Have you ever been mistaken for someone else?

faceman · 06-07-2012 04:31PM #1

As the question asks, have you ever been mistaken for someone else, be it famous or not, and have interesting tales to tell about it?

When it happens, do you play along or quickly correct the person?

starbelgrade · 06-07-2012 04:32PM

I get mistaken for Brad Pitt all the time. I don't even bother arguing anymore as people never believe me.

Scioch · 06-07-2012 04:33PM

I've often been mistaken for someone who gave a shít.

al28283 · 06-07-2012 04:33PM

yea, all the time

trooney · 06-07-2012 04:33PM

Yes. Somebody once touched me on the shoulder and when I turned around they said "sorry - I thought you were somebody else..."

Archeron · 06-07-2012 04:38PM

Brian O Driscoll a couple of times. And on one occasion in a shop in Tallaght, a little kid thought I was him, told his dad who also thought I was him, and refused to believe that I wasnt him.

I wouldnt mind, but I am significantly fatter than Brian O Driscoll, and they still refused to believe me. And I was buying smokes and beer.

Intensive Care Bear · 06-07-2012 04:40PM

A few years ago i was walking through east London when this big black guy starts shouting at me from across the street, i was crapping myself wondering what i had done to upset him. He then made his away across the street and proceeded to tell me that he thought i was simon pegg:( my response was that i wasn't and that "ye all think we look the same anyway" thankfully he saw the funny side of it and didn't think i was been a racist.

Guill · 06-07-2012 04:41PM

faceman wrote: »

As the question asks, have you ever been mistaken for someone else, be it famous or not, and have interesting tales to tell about it?

When it happens, do you play along or quickly correct the person?

Is that you Da?

Blondini · 06-07-2012 04:41PM

Dirk Benedict

Jason Todd · 06-07-2012 04:43PM

I genuinely got mistaken for a famous German rapper in Munich once. Whoever he was, he was a big deal over there, I was only over there for a soccer match but this group of people kept looking at me one night in the pub. I was looking back kinda like "are ye looking at me?"

Eventually one of them comes over and talks away to me in German, I says, I'm Irish, what are ya on about?! Then he starts talking in great English, "you are not suchandsuch a fella?" I says, no! He goes over, tells his mates, and they won't believe him!!

Eventually they come over one by one and ask for a picture with me, because what they decided to do was tell everyone on Facebook that they met this famous rapper and use me as a double, and no-one would tell the difference! They bought me and my mates a round of Erdingers for our trouble too, so happy days!

Edit: Just found the guy on wikipedia: "Sido" I actually do look really like him!!

ColeTrain · 06-07-2012 04:43PM

Got mistaken for Denzil Washington once and I'm not even black.

Caiseoipe19 · 06-07-2012 04:46PM

Someone out of One Direction...played along, posed for photos and all. At that time I didn't know who One Direction were. I refuse to believe I look like any of them. The shame...

IvySlayer · 06-07-2012 04:46PM

Jesus...

My friends keep saying 'Ahhh Jesus you again...' everytime I go over to their house!

PizzamanIRL · 06-07-2012 04:50PM

Yeah my brother, all the fooking time.

Richard Hillman · 06-07-2012 04:50PM

I walked by some young girls one time and overheard one of them say "he looks like Cristiano Ronaldo". I was chuffed

Intensive Care Bear · 06-07-2012 04:51PM

There is a bloke where i'm working at the moment and he is identical to the comedian Lee Mach, so much so that he changed his facebook profile picture to an actual picture of Lee Mach for a week and only 2 of his mates noticed. I suggested i take some pictures of him snorting coke and sell them to the papers but he wasn't interested.

Blondini · 06-07-2012 04:54PM

Jason Todd wrote: »

I genuinely got mistaken for a famous German rapper in Munich once. Whoever he was, he was a big deal over there, I was only over there for a soccer match but this group of people kept looking at me one night in the pub. I was looking back kinda like "are ye looking at me?" Eventually one of them comes over and talks away to me in German, I says, I'm Irish, what are ya on about?! Then he starts talking in great English, "you are not suchandsuch a fella?" I says, no! He goes over, tells his mates, and they won't believe him!!

Eventually they come over one by one and ask for a picture with me, because what they decided to do was tell everyone on Facebook that they met this famous rapper and use me as a double, and no-one would tell the difference! They bought me and my mates a round of Erdingers for our trouble too, so happy days!

Edit: Just found the guy on wikipedia: "Sido" I actually do look really like him!!

Comparison Pic or GTFO

Latchy · 06-07-2012 04:57PM

Yes ...loads of times I've had people come over and think I was somebody they knew including 70s singer Alvin Stardust and strangley enough , two Liverpudlian actors Paul Usher and Andrew Schofield ( you might have to google the last two ) :pac:

Ellis Dee · 06-07-2012 05:04PM

I was once mistaken for Eddie Jordan in a pub in Temple Bar. When I said I wasn't, a whole group gathered around me and said they understood I wanted to remain incognito. I signed several autographs and even one saying (at his request) "Häkkinen sucks, Eddie Jordan" in a felt pen on one fellow's arm.:D:D:D

cruiser178 · 06-07-2012 05:05PM

Happens all the time people i meet mistake me for been polish, happened twice yesterday, tbh i take it as a compliment.

R019912 · 06-07-2012 05:05PM

Ant from ant & Dec, despite the fact I'm 5"11. Drunk girls eh

al28283 · 06-07-2012 05:07PM

cruiser178 wrote: »

Happens all the time people i meet mistake me for been polish

Mr Sheen is that you?

amacca · 06-07-2012 05:08PM

cruiser178 wrote: »

Happens all the time people i meet mistake me for been polish, happened twice yesterday, tbh i take it as a compliment.

ah yeah..the polish are a good looking bunch by and large

Boscoirl · 06-07-2012 05:09PM

Archeron wrote: »

/snip

I wouldnt mind, but I am significantly fatter than Brian O Driscoll, and they still refused to believe me. And I was buying smokes and beer.

5 years ago, you were Brian O'Driscoll

recylingbin · 06-07-2012 05:09PM

I often get mistaken for someone that's interested in banal conversation.

R019912 · 06-07-2012 05:12PM

recylingbin wrote: »

I often get mistaken for someone that's interested in banal conversation.

Do you ever get mistaken for one of Panda's finest, as your username suggests?

TeddyTedson · 06-07-2012 05:18PM

Andy Whitefield and Gerrard Butler recently.
One is dead and the other is almost 20 years older than me. That can't bode well for my "good looks".

Latchy · 06-07-2012 05:19PM

recylingbin wrote: »

I often get mistaken for someone that's interested in banal conversation.

Which is what you'll find in about 75% of AH threads except it's not banal conversation ,it's banal opinion .

Jaxxy · 06-07-2012 05:22PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Andy Whitefield and Gerrard Butler recently.
One is dead and the other is almost 20 years older than me. That can't bode well for my "good looks".

I was in love with Andy Whitfield.

Pics or GTFO.

3ndahalfof6 · 06-07-2012 05:23PM

i was told i look like quite a few times.

Real Life · 06-07-2012 05:37PM

sometimes i get mistaken for a hipster, i think its because most people dont actually know what a real hipster is like

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