Crowds Are Following a Fake 'Jeff Bezos' Around Venice
A Jeff Bezos lookalike was spotted in Venice as the real billionaire celebrates his marriage to Lauren Sánchez this week
'The only thing I do is shave my head and regularly apply Nivea cream," the doppelganger told What's The Jam?
Other notable celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Sydney Sweeney and Kim Kardashian were also spotted in Venice ahead of the eventDespite a slew of celebrities being spotted in Venice this week ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding, a crowd is following a man who is definitely not want of them.Video footage captured on the ground in Italy's City of Canals shows crowds and a professional camera crew following closely behind a Jeff Bezos lookalike. His bald head, white button-down and black dress pants closely resemble the 61-year-old Amazon founder.
The clips surfaced while the real Bezos prepared to marry journalist Lauren Sánchez, 55. The pair officially tied the kno on Friday, June 27, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, PEOPLE confirms.'Hi guys, I am Jeff Bezos lookalike from Germany,' the man says in a clip obtained by Reuters. In the video, he takes selfies with onlookers eager to get a photo.Even though it wasn't the real tech billionaire, people were still excited to see him.'I know he is not the real one, but it is exciting, you know, to find him,' one woman says in the video. 'I was telling my husband, 'Look, look, look he's right there.' And he's like, 'No, I don't see any bodyguards.''
'I don't care, just take me a picture,' the woman says.
The doppelganger, Cagdas Halicilar, a former electrician, started embracing the similarities after he was constantly compared to Bezos by friends. He left his job and signed with a doppelganger agency — leading to German TV gigs and an appearance on German Netflix's King of Stonks.'My partner sometimes gets annoyed when people come to me and want selfies, but many don't dare to speak to me,' Halicilar told What's The Jam? last year. 'The only thing I do is shave my head and regularly apply Nivea cream.'He added: 'My wish is to drink a whiskey with Jeff Bezos on his yacht, he is just as much of a yacht fanatic as I am.'
On June 5, Halicilar posted a video on Instagram with on screen text reading 'Geschenk für Jeff Bezos,' which translates to 'Gift for Jeff Bezos.' In the clip, he shows off a bottle of whiskey and a box of cigars from Laura Chavin, a German company.
Bezos and Sánchez celebrated their wedding in Venice this week with a glamorous welcome party on Thursday, June 26. Several of the couple's celebrity guests were spotted making their way to the soirée including Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kris Jenner, and Kim and Khloé Kardashian.
The couple has worked hard to keep the details surrounding their extravagant nuptials under wraps. They tapped event planners Lanza & Baucina Limited to help stage this week's events.
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Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro confirmed that Bezos and Sánchez would act responsibly while hosting their nuptials in the historic Italian city.
"The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos' wedding are completely unfounded,' the mayor wrote in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, adding that only 200 guests will be invited and that the event wouldn't disrupt the city.
'We are mutually working and supporting the organizers, to ensure that the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city,' the statement continued.
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