Jay-Z Mark Curry, aka Mr. Cooper, is a dead ringer for Jiggaman, isn't he? At the very least, he's as close to looking like the very unique Jay as anyone else in Hollywood. But before you call me insane, I fully realize that Curry lacks a very necessary swagger to play our preeminent rapper. Resemblance aside, maybe Idris Elba? Chances are, the search for the man to play Jay-Z would be just as long and exhaustive as the search for someone to play Notorious B.I.G.

Beyonce: Jurnee Smollett is about five years younger than Bey, but her turn in the Great Debaters showed she has the acting chops to take the superstar on. Plus, she's a child star, which probably means she spent her formative years in dance and singing classes. Her childhood role in Eve's Bayou is proof that she has the Creole thing down. More on that to come.

Damon Dash: Cuba Gooding, Jr., has been known to fall into the over-acting trap on occasion. When he's playing an over-the-top character like Damon Dash, this is an asset, not a drawback.

Tina Knowles: Eve's Bayou gave Lynn Whitfield her Creole cred, just like Jurnee Smollett, who played her daughter in that film. Lynn doesn't really seem like the sort who would design clothes saturated in gold lame and tacky spangles, but that's where the acting comes in.

Mathew Knowles: James Pickens, Jr., aka "The Chief" on Grey's Anatomy, has that stern-yet-fatherly thing happening. Also that authoritative mustache.

Solange Knowles: Okay, I know this is backwards. Jurnee Smollet once played Meagan Good's little sister (Eve's Bayou, again), but Good looks very young, and she has that pouty, look-at-me, less-famous-little-sister quality about her.

Kelly Rowland: Herself. A girl's gotta eat.

Kanye West: An extremely talented, egotistical artist with an off-putting public persona? Jamie Foxx won't even have to act.

Rihanna: Lauren London's cute enough to catch Jay-Z's eye, but I wonder how she'd handle the Bajan accent?