7 FACES BEHIND FAMOUS CHARACTERS

Many people are saying that Johnny Depp is the ultimate character player. He has played many characters well. But we say that all of his characters boiled down to the same recognizable face of Depp. The true master of disguise is Doug Jones. Doug Jones is so versatile that you won't recognize him on some movies unless the credit rolls in.

With that said Doug Jones tops on our list on the 7 FACES BEHIND FAMOUS CHARACTERS.

1.  Doug Jones as Pale Man, Fauno, Silver Surfer, Doom, Abe Sapien and Angel of Death.




2. Meet Haruo Nakajima  a Japanese actor, best known for portraying Godzilla. He is a true  champ for sporting this 200-pound Godzilla suit. Nakajima went on to perform as a suit actor for 23 years.

 3. The Dark Side has been revealed  and number 3 on our list is a veteran actor
Sebastian Shaw as Darth Vader.

 4. Chewbacca/Peter Mayhew, Star Wars 

There were quite a few folks in costumes throughout this series, but we’re going to focus on a very special Wookiee. Peter Mayhew, at a towering seven feet, three inches, was discovered after his photograph was featured in a newspaper article about men with colossal feet. From there, he was cast in 1977′s Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger and then, of course, Star Wars. 

 5. Big Bird/Caroll Spinney, Sesame Street 

It’s hard to admit this to our inner Sesame Street kids, but there’s a human inside Big Bird. Always has been, always will be. The heartwarming part? It’s still Caroll Spinney after all these years. Spinney, at age 78, insists, “I can’t imagine willingly walking away from Big Bird.” Brings a tear to the eye, doesn’t it? Not yet? What about now? 

6. Who would have thought that inside Barney is a black guy?

Being inside the Barney suit isn’t as emotionally bewitching as being inside Big Bird, apparently. Many men have come and gone, but one of the longest stints belonged to David Joyner.

7. Bolaji Badejo, a design student, was sitting at a bar when he was picked up for his role in Alien. Director Ridley Scott wanted an abnormally tall, slender body to portray the villain, and Badejo’s seven-foot, two-inch frame fit the bill perfectly.