This week sees the release of This Is The End, the not-enormously-high concept comedy in which Seth Rogen, James Franco and their A-list buddies play themselves as prima donna actors sheltering from the apocalypse. It's a prime example of the fun actors can have when they're cast as themselves – it offers them a chance to poke fun at their own public persona, or alternatively, send themselves up with a wink and a smile. Sometimes it's a chance to change their image, but usually it's just a chance to have a laugh. Here are the 10 funniest examples of actors playing themselves...
Here's a great example of an actor turning his public image on its head. The real Neil Patrick Harris is a triple-threat: an all-singing, all-dancing, gay actor with a penchant for show tunes. The NPH of the Harold & Kumar movies is about as far removed from Doogie Howser as possible: a pill-popping, hard-drinking, skirt-chasing animal who'll steal your car and leave you for dead if it'll get him to the party quicker. Harris used the momentum of his Harold & Kumar role to land him the part of ladykiller Barney in TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother, where he continues to lead a double life: an expert 'swordsman' on screen, a devoted father and husband off it.
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