Real Life Dopplegangers of Cartoon Characters

Carl from Up

The movie Up starts off with a widower whose longtime wife has passed away, and he is horribly depressed at her passing. Carl, as it turns out, just needed a grand adventure to pick up his spirits again, which is the whole theme of the movie Up. In the case of cartoons coming to life, though, Carl does exist, and it turns out to be this guy, with the face features, glasses and all. Now where do we find real balloons strong enough to lift an entire house?