1958
Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash, 2005 -
Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
Image Credit: (l to r) Tony Evans/Getty Images; Universal Pictures Ray
Ray Charles at the piano in 1964
Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, 2004 -
Renee Faia and Jay Underwood as Cher and Sonny
Image Credit: (l to r) Martin Mills/Getty Images; Larry Thompson Organization/courtesy Everett Collection And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
Sonny Bono and Cher pose for a promotional photo for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour in 1970
Renee Faia and Jay Underwood as Cher and Sonny, 1999 -
Jennifer Lopez as Selena
Image Credit: (l to r) Dave Einsel/Houston Chronicle/AP Images; Scott Del Amo/AFP/Getty Images Selena
Selena performing on Feb. 28, 1993
Jennifer Lopez as Selena, 1997 -
Angela Bassett as Tina Turner
Image Credit: (l to r) Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns; Everett Collection What's Love Got to Do With It
Tina Turner performs in the Netherlands in 1971
Angela Bassett as Tina Turner, 1993 -
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Alex Burrall as Joe and Michael Jackson
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Polygram Filmed Entertainment /Everett Collection The Jacksons: An American Dream
Joe and Michael Jackson in 1971
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Alex Burrall as Joe and Michael Jackson, 1992 -
Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison
Image Credit: (l to r) Chris Walter/WireImage; TriStar Pictures/Everett Collection The Doors
Jim Morrison with The Doors in 1971
Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, 1991 -
Gary Busey as Buddy Holly
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Everett Collection The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy Holly in the 1950s
Gary Busey as Buddy Holly, 1987 -
Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Columbia Pictures La Bamba
Ritchie Valens poses for his album cover in July 1958 in Los Angeles
Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens, 1987 -
Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Image Credit: (l to r) Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Warner Bros./Everett Collection Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in an engraving circa 1891
Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1984 -
Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn
Image Credit: (l to r) Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Universal/Everett Collection Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn onstage at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1960s
Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn, 1980 -
Diana Ross as Billie Holiday
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Everett Collection Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday in the 1940s
Diana Ross as Billie Holiday, 1972 -
Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin
Image Credit: (l to r) Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Lions Gate/Everett Collection Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin in the 1950s
Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin, 2004 -
Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious
Image Credit: (l to r) Roberta Bayley/Redferns/Getty Images; Samuel goldwyn/Everett Collection Sid and Nancy
Sid Vicious sitting on a bar in 1978
Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious, 1986