Are Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry related?
FOR years, fans of Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry have been convinced that the actress and singer are related. The pair's dark hair, pale skin, and blue eyes are almost identical to one another. Despite their uncanny similar features, Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry are not related, although they have some things in common. Both are California girls - Katy Perry was born October 25th, 1984 in Santa Barbara and Zooey in Los Angeles on January 17th, 1980. Katy's parents are both Christian pastors and Zooey's mom was an actress and her father a director. On Instagram live in December 2020, the pair once addressed the lookalike chatter. 4 Katy Perry is a recording artist and television personality Credit: Getty - Contributor  Katy once admitted that she used to pretend to be Zooey to get into clubs. I have to admit something, Zooey, she said. When I came to LA I was pretty much a nobody and you were like just getting so huge at that time. It was like Zooey Deschanel ran the world at that particular moment." But I have to admit something to you, she continued. When I first got to L.A., I went to the club a lot. And I wanted to get into the club and I had no money, I had no clout, I had nothing, and sometimes I would pose as you to get into the club.  As it turns out, Zooey already knew what Katy was doing at that time. 4 Zooey Deschanel is a Hollywood actress Credit: Getty Images - Getty  People would be like, I saw you! the ELF actor recalled, laughing. But Im such a Goody Two-shoes and people kept going, I saw you out! Before New Girl, Zooey was best known for her work in the movies. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Zooey is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), and 500 Days of Summer (2009). Zooey is dating Jonathan Scott, who is famous in his own right. Alongside his twin brother Drew, he co-hosts the hit real estate TV series Property Brothers. He is also co-founder and executive producer of Scott Brothers Entertainment, a production company. Katy Perry made her musical debut back in 2001. Bachelorette Katie's frontrunner Greg is really a 'fame-hungry ACTOR' Exclusive NO APOLOGY Chrissy STILL hasn't reached out to 'bullying victim' Michael Costello  Perry's first album was titled Katy Hudson, which was the pop star's original last name before taking her mother's maiden name. The album was produced by a Christian record label in Nashville, Tennessee. Perry started her career as a Christian musician before being influenced by rock icons. Six years later, Perry hit stardom after her song I Kissed a Girl became a number one hit in multiple countries.