Have you ever been mistaken for someone famous....

[ayceejay]

There was a Spanish guy working where I worked, every time he saw me he said "Solo, solo". These were pre Google days so I struggled to find out what he meant, was he lonely? did he think I was lonely? etc. I had the assistance of someone who spoke English and Spanish one day so I asked him what his f**kin problem was. Apparently he thought I looked like Illya Koryakin and saw himself as Napolean Solo. Men from UNCLE

 

[Night Train]

I think he's a boxer or a cage fighter.

Slightly OT: When I had ruptured my Achillies tendon and my leg was in plaster a minicab driver, taking me to the hospital for a check up, asked if I was a cage fighter. I said I wasn't and asked why he thought that. He said it was my build and my injury.

I really do not have the build of a cage fighter, a paper bag wrestler maybe but not a cage fighter!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

When I haven't had a shave for a while, my Mum says I look like Shaggy from Scooby Doo. Also being tall and thin, she claims I also look a bit like Rodney from Old Fool And Horses.


I can't see it myself, but anyway.

 

[asterix]

No but someone who isn't famous has been mistaken for me.

 

[Leodis]

I was mistaken for a cyclist once if that counts?

 

[thom]

Beck, as in Beck Hansen, although I suspect it was an embarrassed attempt at flattery as I'd just correctly queried the grocery store attendent for charging me too much.

Cycling round London later in the day, you do got mis-identified as Bradley Wiggins but that seems to be a generic thing related no more to the fact you're riding a bike and they're drunk.

 

[Lance Jack]

I used to be mistaken for Tom Jones a lot, I know it's Not Unusual.

Ok, it was a big lie. I did used to get confused a lot for Ross Boatman from London's Burning.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=r...AXN_YHQAg&sqi=2&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1093&bih=521 A link because I bet nobody knows who I am on about. ;-)

 

[Speicher]

Sandi Toksvig

 

[Profpointy]

well I've been mistaken for both Jimmi Hendrix, and Jesus no less, albeit in a photograph (of sorts).

I had taken a self portrait (of my face) in the photocopier, and pinned it up next to my desk.
First viewer said "is that the Turin Shroud ?", and another "admirer" asked if it was Jimmi Hendrix.

True story.

Next morning some wag had pinned up another photocopy next to it. I leave that one as an exercise to the reader's imagination.

 

[dellzeqq]

Got asked if i were Michael Fassbender recently. Mind you, this was in Belgium.

readers, having met Deltse Post all I can say is that he is a dead ringer. Although I've only seen him with his clothes on. DP that is, not that Fassbender character

 

[400bhp]

Some bloke off Big Brother from one of the earlier series

the lead singer of New Radicals

 

[cyberknight]

No !
I am way to unique to be confused with some half baked media seeker

 

[Sittingduck]

Yes, on Saturday - at the Cafe, after the club run. Somebody said Henry VIII (ffs!). It is the new beard, apparently... my response "Off with her head!" Cheeky cow

 

[Bollo]

Curly Watts from Coronation Street, aka actor Kevin Kennedy. I have anecdotes, but they'll keep.

 

[ianrauk]

Eddie Hitler