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If not for parody, it's normally a violation of likeness rights.

>>monoca+(OP)
Are those rights only celebrities enjoy?

>>postal+V
Not exactly.

>>postal+V
Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity.

>>postal+V
No, they extend to anybody.

>>hehdhd+Q71
So if you hire a voice actor that naturally sounds like a celebrity then you should be safe from any legal action. Otherwise they could sue each other.

>>postal+hN2
Look up the concept of mens rea - the intent matters. If you hire somebody because you want a look/voice-alike that is legally distinct from hiring somebody who happens to have a certain voice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea