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See 34 Actors Who Dressed Up In Fabulous Drag

See 34 Actors Who Dressed Up In Fabulous Drag

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Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt/Natasha Chenkova in SaltColumbia Pictures; Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Image

October 18, 2014 12:21 PM EDT

Dexter star Michael C. Hall is dressing up in drag as he takes the stage on Broadway as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Take a look at other actors throughout the years who’ve dressed in drag for their roles.

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Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt/Natasha Chenkova in SaltColumbia Pictures; Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Image

Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire in Mrs. Doubtfire20th Century Fox; Jimi Celeste—PatrickMcMullan.com/Sipa/AP

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig Robinson in the Broadway adaptation of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Kevin Mazur—Getty Images; Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Johnny Depp as Bon Bon/Lt. Victor in Before Night FallsFine Line Features; Fred Duval—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Tom Hanks as Buffy in Bosom BuddiesGetty Images (2)

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs in Albert NobbsPatrick Redmond—Roadside Attractions/AP; Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Gael Garcia Bernal as Zahara in Bad EducationSony Pictures Classics; Jean Baptiste Lacroix—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Nathan Lane as Albert in The BirdcageUnited Artists/Getty Images; Richard Corkery—Daily News/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Willem Dafoe as Paul Smecker in The Boondock SaintsIndican Pictures; Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena in Boys Don't CryGetty Images (2)

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Cillian Murphy as Patricia "Kitten" Braden in Breakfast on PlutoSony Pictures Classics; Steve Finn—Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn in I'm Not ThereWeinstein Company; Dave Benett—Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Cameron Diaz as Natalie Cook, Lucy Liu as Alex Munday, and Drew Barrymore as Dylan Sanders in Charlie's Angeles Columbia Pictures; Getty Images (2)

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — John Travolta as Edna Turnblad in HairsprayNew Line Cinema; Vera Anderson—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — John Cameron Mitchell as Hedwig Robinson in Hedwig and the Angry InchNew Line Cinema; Andrew Stawicki—Toronto Star/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Adam Sandler as Jill Sadelstein in Jack and JillTracy Bennett—Columbia Pictures; Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Tyler Perry as Mabel "Madea" Simmons in Madea's Witness ProtectionKC Bailey—Lionsgate; Lloyd Bishop—NBC/Getty Images

Martin Lawrence as Big Momma in Big Momma's House20th Century Fox; Joshua Blanchard—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Liev Schreiber as Chris in Mixed NutsTriStar Pictures; Evan Agostini—ImageDirect/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Guy Pearce as Felicia Jollygoodfellow and Hugo Weaving as Mitzi Del Bra in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertGetty Images (3)

Ving Rhames as Holiday Heart in Holiday HeartShowtime; Gennadi Avramenko—Epsilon/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Jared Leto as Rayon in Dallas Buyers ClubFocus Features; Jordan Strauss—Invision/AP

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in LoveMiramax Films; Ron Galella—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Amanda Bynes as Sebastian Hastings in She's the ManDreamworks; Michael Loccisano—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Jack Lemmon as Daphne and Tony Curtis as Josephine in Some Like It HotSunset Boulevard/Corbis; Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Harland Williams as Roberta, Barry Watson as Daisy and Michael Rosenbaum as Adina in Sorority Boys Touchstone Pictures; George Pimentel—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Liev Schreiber as Vetty von Vilma in Taking WoodstockKen Regan—Focus Features; Vera Anderson—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Marlon Wayans as Marcus Copeland and Shawn Wayans as Kevin Copeland in White ChicksJoe Lederer—AP; Lee Celano—WireImage/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Kurt Russell as Lt. Gabriel Cash in Tango & CashSam Emerson—Warner Bros; Munawar Hosain—Getty Images

Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show20th Century Fox; Robin Platzer—FilmMagic/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — John Leguizamo as Chi-Chi Rodriguez, Wesley Snipes as Noxeema Jackson and Patrick Swayze as Vida Boheme in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarGetty Images (4)

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Dustin Hoffman as Dorothy Michaels in TootsieColumbia Pictures/Getty Images; Earl Leaf—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Julie Andrews as Count Victor Grazinski in Victor VictoriaMGM; Paul Popper—Popperfoto/Getty Images

Anne Marie Fox—Focus Features/AP — Barbra Streisand as Yentl Mendel in YentlGetty Images (2)

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