HERE’S THE situation: You’re walking down the street, or perhaps sitting in a restaurant. In your periphery, you notice someone who looks just like Jessica Biel, Michael Jordan or perhaps John Boehner.
Do your eyes deceive you? Maybe.
But the person is a dead ringer for the actress/athlete/ politician. You’d swear it.
As likely as not, you’ve been duped by wannabe VIPs. They live among us in Hampton Roads.
Don’t blame these faux celebrities. They can’t help that they resemble – strongly – people with nationally recognizable faces.
It’s my job to blow the locals’ cover. Or at least to give them their 15 minutes of fame.
Yep, it’s time for my not-quite-annual, semi-serious column on look-alikes in the region. These folks could stand in as stunt doubles on a movie set. People have stopped them in public, insisting they’re somebody else.
You might not agree. But they sure look famous to me….Click here to continue reading the story.