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See What the Actors Who Played Santa Claus in Your Favorite Holiday Movies Look Like Now

By Nakeisha Campbell

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It’s always fun to see actors play Santa Claus on the screen. Whether they’re a figment of children’s imaginations or a funny mall Santa posing for photo ops, they just have a knack for making us wish that they were real!

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Tim Allen, Paul Giamatti, and Ed Asner are just a few examples of actors who made us fall in love with the holiday mascot, but now, we’re curious to see how much they’ve changed since they filmed these movies.

Click through the gallery to see striking then-and-now photos of actors who played Santa in popular holiday films!

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  1. Tim Allen Santa Claus

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    Tim Allen played Santa Claus in The Santa Clause.

  2. Jim Belushi Santa Claus

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    Jim Belushi played Santa Claus in Jingle All The Way.

  4. Ed Asner Santa Claus

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    Ed Asner played Santa Claus in Elf.

  5. Paul Giamatti Santa Claus

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    Paul Giamatti played Santa Claus in Fred Claus.

  6. Richard Riehle Santa Claus

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    Richard Riehle played Santa Claus in The Search for Santa Paws.

  8. Pat Finn Santa Claus

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    Pat Finn played Santa Claus in Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups.

  9. Ken Hudson Campbell Santa

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    Ken Hudson Campbell played Santa Claus in Home Alone.

  10. Bryan Cranston Santa

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    Bryan Cranston played Santa Claus in 'Twas the Night.

  12. Austin Pendleton Santa Claus

    Columbia Pictures

    Austin Pendleton played Santa Claus in Christmas With the Kranks.

  13. Jonathan Taylor Thomas Santa Claus

    Walt Disney Pictures

    Jonathan Taylor Thomas dressed up as Santa Claus in I’ll Be Home For Christmas.

  14. Michael Constantine Santa Claus

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    Michael Constantine played Santa Claus in Prancer.

  16. Corbin Bernsen Santa Claus

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    Corbin Bernsen played Santa Claus in I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.

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