How Much Does the Cast of American Crime Story Look Like Their Real-Life Counterparts?
Ryan Murphy's series American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson is chronicling the ultrafamous case of the former football player's infamous murder trial, and each week, we meet another prime player. Thanks to some '90s makeovers, the cast looks uncannily like the real-life people they're playing. Sarah Paulson, John Travolta, and Cuba Gooding Jr. are all starring in the limited series, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson. While you're marveling at their performances in the drama (and the crazy, yet true, scenes), take a look at how much they've been made to resemble the real people.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson
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The Real O.J. Simpson
The Real Robert Shapiro
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David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian
Kardashian, the father of the famous clan, was also on the defense team.
The Real Robert Kardashian
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Courtney Vance as Johnnie Cochran
Cochran, also on the defense team, is famous for his repeated line about the glove found near the crime scene: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
The Real Johnnie Cochran
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Billy Magnussen as Kato Kaelin
Actor Kaelin was living in Simpson's guest house at the time of the murder.
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The Real Kato Kaelin
The Real Marcia Clark
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The Real F. Lee Bailey
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner as A.C. Cowlings
Former football player Cowlings was the friend who drove Simpson in the infamous Bronco.
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The Real A.C. Cowlings
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