Jake Tapper's #TBT pic inspires hilarious celebrity comparisons [photos]

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

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@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

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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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