A look-alike , or double , is a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another person, excluding cases like twins and other instances of family resemblance. Some look-alikes have been notable individuals in their own right.
Other notable look-alikes have been notable solely for resembling well-known individuals, such as Clifton James , who acted as a double for British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery during World War II. Some look-alikes who have resembled celebrities have worked as entertainers, impersonating them on stage or screen, or at venues like parties and corporate functions. Professional look-alikes have often been represented by talent agencies specializing in celebrity impersonators.
Close physical resemblance between individuals is also a common plot point in works of fiction. According to a paper published in in the journal Cell Reports , look-alikes share many common genetic variations and are more likely than non-look-alikes to have characteristics in common.
With the advent of social media , there have been several reported cases of people finding their "twin stranger" online. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Person who closely resembles another person. This article is about a person who resembles another.
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