The Cast Of "The Dropout" Compared To The Real-Life People They Play - BuzzFeed

The real faces of the participants of this "blood" feud.

A new series called The Dropout just dropped on Hulu. It tells the sordid saga of the rise and fall of the "entrepreneur" Elizabeth Holmes (and her company Theranos) who duped her way to billions of dollars by throwing dirt in the eyes of Silicon Valley VCs, tech experts, and veteran investors.

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To help you enjoy the show fully, here's a list to help you know who are the real counterparts of the TV personas in the show.

Here's the real Elizabeth Holmes:

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Once a rising star of Silicon Valley and the youngest self-made billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and nine counts of wire fraud. She was the founder of Theranos, the start-up that claimed to have developed a revolutionary blood-testing system that could run more than 200 tests with just a single drop of blood.

Her dream run ended when journalists started sniffing and investigating what some former employees were claiming.

And here's Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes:

Here's the real Sunny Balwani:

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Holmes' partner-in-crime and her former boyfriend, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, was the president and chief operating officer of the company. Part of his job was to keep the company's ugly secret hidden from investigators and keep the whistleblowers in check.

And here's Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani:

Here's the real Tyler Shultz:

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One of the first employees of Theranos who later became a whistleblower, Tyler Shultz, had a personal reason to highlight Theranos's skulduggery. His grandfather, George Shultz, was on the board of Theranos, and he wanted to save him from the ridicule that would come his way once Theranos failed.

And here's Dylan Minnette as Tyler Shultz:

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Here's the real George Shultz:

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George Shultz, the former Secretary of State, Treasury, and Labor, served on the board of Theranos. He also brought several prominent and highly influential figures like Henry Kissinger to the board of Theranos.

And here's Sam Waterston as George Shultz:

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Here's the real-life Dr. Phyllis Gardner:

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Dr Phyllis Gardner, a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, was one of the first people who saw through the smoke and mirrors act of Elizabeth Holmes. She started questioning Theranos's "technology" and contributed to Holmes' downfall.

And here's Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Phyllis Gardner:

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Here's the real Noel Holmes:

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AKA mom of Elizabeth Holmes.

And here's Elizabeth Marvel as Noel Holmes:

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Here's the real Richard Fuisz:

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Richard Fuiz is a former CIA agent, inventor, and doctor who knew Elizabeth Holmes since her childhood, as he was her family's neighbor. He was sued by Theranos for allegedly snaffling the technology that was Theranos's key to glory.

And here's William H. Macy as Richard Fuisz:

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