14 Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Iconic Characters
Inspiration is like the Spanish Inquisition.
![14 Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Iconic Characters](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/6/5/754565_320x180.jpg?v=2)
It’s a cliche that inspiration is unpredictable but, like many cliches, there’s some truth in it if you dig deep enough. And it turns out that many pop culture characters were inspired by something totally left-field. For example:
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - They based Jabba the Hutt on an actor in Casablanca.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/9/754579.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Janosz Poha's accent in Ghostbusters 2 was based on how Meryl Streep](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/6/754576.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - The Sistine Chapel's ceiling inspired the creation of Baby Yoda.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/2/754572.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - A cheese grater inspired the Ninja Turtles' biggest villain.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/8/0/754580.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Foghorn Leghorn is a caricature of a southern politician.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/0/754570.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Knives Chau's name in Scott Pilgrim VS. the World comes from Bryan O'Malley's](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/7/754577.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Birdperson in Rick and Morty is inspired by Buck Rogers's sidekick.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/6/9/754569.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - The robots in The World's End were partly based on a classic movie poster.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/5/754575.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - The Dude in The Big Lebowski is basically a real guy.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/8/754578.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Larry David put a real-life neighbor into his TV show.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/3/754573.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Helena Bonham Carter's Marla in Fight Club was inspired by David Fincher.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/6/7/754567.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Audrey Hepburn inspired a Mission: Impossible 2 character.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/6/8/754568.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Ryan Coogler partly based Black Panther's Killmonger on a veteran he met in NYC.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/7/1/754571.jpg?v=2)
![Surprising Sources Of Inspiration For Your Fav Characters - Iron Man 3's Aldrich Killian has blonde highlights because Richard Branson is blonde.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/6/6/754566.jpg?v=2)