A look back at celebrity portraits in 2020
A gallery of 2020 celebrity portraits by the Los Angeles Times photo staff includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and more ...
![Quentin Tarantino, center, with the film's stars Leonardo DiCaprio, left and Brad Pitt](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9839735/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2Fdf%2F95b601d94daf85d13e1e8d30a3fc%2Fla-photos-1staff-478108-en-0117-quentin-tarantino-jlc-14961.jpg)
“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” screenwriter and director Quentin Tarantino, center, with the film’s stars Leonardo DiCaprio, left and Brad Pitt at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood on Jan. 17, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
![Roman Griffin Davis and Taika Waititi portrait.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/db0997e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3226x4040+0+0/resize/767x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F91%2Fd6f2236b49e79ab9ae9f16a90368%2Fla-photos-1staff-480360-en-0119-jojo-rabbit-taika-waititi-roman-griffin-davis-cmh-02a.jpg)
“Jojo Rabbit” star Roman Griffin Davis, left, and the film’s Oscar-winning writer-director, Taika Waititi, clown around in Beverly Hills on Jan. 19, 2020. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
Actor Elle Lorraine from the film, “Bad Hair,” photographed in the Los Angeles Times studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 24. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Director Angel Manuel Soto of “Charm City Kings,” photographed in the Los Angeles Times studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 27. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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![Actress Jennifer Aniston is photographed in her backyard, following an Emmy nomination for her role on The Morning Show, on Apple TV](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/07419e4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1598+0+0/resize/1440x959!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2Fcd%2Fd1deee2048bf8cefe63730bf6d5e%2Fla-photos-1staff-585323-env-jennifer-aniston-jlc-0812-16556-watermark.jpg)
“The Morning Show” star Jennifer Aniston, an Emmy nominee this year, in the backyard of her Los Angeles home with her dog Clyde on Aug. 12, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
Actor Sterling K. Brown, nominated for Emmys for both “This Is Us” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” this year, poses for a portrait in Sherman Oaks on Aug. 1, 2020. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
Rapper ppcocaine at the Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood on Sept. 8. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
![Kaley Cuoco wraps filming on HBO's Flight Attendent amid COVID-19 Pandemic](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/87c65d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/676x920+0+0/resize/676x920!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F57%2F93%2F1c01503c41ebab8b8afc4043bf0c%2Fla-photos-1staff-624755-ca-kaley-cuoco-kdm-177w.jpg)
Producer-star Kaley Cuoco in October 2020, on her last day of shooting in New York City for HBO Max series “The Flight Attendant,” a passion project for her. ((Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)/Los Angeles Times)
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TikTok influencer Noah Beck is photographed at his home in Bel-Air. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Actress Christian Serratos, star of Netflix’s “Selena: The Series,” photographed on Nov. 17, 2020, at the Garcia House in Nichols Canyon. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen (“The Sympathizer”), photographed with son Ellison in Pasadena on Oct. 20, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Musical artist Madame Gandhi, photographed in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2020. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
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Rapper Ty Dolla Sign, photographed in the Hollywood Hills on Sept. 17, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Portrait of Joshua Calen Johnson](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9549c1b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2600+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F7c%2F7b1001a546c0a123707678229b81%2Fla-photos-1staff-626954-la-et-joshua-caleb-johnson-portrait-1243.jpg)
Actor Joshua Caleb Johnson of “The Good Lord Bird,” photographed at Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve in Woodland Hills on Oct. 6, 2020. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Rapper YG, photographed in Chatsworth, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Portrait of actress Vivica A. Fox, who will co-host E's "Live From the Red Carpet" Emmy pre-show whch will be interesting this year since there is no red carpet and the show will be virtual.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2ac8784/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2Ff5%2Ffce77e824438aeaab5f67a6d35d5%2Fla-photos-1staff-613599-la-ca-st-emmy-pre-show-vivica-05.FO.jpg)
Vivica A. Fox, photographed on Sept. 15, 2020, in Porter Ranch. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor and former wrestler David Arquette, promoting his movie “You Cannot Kill David Arquette,” photographed in Pacific Palisades on Aug. 27, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Grammy and Emmy winner and talk show host Kelly Clarkson on the Universal Studios lot on Aug. 26, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![589780_ET_ENV_0812_don_cheadle_WJS](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/20d387d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3712x4560+0+0/resize/781x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fd1%2Fb12e0a834f6985ab8a02f80d127b%2Fla-photos-1staff-589780-et-env-0812-don-cheadle17-wjs.jpg)
