A few minutes ago, CNN’s Jake Tapper decided to share a Throwback Thursday (#TBT) photo of himself, and it, well … things got a little out of hand. First up, here’s a younger Jake Tapper:
#TBT pic.twitter.com/MlE9e5njKa
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 5, 2015
Readers then started sharing which celebrity the well-coiffed Jake-of-old reminded them of most. Check out some of the responses…
John Cusack, perhaps:
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/573521428357632000/photo/1
Maybe it’s more “Flock of Seagulls”…
https://twitter.com/CrankyGordon/status/573519306841059328
https://twitter.com/Trent_Hill/status/573519602761646081
Nah:
Or perhaps “St. Elmo’s Fire”?
@jaketapper I can see St. Elmo's Fire burning inside you.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) March 5, 2015
Hmmm…
John Stamos-esque maybe?
@jaketapper Aww., I love John Stamos.
Wait…that's who? 🙂
— WonkPorn (@WonkPorn) March 5, 2015
Close, but not quite:
Now this one is just mean:
https://twitter.com/CGViola/status/573525793428652032
@sarahrstevenson @jaketapper Loved how you ended up taking Molly Ringwald to the prom after all in Pretty In Pink. 🙂
— Our BellaKarma Life (@BellaKarma) March 5, 2015
Ha!
And the comparisons just keep coming:
@jaketapper Elaine's new boyfriend in this episode looks familiar…
— Adam Jacobson (@adamdjacobson) March 5, 2015
Recommended
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/573537598519517184
@jaketapper I was sad when you got kicked off of The Real World New York
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) March 5, 2015
@HubScout @jaketapper David Duchovny, right? 🙂
— Andi Stern (@annaline_39) March 5, 2015
.@jaketapper – I had a serious crush when I was in middle school #tigerbeat pic.twitter.com/cvh3mZmia5
— Jen's Ri (@texasmcmanus) March 5, 2015
“@jaketapper: #TBT pic.twitter.com/X8oDjX8C0I” oh hey there Rick Springfield 🙂
— Deb (@DebbieDC_RTR) March 5, 2015
Harry Connick Jr. Tribute act
RT "@jaketapper: #TBT pic.twitter.com/b0uKpsDtiY”— aThirdOfDuane (@aThirdOfDuane) March 5, 2015
@jaketapper Didn't get the callback for Reality Bites?
— Chris Altruda (@AlTruda73) March 5, 2015
Anyway, Jake — thanks for the laughs!
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