Niche Biz: Obama Look-Alike
Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas won’t be at U.S. President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Instead he’ll be starring as an Obama look-alike on Indonesian TV.
Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November, and is now earning income as an Obama double.
“When Obama won, my colleagues played a practical joke on me — they made me wear a suit, a tie, and took pictures of me posing as Obama,” Anas told Reuters.
“The pictures spread very quickly on the Internet. It was phenomenal. Then TV stations and an advertising agency got in touch with me.”
That led to an appearance in a pharmaceuticals advertisement in the Philippines where he played Obama.
Photo by Reuters.
Cassy on January 20th, 2009 7:58 pm
Lucky him he experience a once in a lifetime instant celebrity treatment or let say talk of the town as he is a look-alike of U.S. President Obama.
Jaclyn on January 22nd, 2009 1:36 pm
I agree with Cassy….lucky him. can you imagine making money just because you look like someone. now if president obama were to hire him for his personal look a like…which i know every president has one…then he would probably be sitting pretty happy and making a ton of money just for being him.
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