Have you ever been mistaken for someone else?

[Lady Golightly]

This was back in the early 90s when I was in high school, but someone mistook me for Gabrielle Anwar. I took it as a major compliment.

[SeasonedNewbie]

Some guy mistook me for Gabourey Sidibe. Seriously, WTF? I may be plus-sized, but I weigh somewhat less than she does and the color of my skin is reddish brown.

[Just Zola]

During my university days a few years back, one or two peeps did think I had a passing resemblance to Corinne Drewery: lead singer of British pop band "Swing Out Sister"

Of course as soon as I opened my mouth and attempted to sing one of their songs, my friends quickly realised their mistake

[winrunner]

In the mid 80s I was 6'2", broad-shouldered and wore a Mohawk. I was in Atlantic City walking out of a casino with a friend and some guys are walking in, wide-eye staring and pointing at me mumbling


"Bam Bam. It's Bam Bam Bigelow. You're Bam Bam Bigelow, right?"


"Nah man, you have me confused with someone else. Sorry." They walk away, dejected at which point I grab my friend and put him in a fireman's carry and make like I'm about to body slam him on the ground when the guys start hooting and hollerin' "I told you that was Bam Bam! I told you!".


I was vaguely familiar with this Bam Bam and I looked nothing like him. This guy was a couple of inches taller and broader than me. Anyway, may be on some level I helped make the trip to Atlantic City worth it to those guys.


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Late 90s I was mistaken for Jim Carrey and Nicholas Cage. Jim I can understand and see a little, but not Cage. I saw Cage in NYC coming out of a museum with his daughter(guess) and he looked busted and old. His face looked like a faux leather chair in a diner that had seen better days.


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Recently before I shaved off all my hair, I was mistaken for Dane Cook. Yes, I puffed out my chest a little as I typed this


Now I walk around bald. I went for the Vin Diesel look, would have settled for Bruce Willis, but unfortunately ended up with George the Animal Steele. Just a matter of time, just a matter of time

[TerraDown]

Yanni, lol.

[Bigfoot424]

Back in the days of "In The Heat of The Night" starring Carroll O'Connor (late 80's/early 90's) I was mistaken by a lady as the big tall Capt. with the short hair. Went by Capt. Bubba. I had the same build but am taller then he is. I'm 6'5. But this lady was convinced.

[nice2bfree]

Yes, but only a few times that I can remember.

[kevxu]

In the early Sixties some people thought I looked like Alain Delon, but no one actually thought I was him.