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10 hours ago
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The Daily Show's Crew Member Wins Pedro Pascal Look-Alike Contest In NYC
Last Updated: Son Del North Mexican restaurant hosted the Pedro Pascal look-alike contest on the occasion of Father's Day. After Timothee Chalamet and BTS' Jungkook, New Yorkers have now come together for Pedro Pascal's look-alike contest. The event took place on the streets outside Son Del North Mexican restaurant on the Lower East Side on the occasion of Father's Day on Sunday, June 15. People flocked in to see who among the 30 contestants looked similar to the Last of Us and Game of Thrones actor. Out of all the contestants, Pedro #5, a Brooklyn-based man named George Gountas, turned out to be the winner. People who gathered at the location thought he looked the most like Pedro Pascal. George works as a lighting designer on the sets of The Daily Show. While he did not want to join the contest, he agreed to take part once his wife, Jenny Gania, convinced him. While speaking with the New York Post, Jenny revealed that people started saying that her husband looked like the 50-year-old Chilean-born actor back when Game of Thrones was popular. 'It started when the 'Game of Thrones' came out the first time — that's when we first heard it. Then some kids started noting it, too, so I was like when we saw this [contest], I was like, 'It's Father's Day. You have to go. It's going to be your Father's Day treat,'" said Jenny. She also pointed out that her husband is not on social media, but thanks to the competition, 'Now he's going to be everywhere." George Gountas became the internet's daddy on Father's Day as he was crowned winner of the Lower East Side's Pedro Pascal look-alike contest. In addition to winning $50 and a year's supply of burritos, he posed the finalists. (@jameskleinmann / Instagram) — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) June 16, 2025 George ended up winning $50 and a supply of burritos for a year from the Mexican restaurant Son Del North Mexican, which hosted the contest. The restaurant's chef and co-owner, Annisha Garcia, told the aforementioned media portal that the idea for the contest came after Pedro Pascal had previously talked about how there is no good Mexican restaurant in New York City. I'm, 'So sorry, but there's no Mexican, good Mexican food in New York?' And we were like, 'There is, and we are here,'" she said. Meanwhile, the restaurant's co-owner, Wim Shih, mentioned that the idea behind the look-alike contest was to bring smiles to people's faces during such troubled times. Speaking of the actor himself, the 50-year-old was most recently seen on the second season of The Last of Us and in the rom-com Materialists, co-starring Chris Evans and Dakota Johnson. First Published:
Yahoo
15 hours ago
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Pedro Pascal Lookalike Contest Won by Former ‘Daily Show' Crew Member
George Gountas, a former lighting designer on 'The Daily Show,' was the big winner of Sunday's Pedro Pascal lookalike contest after being chosen as the entrant who most resembles the 'Materialists' star. Gountas won $50 and a year's supply of burritos from the Lower East Side's Son Del North Mexican restaurant. Contestant no. 5 wins Pedro Pascal lookalike contest on Father's Day. : James Kleinmann — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 15, 2025 Gountas' wife Jenny Gania told the New York Post the couple have been told of her husband's resemblance to Pascal for a few years. 'It started when the 'Game of Thrones' came out the first time — that's when we first heard it,' she said. 'Then some kids started noting it, too, so I was like, when we saw this [contest], I was like, 'It's Father's Day. You have to go. It's going to be your Father's Day treat.' 'It's funny, because he's not on social media at all. But now he's going to be everywhere,' she added. Restaurant owner Annisha Garcia said she was inspired by a 2023 comment from Pascal about Mexican food, when the actor claimed there was nowhere to find any in the entire city. 'I'm, 'So sorry, but there's no Mexican, good Mexican food in New York?,' Garcia explained. 'And we were like, 'There is, and we are here.'' Gountas beat out around 30 other contestants to take home the honors. The lookalike contest is not the only one that's been held in the city. In October actor Timothée Chalamet crashed his own lookalike contest, much to the delight of participants and the assembled crowd. The post Pedro Pascal Lookalike Contest Won by Former 'Daily Show' Crew Member appeared first on TheWrap.
