In a world grappling with geopolitical conflicts, climate disasters, and economic instability, the popularity of celebrity lookalike contests seems oddly fitting. The trend began with actor Timothée Chalamet, where a lookalike contest in Washington Square Park led to a chaotic event with arrests and media attention.
In German folklore, doppelgängers are considered to be a bad omen whose presence brings about misfortune. It feels all the more fitting then, that amid today’s geopolitical conflicts , increasing climate catastrophes and economic uncertainties, we’re seemingly hooked on celebrity lookalike contests.
Then there was the search for actor Dev Patel’s doppelgänger in San Francisco, and singer Zayn Malik’s in New York. And not since the taping of a “Top Chef” episode has so many apron-wearing men gathered in one place for the Jeremy Allen White competition in Chicago earlier this month. There were cigarettes, farmer’s market flowers and yards of fake tattoos — all in reference to paparazzi shots of White as well as his character Carmy Berzatto in “The Bear.
Like a dog whistle for a particular type of online Gen Z or Millennial, these contests spread like wildfire. But the idea of a lookalike contest is in fact a time-honored form of entertainment. “What is looking at is a transition in process,” he said. “They know this isn’t really Harry Styles on stage, but if someone who looks so much like him, could even be him, you’re giving someone an indication of just how malleable and changeable we are as human beings. Humanity isn’t fixed.”
His career as Beckham’s double hasn’t always been smooth sailing, however. “When he got sent off against Argentina everybody knew him, but everybody hated him,” Harmer said. “Me and Victoria used to get so much abuse, death threats and stuff,” he said, referring to a friend of his who looked like Victoria Beckham. “It was crazy.”
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