Microsoft Bloggers, the Movie
* Update: Added Mike Swanson as Matthew Perry based on Brian Keller's suggestion
* Update #2: Added Wes Hutchins as Peyton Manning now that I got a picture of Wes
* Update #3: Added Chris Flores as Ralph Macchio based on John Hipsher's suggestion
* Update #4: Added area of focus for each Microsoft person
* Update #5: Added Raymond Chen as Masi Oka based on Sriram Krishnan's suggestion and Ian Knox as Paul Bettany based on Lindsay Berg and Elise Peterson's suggestion
I saw this hilarious comparison by Josh Hallet on casting "Blog" the Movie and in the spirit of playfulness, I brought in two consultants, Ed and Brian, to chime in on who would star in a "Microsoft Movie." Rather than cast BillG and Steve Ballmer, I thought I would cast some of my favorite personalities who have similar-looking famous personas. Here's my first stab:
 Ari Bixhorn (Speech writer) |  Adam Sandler (Comedian) |
 Brad Abrams (AJAX) |  Sean Hayes (Comedian, Will and Grace) |
 Brian Goldfarb (Web Platform) |  Jerry Ferrara (Actor, Entourage) |
 Brian Keller (VSTS Evangelism) |  Neil Patrick Harris (Actor) |
 Dan Fernandez (Non-Pro Tools) |  Matt Dillon (Crash) |
 Darryl Schaffer (Evangelism) |  Alan Rickman (Actor, Die Hard) |
 David Weller (XNA) |  Timothy Busfield (Actor) |
 Don Box (WCF) |  Matt Groening (Simpsons creator) |
 Ed Kaim (ex-MSFT) |  Steve Harwell (Singer, Smash Mouth) |
 Eric Gunnerson (ex-DevDiv, Movie Maker) |  Willem Dafoe (Platoon) |
 Finula Crowe (DPE, Australia) |  Elizabeth Hurley |
 Jay Roxe (VS Pro Tools) |  Kevin Bacon |
 Jeffrey Snover (PowerShell) |  Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters) |
 John Montgomery (Non-Pro Tools) |  Vincent Donofrio (Full Metal Jacket) |
 Jono Wells (Pro Tools) |  Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) |
 Josh Ledgard (Deveoper Community) |  Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down) |
 Larry Osterman (Windows Audio) |  Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter) |
 Mark Boulter (WPF Tools) |  A slender Wayne Knight ("Newman") |
 Rick Samona (Compete) |  Stevo (Jackass) |
 Sara Ford (Developer Comunity) |  Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live) |
 Scott Guthrie (Web Platform) |  Michael Wincott (Alien: Resurrection) |
 Tony Goodhew (Orcas Planning) |  Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) |
 Mike Swanson (VSTS Evangelism) |  Matthew Perry (Comedian, Friends) |
 Wes Hutchins (Non-Pro tools) |  Peyton Manning (NFL Quarterback) |
 Chris Flores (Windows) |  Ralph Macchio (Actor, Karate Kid) |
 Raymond Chen (Windows) |  Masi Oka (Actor, Heroes) |
 Ian Knox (VSTS) |  Paul Bettany (Actor, DaVinci Code) |
Who am I missing? Who do you think is the closest match to their famous self? I couldn't decide who Raymond Chen, Dare Obasanjo, Jeff Sandquist or Rory Blyth look like, but I'm open to ideas or other famous 'softies you think have famous counterparts.
Now back to actual work :)
Comments
Anonymous
February 26, 2007
It's a little harsh that everyone was named with the exception of Hugh Jackman (Wolverine). Is there a reason?Anonymous
February 27, 2007
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February 27, 2007
Hey Brody, I'm not sure what you thought that was "harsh", but in any case, I went ahead and updated the list for Hugh Jackman :)Anonymous
February 27, 2007
Danielfe decided to put together a great post about how some of us look like famous people (not thatAnonymous
February 27, 2007
One mistake: Goodhew is more like Dakota Fanning.Anonymous
February 27, 2007
Danielfe decided to put together a great post about how some of us look like famous people (not thatAnonymous
February 27, 2007
I don't know any of these folks, but I have to say that Jay Roxe looks more like Tobey Maguire. http://www.celebopedia.com/maguire/images/tobey_maguire.jpgAnonymous
February 27, 2007
I'm a bit concerned about where my tiara went tho... :-)Anonymous
February 27, 2007
The best one was Finula Crowe (DPE, Australia) For Elizabeth. :))Anonymous
February 27, 2007
Nah, Jay Roxe looks like Dave Foley from NewsRadio http://imdb.com/name/nm0004929/Anonymous
February 28, 2007
Great stuff I love the Rick Samona Match !Anonymous
February 28, 2007
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February 28, 2007
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February 28, 2007
I always thought Josh looked more like Jeff Fahey: http://videodetective.com/photos/224/009413_24.jpg http://www.nndb.com/people/568/000024496/fahey1.jpgAnonymous
February 28, 2007
Hey Sara, Only if you want to look just like Amy :)Anonymous
March 01, 2007
I'm not sure that the humor found here would translate well . Nevermind, I'd love to see what would happenAnonymous
March 01, 2007
Dan, this was hilarious! I particularly had a laugh when I saw yours as thats exactly what I thought when I first met you! Get us more! KavithaAnonymous
March 01, 2007
Raymond Chen - Masi Oka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masi_Oka) - he plays 'Hiro Nakamura' in Heroes. Raymond - if you read this, I'm sorry!Anonymous
March 01, 2007
I was trying to keep my intentions hidden, but Dan has disclosed them. I've been trying to look likeAnonymous
March 01, 2007
I like what Howard had to say about his perspective (a developer's, that is) about why we created a "newAnonymous
March 02, 2007
Wow. That must've taken a LOT of work!Anonymous
March 08, 2007
That was back when I still had hair ;-) You need a pic of "BGold 2.0"Anonymous
March 08, 2007
Let me just add that Mike Swanson not only LOOKs like Matthew Perry, he ACTS like Matthew Perry too! (or perhaps Perry acts like Mike...hmmm...). Trust me, I'm his sister-in-law and the likeness is UNCANNY!! :)LAnonymous
March 20, 2007
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June 08, 2007
Eric Delko is a much better pick for FloresAnonymous
July 20, 2007
I think Dan looks like Bruce Campbell from Evil Dead Part 2 - http://www.nndb.com/people/598/000025523/.
