Actor Woody Harrelson composed a poem in response to a tweet by a mom comparing her baby Cora to him.
Dani Grier Mulvenna—a mom from Northern Ireland—posted a tweet with side by side photos of Cora and Harrelson asking:
"Ok but how does our daughter look like Woody Harreslon [sic]"
Both have identical grins.
Ok but how does our daughter look like Woody Harreslon pic.twitter.com/v3oZbXDrQM
— Dani Grier Mulvenna (@DanielleKGrier) August 3, 2022
The tweet went viral quickly, allowing Mulvenna to find her autocorrect error.
\u201cOh my god, it took me two days and 445k likes to realise my phone corrected Harrelson to Harreslon \ud83d\ude43\u201d— Dani Grier Mulvenna (@Dani Grier Mulvenna) 1659686909
The comparison eventually reached Harrelson.
Harrelson, who doesn't use Twitter, responded with a creative and sweet poem on his Instagram.
Harrelson wrote:
"Ode to Cora-"
"You're an adorable child"
"Flattered to be compared"
"You have a wonderful smile"
"I just wish I had your hair."
How did baby Cora's mom respond to this heartfelt—and funny—poem?
She commented on Harrelson's post:
"You've made our day ❤️ can't wait to show her this when she's older, you have another fan for life xxx"
@woodyharrelson/Instagram
She also shared her gratitude on Twitter.
Cora says, thank you all so much for the likes and retweets and also that she doesn't always look like Woody Harreslon, it's just that when she does...she really really does xxx pic.twitter.com/0CuEQrIgSy
— Dani Grier Mulvenna (@DanielleKGrier) August 3, 2022
The responses continued on Twitter affirming her mom's assessment of the resemblance.
Some were tongue-in-cheek.
I hate to break it to you but that IS woody harrelson, he’s been suffering silently from acute Benjamin button disease. Thank you for spreading awareness of this rare and often misunderstood disease😔🙏
— salem saberhagen (@GraceHawthorn) August 3, 2022
Coraaaaaa 🥹❤️❤️❤️
Also @WoodyHarrelson - sir, what do you have to say about this successful human cloning project? pic.twitter.com/Smw0iGlt4Y
— Sandy Tun, MD (@SandyTunMD) August 3, 2022
Someone felt their fur-baby resembled another Hollywood star.
Hairyson Ford says hello. pic.twitter.com/P92qqFCMnk
— Colin Shanks (@colin_shanks) August 3, 2022
Discussion broke out about the possible celebrity lookalike stages a baby might go through.
Huh. I had a theory that all babies were either Wallace Shawn babies or Patton Oswalt babies, but it appears there is a third category.
— 🦊🦔🍄✨🍃leah—All mimsy were the borogoves (@leahisokiguess) August 3, 2022
Some comparisons were more flattering than others.
I think pretty much all babies go through a Winston Churchill phase. It’s the jowls. 😜
— Accidental_librarian (@ErkaLoubrarian) August 4, 2022
A cute baby and a sweet poem—overall a wholesome internet interaction.
Thanks Dani and Cora!