Dude Looks Like A Lady... Again

Following Dude Looks Like A Lady, here are four other characters from film and TV who've dressed in drag:

Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a sweet transvestite from the planet of Transsexual, in the galaxy of Transylvania made a man (with blond hair and a tan) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) wore women's clothes, a long blonde wig and make-up to go trick-or-treating as Jaime Sommers from The Bionic Woman in Freaks and Geeks.

Hank Rossi (Clark Gregg) wore women’s clothes and became known as Henrietta when he decided to become a woman in The Adventures of Sebastian Cole.

Jerry Espenson (Christian Clemenson) donned a Little Bo Peep costume when he incorrectly thought it was Halloween already in Boston Legal, while his colleague Carl Sack (John Larroquette) dressed as a French maid in an effort to prove he could still behave like a kid sometimes.

Five Ways To Make A Memorable, TV-Style Entrance

1. Fall down the stairs like Whitney Port did in The Hills when she tripped while modelling an Oscar gown on live TV.
2. Show up in drag like DEA agent Denise Bryson (David Duchovny) did in Twin Peaks when he she helped Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), a former colleague who previously knew Denise as Dennis.
3. Arrive in fancy dress as Jerry Espenson (Christian Clemenson) did in Boston Legal when he wore a Little Bo Peep costume to work, mistakenly believing it was Halloween already.
4. Dress to impress excess as Sam Weir (John Francis Daley) did when he wore a ridiculous Parisian night suit to school in an attempt to impress Cindy Sanders (Natasha Melnick) in Freaks and Geeks.
5. Gatecrash a party like Dawn Denbo (Elizabeth Keener) did in The L Word when she found out Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig) slept with her lover Cindi (Alicia Leigh Willis) behind her back.

Costume Drama

TV characters who like to play dress up:

Sam Weir (John Francis Daley) and his friends Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine), Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) and Harris Trinsky (Stephen Lea Sheppard) dressed up to go trick-or-treating in Freaks and Geeks.

Alan Shore (James Spader) and Denny Crane (William Shatner) dressed as flamingos for their office Halloween party in Boston Legal and referenced 80s teen film Pretty in Pink (which James Spader appeared in) when Alan said "Denny, you look pretty in pink".

Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) went undercover as a Russian knife-throwing act named Buck and Wanda Moosejaw in order to investigate the murder of conjoined circus twins in Bones.

CIA double agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) kicked ass and looked good doing it as she donned various disguises while attempting to bring down SD-6, and other organisations that threatened the security of the free world in Alias.

Get Your Geek On

Geektastic characters from film and TV:
• The Geek aka Farmer Ted (Anthony Michael Hall) not only bagged the prom queen but also Samantha Baker’s (Molly Ringwald) underpants in Sixteen Candles. Anthony Michael Hall also played Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club and Gary Wallace in Weird Science, making him the geek of choice in 80s teen films.
• Augie Farks (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) was a Live Action Role-Play loving geek in Role Models. Christopher Mintz-Plasse also played über-geek Fogell aka McLovin in Superbad.
• Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) was a shy computer geek, turned powerful witch in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, later shedding her geeky persona (as well as Warren’s skin!) as Dark Willow. Alyson Hannigan also played band geek Michelle Flaherty in the American Pie films.
• Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano) was Kevin Arnold's (Fred Savage) spectacle wearing, allergy suffering best friend in The Wonder Years. Internet rumours that Josh Saviano grew up to be shock rocker Marilyn Manson were (unfortunately) untrue.
• Star Wars fan Sam Weir (John Francis Daley), "comic genius" Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine), and Dallas fanatic Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr) were the socially challenged geeks of the title in Freaks and Geeks.