00:00Why aren't you smiling? I ain't! Where's my coffee?
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today, we're counting down our picks for the times when celebrities mimicked their co-stars to perfection.
00:12You know, there's like, the Bellas are out of college and, um, you know, uh...
00:20Number 10. Jake Gyllenhaal as Tom Holland.
00:23They may have played adversaries in Spider-Man Far From Home,
00:27but it's clear Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal are in sync when it comes to goofing around.
00:31A Game of Impressions grinds to a halt when Gyllenhaal draws a card with Holland's name on it.
00:36Hey, I'm Spider-Man.
00:41The Mysterio actor's soft-spoken, dorky take on his co-stars' mannerisms doesn't read.
00:46Holland stares blankly while Gyllenhaal spins his wheels.
00:50Ooh, whoa, I'm... whoa, ooh, I'm Spider-Man.
00:54When he does finally guess, he can only react with the most deadpan sarcasm he can muster.
01:00Gyllenhaal's impression was just slightly better than Holland's attempts to freestyle, though.
01:05We're in London. We're going down the street to a funky beat.
01:09Number 9. Tom Hiddleston as Chris Evans.
01:12For years, the Loki actor has dazzled us with his acting chops,
01:16but Tom Hiddleston's ear for accents, tone, and vocal cadences is almost supernatural.
01:22So, welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
01:27So, so you, so you, you've never been on the show?
01:31In this beloved clip from a 2013 Comic-Con panel,
01:34A fan requests Hiddleston do his impression of his Avengers co-star Chris Evans.
01:39The way the British Hiddleston effortlessly adopts Evans' laid-back, American vibe,
01:44even before he demonstrates his voice, is hilarious and stunningly accurate.
01:48Oh my god, oh god.
01:52It's like, oh man.
01:54Okay, okay.
01:57Wow, Zach, Nerd HQ, man.
01:59Someone put him in a biopic now.
02:01It doesn't matter who it's about.
02:03He can do it.
02:04Dude.
02:06Really?
02:09I was watching it on TV, man.
02:11I mean, what?
02:12Number 8.
02:13Reese Witherspoon as Nicole Kidman.
02:15There's something about the unhinged look on this Oscar-winning actress's face
02:19as she sinks her teeth into Nicole Kidman's Aussie accent.
02:22She'll often say to me,
02:23a foreign film I've absolutely never heard of.
02:27Like, y'all, I mean, it's out there.
02:29And she's like, but do you see that, director?
02:32Big Little Lies co-star and co-producer Reese Witherspoon was one of several colleagues and
02:37friends who toasted Kidman at her 2024 AFI Life Achievement Gala.
02:41She tells stories about how Kidman secured artists she wants to work alongside.
02:46But of course, she has to do it in her voice.
02:48I mean, it's incredible.
02:51Reese, we must get her.
02:53We must.
02:56And I'm like, yeah, yeah, okay.
02:59You call her first.
03:01Witherspoon isn't doing an impression to make fun of her friend.
03:04She's just demonstrating how powerful and determined she is when she's handling her business.
03:08But it's also really funny.
03:10She called her agent and said,
03:12I really want to work with this director.
03:14And her agent said,
03:15yeah, but he doesn't speak any English.
03:17And she goes,
03:18yeah, well then get an interpreter.
03:20Number 7
03:21Anne Hathaway as Matthew McConaughey
03:23I saw you, like, pressed up in that, a breakdancing pose, scissor leg.
03:28And with the camera shooting up your Cobra Cod piece,
03:31I said, that man is going to win an Oscar.
03:35And I was right!
03:36Like Christopher Walken and Robert De Niro,
03:38Matthew McConaughey is an actor everyone seems to have a take on his iconic voice.
03:43But Anne Hathaway's studied and perceptive impression of her interstellar co-star is spot on.
03:48She even gives host Jimmy Kimmel a crash course on how to do it right.
03:52You're with him and all of a sudden you find yourself kind of like leaning back.
03:56You lean back, you talk, you know, you maybe don't enunciate as much,
04:00but sometimes you do, you enunciate intentionally.
04:03Nailing his drawl, philosophical tone, and relaxed posture,
04:07Hathaway doesn't even need to do his Texas accent to embody McConaughey.
04:11She's gotten to know him so well that she can just riff off on a topic and sound like him.
04:15The fact that she's doing it all in a sparkling pinstripe pantsuit makes it even better.
04:20I like the Patriots, God bless America.
04:24I'm going to pour a game, sit down, play a little ball, maybe break a sweat first,
04:28have the kids, children, family, intentions.
04:32Number 6. Mark Hamill as Harrison Ford.
04:34The three leads of Star Wars were all fairly new to making movies.
04:38Novice actor Mark Hamill's question about the realism of the movie's famous trash compactor scene
04:43elicited a helpful, if bristly, response from his co-star Harrison Ford.
04:47I got a bad feeling about this.
04:51Hamill told the story on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2019.