Actor Don Cheadle prepares to do a crane kick outside the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center in Santa Monica. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Songwriter/production duo Nova Wav — Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, left, and Brittany “Chi” Coney — photographed in Hollywood on Aug. 10, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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International pop star Katy Perry is photographed on the rooftop of Capitol Records in Hollywood on July 29, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Visual artist Maurice Harris at his storefront, Bloom and Plume, in Los Angeles. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Regina King, Emmy-winning star of HBO’s “Watchmen,” photographed at 1 Hotel West Hollywood on Aug. 3, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Grammy Award-winning recording artist Alanis Morissette photographed in her San Francisco backyard on July 16, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actress Amanda Peet was photographed remotely at her Los Angeles home. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Director Spike Lee, photographed in New York City, released two films in 2020: “Da Five Bloods” and “David Byrne’s American Utopia.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Jason De Puy of West Hollywood, photographed during a June 14, 2020, solidarity march with Refuse Fascism and All Black Lives Matter in Hollywood. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Actor, comedian, artist and writer Jim Carrey, photographed remotely at his home in Maui. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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![Rapper 24kGoldn - during the Coronavirus pandemic](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f459476/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Feb%2F9fed62af4a64a426831b6ebf6464%2Fla-photos-1staff-631463-et-1013-24kgoldn-portrait-gem-008.jpg)
Rapper-singer-songwriter 24kGoldn, photographed in Los Angeles on Oct. 13, 2020, made waves with his single “Mood” in July. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Actor, rapper and songwriter Daveed Diggs photographed at his home in Los Angeles on May 20, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Actor, director and producer Patrick Stewart, photographed at his Los Angeles home. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![blackish creator Kenya Barris stars in new family comedy, "#blackAF"](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e3f64a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3489+0+0/resize/1440x918!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F18%2Fa0d6ca00494eaafafc12365faa89%2Fla-photos-1staff-525485-la-et-st-kenya-barris-netflix2-mam.jpg)
“BlackAF” and “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris, photographed at his home in Encino. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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![Los Angeles artist Ron Athey photographed in a velvet gown during the stay at home mandate, of the coronavirus pandemic](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6625a03/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4724x7086+0+0/resize/640x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2F6a%2F1628aa7c4ced889c397478fdd526%2Fla-photos-1staff-512573-et-0327-coronavirus-artist-athey-jlc-28786.jpg)
Performance artist Ron Athey in Silver Lake on March 27, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Singer RMR - Trap, Country music](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68a8aa7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3077x3458+0+0/resize/854x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F5d%2F812a695c4efda91d6fc752313320%2Fla-photos-1staff-504350-et-0309-rmr-portrait-02-gem.jpg)
The mysterious singer who goes by the moniker RMR, photographed at the Record Plant in Hollywood on March 9, 2020. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
![Costumed characters from The Industry's opera, Sweet Land](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7450f39/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5072x7608+0+0/resize/640x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F90%2F25%2Fb2b6cc6145ff8d2b2f92c1c58bef%2Fla-photos-1staff-502781-et-0306-sweet-land-design-jlc-28443.jpg)
Actor Kelci Hahn in the opera “Sweet Land,” photographed before a show at Los Angeles State Historic Park near downtown Los Angeles on March 6, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Ozzy Osbourne has Parkinson's disease](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0a85912/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2990x3648+0+0/resize/787x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Ffd%2Ff9d82a1b445699ce7760df34bf9b%2Fla-photos-1staff-485126-la-et-ms-ozzy-osbourne-parkinsons-disease4-mam.jpg)
Ozzy Osbourne, photographed at his home in Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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Choreographer Chris Emile photographed at the Schindler House in West Hollywood. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times)
![Director Quentin Tarantino, with actors Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, from Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68b3789/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7100x5633+0+0/resize/1210x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2Ff5%2Ff71e83f740baa0f4ba70517e2f02%2Fla-photos-1staff-478108-en-0117-quentin-tarantino-jlc-0-001.jpg)
“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’s” Leonardo DiCaprio, left, Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
![Paris Hilton Portrait](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3046548/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5260x3479+0+0/resize/1440x952!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2Fc3%2Fdbeaed804effb805b342331784e2%2Fla-photos-1staff-472626-ig-1115-paris-hilton-cmh-16.jpg)
Paris Hilton photographed at home in Beverly Hills. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
Actress Viola Davis photographed at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 11, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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![Filipino's doing burlesque](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/335af24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2Fa6%2Ff53f1ad9487f9a3f723e9fc5fe4b%2Fla-photos-1staff-471603-la-et-cm-filipinx-genever-796.jpg)
Burlesque dancer Mizon Garde photographed at Genever Bar in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Actress Justina Machado, star of the rebooted “One Day at a Time,” photographed in Silver Lake on Sept. 23, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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