In the hit apocalyptic comedyThis is the last , Seth Rogen ( who co - wrote the picture with his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg ) , James Franco , Jay Baruchel , Craig Robinson , Emma Watson , Aziz Ansari , and Rihanna are just some of the stars to appear as themselves in the jam - packed flick . Well , at least an intentionally over - the - top variation of themselves . As Danny McBride ( who is portrayed as a Channing Tatum worshipper work cannibal in the perturb comedy)explained to ScreenRant.com , " Everybody is in spades portrayed in a way that is a short more grotesque than they ordinarily are . " Take , for instance , Michael Cera playing himself as a coked - up , Capri Sun - sipping calciferol - bag , or Mindy Kaling play herself as someone who wants to have gender with that particular Michael Cera . ( Though , in our mind , we ’d like to reckon that Watson really would steal all of McBride ’s stuff and nonsense like she doesin the trailer . )
But the harvest of current Hollywood adept that look inThis is the Endis hardly the first to act as an embellished version of themselves on the big or small screen . Here are nine of the most outrageous times a wiz play themselves … or someone like them .
1. Kate Winslet onExtras
On his comedy seriesExtras , creator / star Ricky Gervais had a hang for getting esteemed British actors and actress to play crass , clueless , or downright cruel versions of themselves . Whether it was a perv - y Sir Patrick Stewart spending an uncomfortable amount of prison term coming up with ways to get lady naked or a sexually ambitious Daniel Radcliffe literally waving condoms around , all they had in usual with these " characters " was their namesake . Fellow universally - like star Kate Winslet played " herself " in an uproarious time of year 1 episode in which the actress was portray as a cynical , un - PC wiz who only chose to be in a Holocaust motion picture because it would win her accolades . In a delicious bit of irony , three years afterward the humble and good - humored Winslet would go on to win her first long - delinquent Oscar … for seem in a Holocaust moving picture . Even better , Gervais made a crack about the coincidence during his 2009 Golden Globes hosting stint .
2. Liam Neeson onLife’s Too Short
gratefully , when it descend to headliner play the bad possible translation of themselves , Gervais did n’t finish withExtras . Even though his follow - up , Life ’s Too Short , didn’t hit quite the same nerve , Liam Neeson ’s coming into court as a stoic , unintentionally hilarious Liam Neeson made the whole series worthwhile . In his insistent classic segment , " Liam Neeson " wanted to make his segue into stand - up and sketch comedy with terribly unfunny bits about contract " full - gas AIDS " and getting his role as Oskar Schindler inSchindler ’s Listbecause he loved make tilt . Turns out , Liam Neeson is moderately all-fired funny after all .
3. Neil Patrick Harris inHarold & Kumar Go to White Castle
How I Met Your Mothermay have propelled former fry star Neil Patrick Harris back onto the A - list , but it was his visual aspect in the religious cult 2004 stoner comedyHarold & Kumar Go to White Castlethat really transform him from Doogie to legendary . In the movie , NPH is an insane , rapture - riddled hitchhiker on the hunting for , as he not so delicately puts it , " poon tang . " Just a footling flake of a departure from the homosexual father of two in a long - committed family relationship with a taste for musical theater and being one of the most - liked guys in Hollywood . But the stunt cast worked : The cameo put Harris back on the function and help spawn twoHarold & Kumarsequels , both of which he appeared in as " himself . "
4. James Van Der Beek onDon’t Trust the B in Apartment 23
Dawson ’s Creekstar James Van Der Beek has always had a good sense of humor about himself and his status as a former adolescent heartthrob , but that very same sensory faculty of humor about fame and his home in Hollywood was never better than when he recreate " himself " in the all - too - short - survive ABC comedyDon’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 . In the serial , Van Der Beek played a raging egomaniac and individual Lothario ( in genuine life , the 36 - year - old is a married founder of two ) , but anyone with that big of an ego would never be willing to play someone so abject with their same name .
5. Matt LeBlanc onEpisodes
Matt LeBlanc earned a Golden Globe ( it ’s no Soapie , but still pretty damn impressive ) for his carrying into action as … Matt LeBlanc . The formerFriendsstar play a dopey , desperate edition of himself on the Showtime satire . In fact , LeBlanc is such a jerk onEpisodesthat all of hisFriendscastmates have bend against him or downright hate him since their hit show twine . That ’s a fate far tough thanJoey .
6. John Malkovich inBeing John Malkovich
Everything is a little bit off in Spike Jonze ’s brilliant , but infinitely bizarre , Being John Malkovich … including John Malkovich himself . for certain , the Oscar - nominated thespian is a little number strange , but he most for certain does n’t have a portal vein that take you into his brainiac and allows you to experience the human race as John Malkovich . ( At least , we ’re pretty sure he does n’t . )
7. Cate Blanchett inCoffee and Cigarettes
Cate Blanchett is a effortlessly nerveless and spectacularly beautiful actress , so we ’d say that her turn as herself in 2003’sCoffee and Cigaretteswasn’t much of a stretch as an effortlessly cool and stunningly beautiful actress named Cate Blanchett . Then again , it ’s a safe bet the real Cate Blanchett does n’t often find herself having bizarre , uncomfortable meetings with a first cousin who looks exactly like her .
8. Howard Stern in Private Parts
You either enjoy Howard Stern — or love to detest him . Of course , if you realise his biographical 1997 filmPrivate Parts , your opinion of the jounce athlete may have switch , whichever side you fall on . Stern play himself in his life story and the most shameful thing of all turned out to be that the humourous host was n’t just the loudmouth misogynist we tuned into ( or as far by as potential from ) on our radio telephone dial during our morn commute , but an ambitious , astonishingly human , and yes , even a little spot sweet , regular guy with some big dreaming .
9. Larry David onCurb Your Enthusiasm
Out of everyone on this listing , Larry David is probably the closest to his " Larry David " on the captain class in ill-chosen drollery , Curb Your Enthusiasm(which is chock full of stars playing variations of themselves ) . He ’s a neurotic , a curmudgeon , a tremendous talent , a full love child , and above all , a clowning genius . Of of course , if the real - life David was anything remotely like his on - screen semblance , he ’d probably have burn every bridge in Hollywood by now because he ’s pretttt - ay , pretttt - ay , prettttttt - ay annoying .
