22 Actors Who Played ~Controversial~ People In Movies Or TV Shows

With so many wild stories today, many end up as the inspiration for plotlines in TV shows and movies. Often inspired by true crime or real-life scandals, actors are challenged to bring these infamous people to life onscreen — appearances included.

Dave Franco recently addressed comparisons between him and Luigi Mangione, the man accused in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. "I have never received more texts in my life about anything," he said. "Anyone who has my phone number has reached out about it."

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While many fans have already cast Franco to play Mangione if a movie or series gets developed, there have been no official offers yet. Until then, here's a look at some of the most ~controversial~ characters actors have played over the years, also inspired by real-life people:

1.To start, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch as Lyle and Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story:

And here are the real Menendez brothers:

2.Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster:

And here's the real Aileen Wuornos:

3.Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story:

And here's the real Jeffrey Dahmer:

4.Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout:

And here's the real Elizabeth Holmes:

5.Zac Efron as Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile:

And here's the real Ted Bundy:

6.Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

And here's the real O.J. Simpson:

7.Joey King as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act:

And here's the real Gypsy Rose Blanchard:

8.Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in The Apprentice:

And here's the real Donald Trump:

9.Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna:

And here's the real Anna Sorokin aka Anna Delvey:

10.Cameron Britton as Edmund Kemper Mindhunter:

And here's the real Edmund Kemper:

11.Kathy Bates as Delphine LaLaurie in American Horror Story: Coven:

And here's the real Delphine LaLaurie:

12.Taylor Kitsch as David Koresh in Waco:

And here's the real David Koresh:

13.Sofía Vergara as Griselda Blanco in Griselda:

And here's the real Griselda Blanco:

14.Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street:

And here's the real Jordan Belfort:

15.Christina Ricci as Lizzie Borden in Lizzie Borden Took an Ax and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles:

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And here's the real Lizzie Borden:

16.Clive Owen as Bill Clinton in Impeachment: American Crime Story:

And here's the real Bill Clinton:

17.Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in American Sports Story:

And here's the real Aaron Hernandez:

18.Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter in The Girl from Plainville:

And here's the real Michelle Carter:

19.Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar in Narcos:

And here's the real Pablo Escobar:

20.Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya:

And here's the real Tonya Harding:

21.Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer in My Friend Dahmer:

And here's the real Jeffrey Dahmer:

22.And finally, Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can

And here's the real Frank Abagnale Jr.:

Which of these actors had the best performance? Share your thoughts in the comments!