Curious, no?
Posted on 01/18/2009 11:39:50 PM PST by llevrok
JAKARTA -- Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas won't be at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. 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.
Many Indonesians have a keen interest in Obama, who lived in Jakarta for four years after his American mother, Ann Dunham, married Muslim Indonesian Lolo Soetoro following the end of her marriage to Obama's Kenyan father.
“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 on Saturday.
“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, who is due to be sworn in as the 44th U.S. president on Tuesday.
Anas, who was born and raised in Bandung, West Java, said he feels lucky to resemble Obama.
“I never thought I would be a star in a commercial, then this happened. It's very fortunate,” Anas said.
“I was in the airport in Malaysia in transit and a man approached me and asked: 'Are you Obama?'. I was very surprised when he asked to take a picture together and bought me a meal,” said Anas, flashing a broad smile.
If he ever gets the chance to meet Obama, Anas said he would ask the U.S. president to take a firm stance in dealing with the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Curious, no?
I can’t believe this is even a question?
They really could pass as brothers.
Wow!
;-/
He owe me $15 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is that George?
I still can’t believe that guy is our next president. I’ve been feeling uneasy the past few days (even had a few nightmares)and today I found out that the inauguration is almost here. Maybe 6th senses exist :P
Hey, can someone arrange for Anas and Anus to switch places?
Mr. Anas can hardly do a worse job than the Obamanation, is no less constitutionally eligible, and will probably be more entertaining.
At least Anas has a birth certificate...
He feels very lucky right now to resemble Obama....but just wait a few years.
My guess is, he’ll be wanting one of those face transplants.
Living in a far away land, at least Anas wont have to deal with Obama’s crap.
Anyone ever notice how Obama resembles one of those Ring Wraith things from Lord of The Rings?
No resemblance at all. Obama has lobes, the Indonesian guy hasn’t any. And that’s only the beginning of the startling differences. Completely different hairline, for example.
The father of a girl who went to my jr. high won a Jimmy Carter lookalike contest in ‘76 or ‘77. The resemblance was incredible — much closer than the Obama/Anas one. After a couple years of stagflation the family moved out of the country.
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