Impostor (disambiguation)
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An impostor
Impostor
An impostor or imposter is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement....

(or imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else.

Impostor(s) or Imposter(s) or The Impostor(s) or The Imposter(s) may also refer to:

Computing

  • Impostor (computer graphics) or sprite, an image or animation integrated into a larger scene

Film

  • The Impostors
    The Impostors
    The Impostors is a 1998 farce motion picture written and directed by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Connolly....

    , a 1998 film by Stanley Tucci
  • Impostor (film)
    Impostor (film)
    Impostor is a 2002 American science fiction film based upon a short story of the same name, written by Philip K. Dick in 1953.-Plot:The movie takes place in the year 2079. Forty-five years earlier, Earth was attacked by a hostile alien civilization from Alpha Centauri...

    , a 2002 science fiction film
  • The Imposter (film), a 2008 film by Dan Millican
  • The Imposter (1975 film), a Hong Kong film produced by Shaw Brothers

  • The Imposter (1984 film), a TV film featuring Ken Olandt
    Ken Olandt
    Kenneth Andrew "Ken" Olandt is an American actor, producer, and executive producer. He has starred in many feature films and television shows....


Literature

  • "Impostor" (short story)
    Impostor (short story)
    "Impostor" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in Astounding magazine in June, 1953. Impostor, a feature film based on the story, was released in 2002 starring Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe and Vincent D'Onofrio...

    , a science fiction story by Philip K. Dick
  • "The Imposter" (short story)
    The Imposter (short story)
    "The Imposter" is a short story written by Nathanael West in the early 1930's; it was not published in West’s lifetime and first appeared in The New Yorker on June 2, 1997 and in the Library of America edition of West's collected work: Novels & Other Writings...

    , a story by Nathanael West
  • The Impostor, a novel by Helen McCloy
    Helen McCloy
    Helen McCloy , pseudonym Helen Clarkson, was an American mystery writer, whose series character Dr. Basil Willing debuted in Dance of Death . Willing believes, that "every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints, and he can't wear gloves to hide them." He appeared in 13 of McCloy's novels and in...

  • Tartuffe
    Tartuffe
    Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière. It is one of his most famous plays.-History:Molière wrote Tartuffe in 1664...

    (full title: Tartuffe, or the Impostor), a comedic play by Molière

Music

  • The Imposter (album), an album by Kevin Max
  • The Imposters, a backing band for Elvis Costello
    Elvis Costello
    Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...

    • The Imposter, a pseudonym used by Costello
  • "Imposter", a song by The Moondogs
    The Moondogs
    The Moondogs are a Northern Irish rock band formed in 1979, and consisting of Gerry McCandless, Austin Barrett and Jackie Hamilton. The band has had a career spanning three albums, four singles, and two television programmes to date.-Singles:-Albums:...

  • "Imposter", a song by Oingo Boingo from Only a Lad
    Only a Lad
    -Personnel:Oingo Boingo* Danny Elfman - lead vocals* Steve Bartek - guitars* Richard Gibbs - keyboards* Kerry Hatch - bass* Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez - drums* Leon Schneiderman - baritone and alto saxophones* Sam "Sluggo" Phipps - tenor and soprano saxophones...


Television

  • Impostora
    Impostora
    Impostora or The Impostor is a Philippine drama aired on GMA Network. It is directed by renowned director Maryo J. de los Reyes starring Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado....

    (The Impostor), a 2008 Philippine TV series starring Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado
  • Impostor (TV series)
    Impostor (TV series)
    Impostor is the 11th installment of the Precious Hearts Romances series. The series stars Sam Milby and Maja Salvador. This is about people who got into an accident and end up changing faces.-Main Cast:...

    , a 2010 Philippine TV series starring Maja Salvador and Melai Cantiveros
  • "The Impostors", an episode of the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds
  • The Imposters, a hidden-camera television pilot co-starring comedian Mal Sharpe
    Mal Sharpe
    Malcolm Sharpe is an American television and radio personality with roots in San Francisco, California.In the early 1960s, Sharpe teamed with Jim Coyle to create a series of comic on-the-street interviews for San Francisco radio station KGO. Armed with a tape recorder, Coyle and Sharpe confronted...


See also

  • Impostor syndrome
    Impostor Syndrome
    The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. It is not an officially recognized psychological disorder, but has been the subject of numerous books and articles by...

    , when a person is unable to internalize accomplishments
  • Dajjal
    Dajjal
    al-Masih ad-Dajjal , is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear pretending to be Masih at a time in the future, before Yawm al-Qiyamah , directly comparable to the figures of the Antichrist and Armilus in Christian and Jewish eschatology, respectively.-Name: is a common Arabic word ...

     ("The Impostor Messiah"), an evil figure in Islamic eschatology
  • The Imposture
    The Imposture
    The Imposture is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by James Shirley and first published in 1653. Shirley himself considered The Imposture the best of his romantic comedies....

    , a play by James Shirley
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