17 "SNL" Actors Who Looked JUST Like The Famous People They Impersonated, And 17 Who Failed The Assignment

If you're anything like me, then you probably spend most of your time watching Saturday Night Live sketches, especially ones where actors impersonate famous people.

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Some of these impressions are so darn good because the actors look JUST LIKE certain celebrities, and others just...well, really, really don't.

These SNL celebrity impressions got me thinking about the good vs. bad ones that aired on TV. So, here are some SNL actors who totally looked like the famous people they impersonated, and others who definitely didn't:

Note: We're talking about appearance here, people — not voices or mannerisms!

MISSED THE MARK: What Bill Hader looked like as Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac (2012):

What the real Lindsey Buckingham looks like:

You can watch Bill Hader's impression of Lindsey Buckingham here:

HIT THE MARK: What Tina Fey looked like as Sarah Palin (2008):

What the real Sarah Palin looks like:

You can watch Tina Fey's impression of Sarah Palin here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Molly Shannon looked like as Angelina Jolie (2000):

What the real Angelina Jolie looks like:

You can watch Molly Shannon's impression of Angelina Jolie here:

HIT THE MARK: What Eddie Murphy looked like as Stevie Wonder (1982):

What the real Stevie Wonder looks like:

You can watch Eddie Murphy's impression of Stevie Wonder here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Leslie Jones looked like as Viola Davis (2017):

What the real Viola Davis looks like:

You can watch Leslie Jones' impression of Viola Davis here:

HIT THE MARK: What Aidy Bryant looked like as Adele in her "Hello" music video (2015):

What the real Adele looks like in her "Hello" music video:

You can watch Aidy Bryant's impression of Adele here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Taran Killam looked like as Brad Pitt (2010):

What the real Brad Pitt looks like:

You can watch Taran Killam's impression of Brad Pitt here:

HIT THE MARK: What Bowen Yang looked like as Fran Lebowitz (2021):

What the real Fran Lebowitz looks like:

You can watch Bowen Yang's impression of Fran Lebowitz here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Jay Pharoah looked like as Lil Wayne (2011):

What the real Lil Wayne looks like:

You can watch Jay Pharoah's impression of Lil Wayne here:

HIT THE MARK: What Jay Pharoah looked like as Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element (2015):

What the real Chris Tucker looks like in The Fifth Element:

You can watch Jay Pharoah's impression of Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Pete Davidson looked like as Machine Gun Kelly (2021):

What the real Machine Gun Kelly looks like:

You can watch Pete Davidson's impression of Machine Gun Kelly here:

HIT THE MARK: What Bobby Moynihan looked like as Guy Fieri (2010):

What the real Guy Fieri looks like:

You can watch Bobby Moynihan's impression of Guy Fieri here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Rachel Dratch looked like as Drew Barrymore (2000):

What the real Drew Barrymore looks like:

You can watch Rachel Dratch's impression of Drew Barrymore here:

HIT THE MARK: What Maya Rudolph looked like as Beyoncé (2021):

What the real Beyoncé looks like:

You can watch Maya Rudolph's impression of Beyoncé here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Kristen Wiig looked like as Bj?rk (2012):

What the real Bj?rk looks like:

You can watch Kristen Wiig's impression of Bj?rk here:

HIT THE MARK: What Chloe Fineman looked like as Phoebe Dynevor in Bridgerton (2021):

What the real Phoebe Dynevor looks like in Bridgerton:

You can watch Chloe Fineman's impression of Phoebe Dynevor in Bridgerton here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Kenan Thompson looked like as Sinbad (2018):

What the real Sinbad looks like:

You can watch Kenan Thompson's impression of Sinbad here:

HIT THE MARK: What Fred Armisen looked like as Prince (2012):

What the real Prince looked like:

You can watch Fred Armisen's impression of Prince here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Amy Poehler looked like as Hillary Clinton (2008):

What the real Hillary Clinton looks like:

You can watch Amy Poehler's impression of Hillary Clinton here:

HIT THE MARK: What Heidi Gardner looked like as Kristen Schaal (2017):

What the real Kristen Schaal looks like:

You can watch Heidi Gardner's impression of Kristen Schaal here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Andy Samberg looked like as Prince William (2010):

What the real Prince William looks like:

You can watch Andy Samberg's impression of Prince William here:

HIT THE MARK: What Tim Meadows looked like as Oprah Winfrey (1997):

What the real Oprah Winfrey looks like:

You can watch Tim Meadows' impression of Oprah Winfrey here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Abby Elliott looked like as Khloé Kardashian (2011):

What the real Khloe Kardashian looks like:

You can watch Abby Elliott's impression of Khloe Kardashian here:

HIT THE MARK: What Harry Styles looked like as Mick Jagger (2017):

What the real Mick Jagger looks like:

You can watch Harry Styles' impression of Mick Jagger here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Sasheer Zamata looked like as Michelle Obama (2014):

What the real Michelle Obama looks like:

You can watch Sasheer Zamata's impression of Michelle Obama here:

HIT THE MARK: What Ego Nwodim looked like as Dionne Warwick (2021):

What the real Dionne Warwick looks like:

You can watch Ego Nwodim's impression of Dionne Warwick here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Beck Bennett looked like as Javier Bardem (2016):

What the real Javier Bardem looks like:

You can watch Beck Bennett's impression of Javier Bardem here:

HIT THE MARK: What Larry David looked like as Bernie Sanders (2016):

What the real Bernie Sanders looks like:

You can watch Larry David's impression of Bernie Sanders here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Dan Aykroyd looked like as Julia Child (1978):

What the real Julia Child looked like:

You can watch Dan Aykroyd's impression of Julia Child here:

HIT THE MARK: What Melissa Villase?or looked like as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (2018):

What the real Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looks like:

You can watch Melissa Villase?or's impression of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Chris Redd looked like as Mahershala Ali (2019):

What the real Mahershala Ali looks like:

You can watch Chris Redd's impression of Mahershala Ali here:

HIT THE MARK: What Gilda Radner looked like as Patti Smith (1979):

What the real Patti Smith looks like:

You can watch Gilda Radner's impression of Patti Smith here:

MISSED THE MARK: What Kate McKinnon looked like as Judy Garland (2019):

What the real Judy Garland looked like:

You can watch Kate McKinnon's impression of Judy Garland here:

And HIT THE MARK: What Kenan Thompson looked like as Steve Harvey (2018):

What the real Steve Harvey looks like:

You can watch Kenan Thompson's impression of Steve Harvey here: