Famous Cartoon Characters That Are Actually Based On Real People

The Original Archie

cartoon characters based on real people
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Redhead, Archie Andrews is now played by actor KJ Apa on the live action-based series “Riverdale.” But the Archie character from the original comics was based on American actor Mickey Rooney, who was pretty popular in teen sitcoms in the olden days.

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