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Dan Hedaya

Verdict: Jew
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Today, on "Actors We Always Confuse" (following Helen Hunt / Holly Hunter, Tony Robbins / Tony Roberts, and (of course!) Ryan Reynolds / Ryan Gosling), we bring you Dan Lauria / Dan Hedaya.

Lauria: born in the 1940s in Brooklyn. Hedaya: born in the 1940s in Brooklyn.

Lauria: in a bunch of stuff — mostly TV, many movies, and some theater. Hedaya: in a bunch of stuff — mostly TV, many movies and some theater.

Lauria: best known as the as the dad in "The Wonder Years". Hedaya: best known as the dad in "Clueless".

AHA! Lauria: goyishe. Hedaya: Jew!

In fact, both appeared together on a season 6 episode of "Blue Bloods". Boy, that must have been confusing...

Verdict: **Jew**.

_July 2, 2018_

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