Hello.
This is me.
In a picture with my daughter.
Taken by my son who’s 3.
This is what I look like.
Senor @tombriggs79 tagged me on this horror. The idea? Simple. I’ll use his words.
‘Question: have you ever been told that you resemble somebody famous? Next question: was the comparison flattering or the complete opposite?’
Yep. I have. And I’ll go in chronological order.
Jesus of Nazareth
Popular on telly when I was a youngling. I have blue eyes. Apparently I looked like this person. But without a beard. I was about 6 I think. I’m still surprised both me and the kids at school were able to sit up and enjoy watching such a programme.
Rasputin
Less popular on telly, as he didn’t have a chat show when I was growing up, but when I went to secondary school I got this. And since oddly. It’s one of those “eye” things again. Looky, see how much the me looks like the lover of the Russian Queen.
I’m sensing a theme here.
Eddie Vedder
I was in a bar at university. I had very long hair at the time and Pearl Jam came on the video jukebox, singing either ‘Alive’ or ‘Jeremy’. But, from that day forth, until I got all my hair shaved off cos I was bored, I was told I looked like this fella.
Tom Sizemore
A good friend said I looked like this guy, and then had to go onto the interweb to show me who she meant, as no-one knew WHO she meant. He’s in Saving Private Ryan. The Spielberg film. Not Shaving Ryan’s Privates, which is an entirely different movie. Oh how I laughed.
John Thompson
My most recent horror. The usually lovely @kat1eturner said I look like this fella a couple of weeks back, and has spent most of the time since pissing herself laughing as I, the me was, genuinely, shockled. In a Paul/Pauline Calf show he plays a character called Fat Bob. Oh how I laughed when she said I looked like Fat Bob.
A SIXTH! YOU RULEBREAKER!
This is the famous five post, but I can’t not mention the one that my kids do. At a certain time each day, when we were together, I’d get two little fingers pointing at the TV and shouting ‘It’s Daddy!’ Oh how I love my children.
And so to tag someone’s arse. I’m doing 3, and three people who I know will love this as much as I have. Roll call team, calling your names to go over the top this morning are;
The wonderful @Eliza_Do_Lots
The brilliant @Littlelightwork
And, the sublime @motherventing
Thanks for reading. And let me know if you do think I do or don’t, or don’t or do look like any of these people.
John Thomson is an older looking you definatley.
And? WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
Oh NO NO NO. You don’t look like ANY of them. I don’t fancy them, therefore, you don’t look like them. LOGIC, that is. Don’t need to be a scientist for this kind of shizzle.
Your hair’s not in the least like Eddie Vedder’s, but I can see the John Thompson thing. Oooo, my first tag for my new blog!
It’s not now, but it was like that. Long and curly.
If you had long hair I could definitely see the Eddie Vedder resemblance – you both have lovely eyes and are both very bloody cool.
I’ve been told I look like Jools Holland, Brian Wilson and the lead singer of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin in the past. I think we all have similar chins. Must be a music chin thing.
Jools Holland? By whom? Someone with no idea of what Jools Holland looks like?
Thanks for commenting my friend.
Come on! You can’t leave Brad Pitt out of your list of alter egos. I’ve been told I look like Lord Lucan’s wife, which unnerves me.
Of course, but I get Brad Pitt ALL THE TIME. Gonna have to google a pic of Lady Lucan now.
Ha ha! Brilliant! I knew you wouldn’t disappoint mate. Thanks for taking part. You don’t look a thing like Jesus… but you talk like a gentleman. I’ll get my coat…
Thanks for tagging me. I think.
You are a handsome young chap. You put me in mind of Jeremy Beadle. The two of you could be brothers. Peas in a pod.
Many thanks. I’ll cherish that one.
You know Eddie Vedder did a short hair phase too? I can see a slight resemblance, but I think it’s the eyes, and with the right hair it would be even moreso.
John Thomson is one I’ve had in the past as well, although it’s far from the worst looky-likey I’ve been “given”. I’m not sharing that one unless I have to.
Weirdest one – and it’s not a celebrity – was when my MUM phoned from Austria to ask if I was playing in a band outside their hotel, as one of the musicians looked like me. Given I don’t play anything musical, it seemed a strange question…
Not sharing the worst one? Oh, what a shame. It’s okay, you can tell me. I won’t tell anyone.
So if I look like John Thomson and YOU look like John Thomson does this mean we look a bit alike?
Thanks for reading and commenting
But if I gave away the best/worst one here, it would take away from the big reveal if/when I come up with 5 of my own (I’m at 3 so far…)
And no, I don’t think we look alike – I’ve got very dark eyes for starters. And glasses. And a goatee. Ooh, I’ve just remembered another one (and it’s one that our eldest has noticed as well, so it HAS to go on the list). One more to go…
Done. You can see what I wasn’t sharing here: http://www.theonlyboyinthehouse.co.uk/?p=458
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