04:55He pulls out a perfect rendition of Ford's stiffness,
04:58weathered voice, and slow manner of speaking.
05:01Shouldn't my hair be all wet and matted with schmutz all through it?
05:04And he turns to me and says,
05:06Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie.
05:15If people are looking at your hair, we're all in big trouble.
05:19Hamill's command of his voice is probably a testament to his continued success in voice acting roles.
05:24When Jimmy Fallon played the clip for Ford, he seemed about as impressed as we've ever seen him.
05:29That wasn't bad.
05:30He can have the job.
05:34No, it's really good.
05:35Yeah, it's not bad, right?
05:36I guess that's...
05:38That's...
05:39That's me.
05:40Yeah.
05:41Number 5. Meryl Streep as Cher.
05:44Everyone's got a Cher impression.
05:46Some are good, some are bad, some are bizarre.
05:49I do a better Cher than you.
05:53You think so?
05:59Actually, it's...
06:00You think so?
06:01Ho!
06:01But what happens when you cross a legendary pop star with a distinctive voice and a legendary movie star known
06:07for her mimicry?
06:08You get this iconic and all-too-brief impression.
06:11Speaking with Entertainment Tonight about Mamma Mia Here We Go Again,
06:15Streep dipped into her lower register to emulate Cher's deep contralto.
06:19Cher, playing my mother.
06:21She was divine.
06:23Meryl Streep and Cher have actually been friends for decades.
06:26All that tells us is that Streep has had years to perfect her impression.
06:30Frankly, we want more.
06:32Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
06:35My old friend Cher, who...
06:39Steals it!
06:40Number 4. Jamie Foxx as Jennifer Hudson.
06:43During Jimmy Fallon's beloved Wheel of Musical Impression segment,
06:47the Oscar winner for Ray got a chance to demonstrate his vocal flexibility.
06:50On top of spaghet!
06:55All covered with cheer!
07:01Near the end, the wheels land on his co-star and duet partner from Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson.
07:06He has to tap into his head voice to emulate Jennifer Hudson's soaring, gospel-inspired vocal techniques,
07:11but he also nails her distinctive approach to belting those big notes.
07:25What sets Foxx's impressions apart from other actors is that he's a genuinely good singer, too.
07:30While you're laughing at how ridiculous the song is,
07:33you're also marveling at his genuine musical talent at the same time.
07:46There's something about Kevin Hart's boundless energy and shrill voice that makes him catnip
07:51for impersonators. Bryan Cranston, his co-star on The Upside, couldn't hold in the impulse.
08:06Hart's frequent collaborator Dwayne The Rock Johnson has had time to get to know his every
08:11mannerism and vocal nuance. Johnson isn't just content to adopt Hart's voice and physical tics.
08:27He plays his co-star like a dork who nobody likes, never failing to take digs at his height or
08:32his
08:33awkwardness. It's a good thing they're friends, because this kind of ammunition would be devastating
08:37in an enemy's hands.
08:44Number 2. Anna Kendrick as Kristen Stewart
08:48Twilight launched the careers of its two co-leads, but it's also the first time many audiences got
08:53a glimpse of the quirky and hilarious Anna Kendrick. She played the talkative Jessica against Kristen
08:58Stewart's moody heroine Bella Swan.
09:00Oh my god, it's like first grade all over again, you're the shiny new toy.
09:05It's easy to mimic someone with a big personality, but watching Kendrick perfectly recreate her
09:10co-star's low-key casual ease and subtle gestures is really impressive.
09:15I love her and I've done it to her. I did it to her and she was like, oh man,
09:19I do that with my mouth
09:21and I was like, you're doing it now, I know! The accuracy is what makes it funny. It's the kind
09:25of
09:26well-studied but lovable shade that only a friend could pull off. They go on a USO tour and there's
09:31like,
09:32you know, hilarity ensues, so...
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10:10Number 1. Kiki Palmer as Angela Bassett.
10:14The courage and talent it takes to star opposite a legend like Angela Bassett at such a young age,
10:19probably makes Kiki Palmer one of the most fearless actors in Hollywood.
10:23But mom, I hate Crenshaw. It is so boring there. And nobody cares.
10:27But you think they care about you in Woodland Hills?
10:30At least they got Latin classes and the kids don't have to study in their stairwell.
10:34The Akilah and the Beast star went viral back in 2019 for her imitation of Angela Bassett's
10:39famous roles in What's Love Got to Do With It and The Jacksons in American Dream.
10:43You're a liar. And you're a cheat. And I don't want you.
10:49When the two sat down together for a little catch-up in 2022, Palmer got to do it in front
10:54of Bassett herself.
10:56It's every bit as iconic as it sounds. Bassett even joins in, leaving them both in stitches.
11:01You were a liar. And you were a cheat. And I don't want you. I don't want you. I don't
11:07want you.
11:07I don't want you. No more.
11:10Which of these co-star copycats impressed you the most? Tell us in the comments.
11:14You are a liar.
11:28You are a liar.
11:30You are a liar.
11:30You
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