Real Madrid conned by lookalike...

[Craig_H]

Nicolas Cage lookalike takes Real Madrid for a ride

MADRID, March 8 (Reuters) - A prankster pretending to be Oscar-winning American actor Nicolas Cage fooled Real Madrid into thinking he was the real thing and enjoyed red carpet treatment at this week's Champions League match against AS Roma.

The lookalike, Italian television presenter Paolo Calabresi, watched Wednesday's game from the directors' viewing area at the Bernabeu and was taken into the team dressing room afterwards, Spanish sports daily Marca reported on Saturday.

He was even photographed being presented with a personalised Real shirt by club president Ramon Calderon.

Calabresi organised the stunt by using the name of an agency in the United States that had recently arranged a similar meeting at the Bernabeu for another actor, Sylvester Stallone.

[BFG]

That looks nothing like Nicholas Cage.

[spud_gun]

The Nic Cage look a like i get but who's the fella on the right?

[Craig_H]

The 'Real' deal:



No similarity?

[BFG]

Similarity? Yes.

Looking enough alike to get VIP treatment at the Bernebau? Well I'd have said no chance but obviously I'm wrong.

[PTP]

class - good effort

[Craig_H]

Similarity? Yes.

Looking enough alike to get VIP treatment at the Bernebau? Well I'd have said no chance but obviously I'm wrong.

To be fair though, Cage is one celebrity who i wouldnt probably recognise if he walked past me in the street. On the other hand, if you're Real Madrid and this bloke claims to be Cage, and comes via this agency, you're gonna believe him

[Chrono]

My god, they don't even look slightly similar. Had none of them ever watched one of his films?

[Craig_H]

My god, they don't even look slightly similar. Had none of them ever watched one of his films?

Dya not think? Based on the pictures on this thread, i think they're similar.

[Rich]

There is some similarity but he isn't a lookalike

[Joe King]

Cage has to be one of the most boring sounding actors around.

[Chrono]

Dya not think? Based on the pictures on this thread, i think they're similar.

Well perhaps if you were not familiar with how he looks but I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't have fallen for it.

[Matt]

Well perhaps if you were not familiar with how he looks but I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't have fallen for it.

Especially when he was probably speaking in Italian!

[tufty]

the resemblance is uncanny

[smither]

I've been told I look like John Lennon, should I give them a ring?