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If you look at their pics side by side, you can tell they are definitely different people. However, the costume and makeup teams made an effort to make them look very similar. They were both playing the same character, and the switch could have been very distracting if they hadn't.

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The original actor playing Dumbledore died, and had to be replaced by Michael Gambon.

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Q: Why was Dumbledore played by two different actors in Harry Potter?
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