Editing Cameo appearance (section)

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Films based on actual events occasionally include cameo [[guest appearance]]s by the people portrayed in them. In ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'', [[Chris Gardner]] made a cameo at the end. ''[[24 Hour Party People]]'', a film about [[Tony Wilson]], has a cameo by the real Tony Wilson and many other notable people. In the film ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', [[Jim Lovell|James Lovell]] (the real commander of that flight) and his wife Marilyn appeared next to the actors playing them ([[Tom Hanks]] and [[Kathleen Quinlan]] respectively), and [[Chuck Yeager]], whose story is told in the early part of the film, appears in a cameo in the airfield bar. [[Domino Harvey]] made a short appearance in the credits of ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'', while the real [[Erin Brockovich]] had a cameo as a waitress named Julia in the [[Erin Brockovich (film)|eponymous movie]] (where her role is played by the actress [[Julia Roberts]]).{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} [[Sophie Wilson]] had a cameo as a barmaid in ''[[Micro Men]]'', which shows her work for [[Acorn Computers]]. In a [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]] sequence in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', Raoul Duke (played by [[Johnny Depp]]) runs into the real-life [[Hunter S. Thompson]], upon whom the character of Duke is based, leading him to remark "There I was...mother of God, there I am! Holy fuck."

[[Stephen Hawking in popular culture]] lists more than a dozen appearances of the scientist playing himself.

[[Maria Von Trapp]] made an uncredited brief cameo appearance in the film version of her life, ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''. She appeared in the background during the song "I Have Confidence" with her daughter [[Rosmarie Trapp|Rosmarie]] and stepson Werner Von Trapp. 

[[Jacqueline Susann]], author of the best-selling novel ''[[Valley of the Dolls (novel)|Valley of the Dolls]]'', appears as a TV reporter in a brief scene in [[Valley of the Dolls (film)|the film based upon her novel]].

[[Tom Morello]], American guitarist and musician, made an appearance in the Marvel film ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008), in which he also participated in the [[Iron Man (soundtrack)|soundtrack]].

[[Elon Musk]] and [[Larry Ellison]], both founders of large technology companies, were featured in cameos in ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/velocity/2010/04/29/elon-musk-larry-ellison-have-cameos-in-iron-man-2/ |magazine=[[Forbes]] |first=Andy |last=Greenberg |title=Elon Musk, Larry Ellison Appear In Iron Man 2 |date=29 April 2010 |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-date=28 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628130311/http://www.forbes.com/sites/velocity/2010/04/29/elon-musk-larry-ellison-have-cameos-in-iron-man-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The king of Sweden, [[Carl XVI Gustaf]], was in the children's program ''Mika'' ({{lang|sv|Mika och renen Ossian på äventyr}}) when Mika was in [[Stockholm]] with his reindeer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://itssolastcentury.co.uk/truck/Mika |work=It's So Last Century |title=Mika |access-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220015454/http://itssolastcentury.co.uk/truck/Mika |archive-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013), the real [[Jordan Belfort]] appeared as an [[Master of ceremonies|emcee]] to introduce [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], who played Belfort, in the final scene.

Boxer [[Roberto Duran]] and his wife Felicidad made a cameo appearance towards the end of the film ''[[Hands of Stone]]'' , about Duran's life.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hands_of_stone |title=Hands of Stone |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=10 July 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407185230/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hands_of_stone |archive-date=7 April 2016 }}</ref>

In ''[[The Big Short (film)]]'', the real investor [[Michael Burry]] appeared as an employee of his hedge fund "[[Scion Capital]]" while answering the phone saying "Doctor Burry's office".

An unusual example of a famous non-actor being given a small but speaking fictional role occurred in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Second Chances (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Second Chances]]." Dr. [[Mae Jemison]], an [[astronaut]], the first Black woman in space, and a long-time fan of ''Star Trek'', was offered the opportunity to appear on the show. She was given the role of a Starfleet crewmember and a few lines, thus becoming the first real-life astronaut to appear on ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemecek |first1=Larry |title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion |date=1995 |publisher=Pocket Books |pages=249–250 |edition=2nd}}</ref> Somewhat likewise King [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] appeared briefly in a non-speaking role the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "[[Investigations (Voyager episode)|Investigations]]".<ref name="sts">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/277584.stm|publisher=BBC|title=The King of Star Trek|access-date=22 February 2017|date=11 February 1999|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311003922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/277584.stm|archive-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>