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17 hours ago
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Pedro Pascal Look-Alike Contest Winner In NYC Deserves The Title
This Father's Day, one of film and television's most beloved daddies was celebrated in New York City. A Pedro Pascal look-alike contest was held in the streets of NYC's Lower East Side, where fans crowned Pedro #5, Brooklyn dad George Gountas, for having the closest resemblance to the Golden Globe-nominated The Last of Us star. More from Deadline 'Materialists' Review: Dakota Johnson Measures Value Of Love Between Chris Evans And Pedro Pascal in Celine Song's Sublime Romcomdram Timothée Chalamet Surprises Fans At Timothée Chalamet Lookalike Contest In NYC Dakota Johnson Delivers Damning Diagnosis On Hollywood's Risk-Aversion: "It's All A Bit Of A Mess" Gountas, who was dragged to the contest by his wife Jenny Gania, won $50 and a year's supply of burritos courtesy of host Son Del North Mexican restaurant, according to the New York Post. 'It started when the Game of Thrones came out the first time — that's when we first heard it,' Gania told the post. 'Then some kids started noting it, too, so I was like, when we saw this [contest], I was like, 'It's Father's Day. You have to go. It's going to be your Father's Day treat.' It's funny, because he's not on social media at all. But now he's going to be everywhere.' After Gountas beat out nearly 30 other Pedros who gathered outside the eatery in the rain for the contest, Son Del North chef and co-owner Annisha Garcia said the inspiration came after Pascal claimed in 2023 that there is no good Mexican food in the city. View this post on Instagram A post shared by James Kleinmann (@jameskleinmann) 'I'm, 'So sorry, but there's no Mexican, good Mexican food in New York?'' said Garcia. 'And we were like, 'There is, and we are here.'' Sunday's gathering came after Timothée Chalamet surprised fans at another look-alike contest in his honor in the nearby Madison Square Park in of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
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18 hours ago
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Pedro Pascal Look-Alike Contest Winner In NYC Deserves The Title
This Father's Day, one of film and television's most beloved daddies was celebrated in New York City. A Pedro Pascal look-alike contest was held in the streets of NYC's Lower East Side, where fans crowned Pedro #5, Brooklyn dad George Gountas, for having the closest resemblance to the Golden Globe-nominated The Last of Us star. More from Deadline 'Materialists' Review: Dakota Johnson Measures Value Of Love Between Chris Evans And Pedro Pascal in Celine Song's Sublime Romcomdram Timothée Chalamet Surprises Fans At Timothée Chalamet Lookalike Contest In NYC Dakota Johnson Delivers Damning Diagnosis On Hollywood's Risk-Aversion: "It's All A Bit Of A Mess" Gountas, who was dragged to the contest by his wife Jenny Gania, won $50 and a year's supply of burritos courtesy of host Son Del North Mexican restaurant, according to the New York Post. 'It started when the Game of Thrones came out the first time — that's when we first heard it,' Gania told the post. 'Then some kids started noting it, too, so I was like, when we saw this [contest], I was like, 'It's Father's Day. You have to go. It's going to be your Father's Day treat.' It's funny, because he's not on social media at all. But now he's going to be everywhere.' After Gountas beat out nearly 30 other Pedros who gathered outside the eatery in the rain for the contest, Son Del North chef and co-owner Annisha Garcia said the inspiration came after Pascal claimed in 2023 that there is no good Mexican food in the city. View this post on Instagram A post shared by James Kleinmann (@jameskleinmann) 'I'm, 'So sorry, but there's no Mexican, good Mexican food in New York?'' said Garcia. 'And we were like, 'There is, and we are here.'' Sunday's gathering came after Timothée Chalamet surprised fans at another look-alike contest in his honor in the nearby Madison Square Park in of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
