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** Despite his hatred for the role, Rickman's character is never seen without his [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|make up on]]. He even wears it at home by himself.

* A tragic in-universe example of this trope is actress Mary Dahl aka Baby Doll from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. She went insane because nobody would accept her as anything but lovable, troublesome tot Baby Doll. It didn't help that she suffered a genetic disorder which kept her from growing, leaving her trapped in a child's body. She starred in a stage production of ''Macbeth'', but it was largely panned and ignored.

* A plotline on the second season of ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' had a whole plotline in Season 2 where he tried--unsuccessfully--to pitch a show about one of the actors from ''[[Seinfeld]]'' facing this, first with Jason Alexander, then with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. [[Failure Is the Only Option|He fails with both attempts]].

* A major arc in ''[[Skip Beat]]'' revolves around the fact that Kyoko's portrayal of the character [[Love to Hate|Mio]] in her major television debut defined the roles she was offered after the fact - to the point that the directors would tell her to "just act like Mio."

* Apparently Christopher Plummer went back and forth on this. On ''[[QI]]'' Stephen Fry told a story about how a friend of his met him and was told in hushed voices by the guy who picked him up at the airport not to mention ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' under any circumstances, "...and half an hour later he was playing 'Edelweiss' at the piano."

** It doesn't help his case that Julie Andrews is, to this day, one of his closest friends. Kind of ironic when he reportedly said that working with her "is like being hit over the head with a giant Valentine's Day card."

* Any character from the British soap [[Eastenders]] but bonus points must be given to Shaun Williamson, otherwise known as [[Extras|Barry from EastEnders]].

** Except for Todd Carty who'll be remembered for his childhood role as Tucker Jenkins on Grange Hill.

* ''[[Blackadder]]'' - Poor Tony Robinson tends to get [[Bumbling Sidekick]] roles reprising his celebrated role as Baldrick.

* [[Christina Ricci]] = [[The Addams Family|Wednesday Addams]].

* Anytime you see Ashton Kutcher, you'll see [[That 70s Show|Micheal Kelso]]. It doesn't seem to harm his career, though.

* [[Rick Moranis]] is either [[SCTV|Bob]] [[The Alcoholic|McKenzie]], [[Little Shop of Horrors|Seymour]] [[The Woobie|Krelborn]], or [[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids|Wayne]] [[Absent-Minded Professor|Szalinski]].