Yes, Dev Patel Knows About His Lookalike Contest — but Doesn’t Think He Would Have Won: ‘They Were Far More Handsome and Qualified Than I Am’
variety.comRafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor After the viral Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest held in New York City in October, several other contests began to pop up across the globe, from a Harry Styles one in London to a Paul Mescal one in Dublin.
Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel got his very own lookalike competition in San Francisco in November in an event that gathered over 500 people.
When asked whether he had heard about the event, the actor instantly laughs and lets out a hearty: “Oh, yes. I have heard all about it!” “I’m surprised more than five people showed up,” he continues. “I was quite overwhelmed by it and very touched.
I also gotta say that I think most of the men who showed up were far more handsome and qualified than I am. I think I would have lost at my own lookalike contest, for sure.” Patel says he found the whole contest to be “really amazing” while also being “shocked at the sheer amount of people that showed up.” The organizers behind the event said that they had originally planned to run a Robert Pattinson lookalike contest but wanted to represent their local — and growing — Indian community in San Francisco.
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