. Separated At Birth ..........

. Brother Mine


Oh brother, where art thou? That's what these racers are asking. They know something is missing in their lives. Could it be that when they were born they had twins who were secreted away? Do they long for a counterpart that they know should've been there through their formative years? I think so. Take a look at the pictures and you'll think to yourself, "Yes, separated at birth!"
 
James "Bubba" Stewart - Dave Chappelle: No race-related joke here about "brothers"... these two guys must be brothers! Rumor is that Dave Chappelle was born Dave Stewart and he left home young rather than travel in a crappy motorhome to yet another dirtbike event. He also hated having the same name as Annie Lennox's bitch; hence the fancier last name.
Chris Vermeulen's Mole - John-Boy Walton's Mole: The birthmarks are mirror images and if these two guys kissed, the moles would perfectly align. The bold Rorschach inkblots prove their fraternal kinship and obviate the need for anything else on them to look remotely similar.
Neil Hodgson - Dudley Do-Right: Two words: big chin. Late edition: Aaron Eckhart has been quietly cultivating his chin in Hollywood these past few years and is now comfortable coming out as a Hodgson relation.
Alex Barros - Hua Mei: Darks circles under the eyes can mean one of several things: 1) You party too hard; 2) You inherited a trait you can't do much about; or 3) You're a panda bear. We know what Hua Mei's situation is: She parties too hard. What about you Mr. Barros? Got a little panda bear in the family blood line?
Sete Gibernau - The Scream: "I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature." Was that Sete referring to his 2005 season or was it Edvard Munch talking about the inspiration for his famous painting? The answer, Brother, is Yes. 
Keith Code - George Harrison: Keith is into Scientology; George was into Hinduism. Both were raised by the same spiritually liberal mother. Why not the dad, you ask? Click on the picture to find out why it wasn't D-a-a-a-d (well, he was at least Keith's dad based on the same "goat"-tee). Dad didn't care about spirituality; he just wanted to eat weeds.
Jean Herisse - Mario Mario: Herisse was in charge of Michelin's SBK program until Pirelli came along and left him with stacks of inventory. Mario is a plumber in animation land, where few characters own 1920s-era homes with rusted iron pipes that burst. Not only do these two look alike, they're also both very underemployed at the moment.
Troy's Shades - Bono's Shades: Who was it who sang the line, "She moves in mysterious ways"? That's right, Bono sang it about Salome (daughter of Herodias, princess of Judea) while Troy sang it about his Desmosedici (a motorcycle). Or was it the sunglasses that did the singing while they lip synched?  
Kurtis Roberts - Howdy Doody: I know some of you will quibble with me about how the smart swirl of Howdy's hair totally sets him apart from any man, woman, child, or wood product on this planet, but once you free your mind from fixating on that detail, you will absolutely wonder if Kurtis's mom had an affair with the sycamore tree out back. 
Shane Byrne - Larry Linville: You old enough to remember "Ferret Face," aka "The Lipless Wonder"? Yes, that would be Frank Burns from MASH, who was packed up and shipped off to the Korean War before Shane "Shakey" Bryne was even an itch in his dad's tighty whities. I guess you could say they were cosmically separated.   
Jamie Whitham - Emily Watson: Can you honestly tell me that if we put a lowcut black dress on Jamie and glammed him up with some Lancome products he wouldn't become Emily? Consider this: Has anyone ever seem them together in the same room?              
Jamie Hacking - John Malkovich: Seen "Being John Malkovich"? There's no better candidate for someone to be Malkovich than the very lad who was separated from his brother at birth. Luckily for John he was adopted by Yanks; otherwise he'd have Jamie's drawl and would be offered no parts except to play Jamie in a cheap bio-pic.         
Giovanni Bussei - Giovanni Bussei: Although this is allegedly the same person, I'm pretty sure they're twins separated at birth. The one on the left was adopted by Grizzly Adams and learned to skin muskrat at the age of two, while the other was adopted by an East Coast monied family and sleeps only on 400 thread count sheets. 
Katja Poensgen - Sharon Stone: I'm sure sometimes it's hard for Katja to be treated fairly since she's a) a woman, and b) she's as attractive as her sister Sharon Stone, but I really doubt she'd want to trade in that face for something "ugly but taken more seriously."  
Noriyuki Haga - Prince Valiant: What I'm seeing here is that Nori and PV both have this certain je ne sais quoi. It's the knowing tilt of the head. Or the parted lips waiting to give wise comment. Or maybe it's the rice bowl haircut. But for sure it's not the blue mouthpiece.    
Valentino Rossi - Steve McQueen:  Sure, they don't look like identical twins at the moment, but give Rossi twenty years and all the whiskey and cigarettes he can consume, and he'll wake up looking exactly like McQueen. Let us not forget that McQueen also loved bikes. Check out the possible simian siblings added to their blood line.
Ruben Xaus - Heath Ledger: Turn Ruben into a blonde or Heath into a brunette and you've got twins. Those languid eyes combined with that Droopy Dog smile can't possibly run in more than one family.
Max Biaggi - Kevin Richardson: I don't expect you to know the name Kevin Richardson, but I do expect you to have at least heard of the band Backstreet Boys. Biaggi and Richardson may have been separated from a third brother: Beelzebub.
Colin Edwards - Matthew McConaughey: In general, Edwards does not look like McConaughey, but he happens to look like the actor during his severely shorn phase for the movie U-571. In most pictures, Edwards looks rather like a hairless Bugs Bunny.
Yuichi Takeda - Björk: All Takeda lacks is some pumpkin pigment to make his hair as quirky as that of the Icelandic alternative pop princess. And the gender difference, you ask? What is gender but a few innies versus outies?  
 
Chris Walker - John Hurt: They're both British - isn't that evidence enough that they're brothers? The bags under Hurt's eyes suggest that he's a bit older, but it could just be that Walker has figured out the trick about using Preparation H under his eyes to reduce the puffiness.
James Toseland - Josh Hartnett: Don't know who Josh Hartnett is? If you have a teen-aged daughter, go ask her. Whenever Toseland wants to give up motorcycles, he can become Hartnett's stunt double and score with some major Hollywood hotties.
Steve Hislop - Patrick Stewart: Think that just a bald head will make you the brother of Captain Jean-Luc Picard? No, it's the pointy ears that proves they're brothers, as well as distant relatives of Spock. Note to Ducati: Check the Enterprise; methinks Hizzy slipped Picard a gray market Testastretta engine. RIP Hizzy.
Norick Abe - Sonic the Hedgehog: One is a mammal. And the other is a mammal, too. So why can't they be brothers? The hair simply screams, "Reunite us - we have so many stories to share about the hair gels we've used!"
Loris Capirossi - Herman Munster: What is Capirossi's baseball cap hiding? A scar that's identical to Herman Munster's! Since you can't see the obvious, focus on the smile and the blood bond becomes wickedly apparent.
Mauro Sanchini - Hank Azaria: Although Azaria's an actor, he's probably better known for his voice: think Apu, Moe and Chief Wiggum, among others. If Sanchini can't make inroads as a racer, he should ring up Azaria and ask if The Simpsons needs another guy with a funny accent.
Carl Fogarty - Eerily Sentient Eagle: Look at the piercing predatory eyes and super sharp beaks. The big family question: Will Foggy have his genealogy traced to find out which of his ancestors got funky enough with a raptor to introduce birds of prey into the bloodline?