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Actors sometimes go to great lengths to make sure their depictions of real-life people are accurate. Most famously, Robert De Niro got both very fit for 1980’s
Raging Bull and then put on weight to represent dual periods in the life of boxer Jake LaMotta.
Other times, actors only have to do some research into their family history. That’s because several have portrayed one of their actual relatives onscreen. Take a look at some of the most notable examples.
1. The Rock
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The vast majority of Sherlock Holmes stories are the property of the public domain, which is no doubt why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic literary creation is, and will continue to be, one of the most heavily adapted characters in any kind of media.
Indeed, there’ve been countless movies and TV shows that have reinvented the legendary detective over the years, be it Benedict Cumberbatch’s
Sherlock, Johnny Lee Miller’s
Elementary, or the two blockbusters starring Robert Downey Jr. And that’s without even mentioning the terrific drama
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