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CNN
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘The Daily Show' staffer crowned winner in Pedro Pascal lookalike contest
In this time of division, a group of New Yorkers found themselves agreeing with each other about one thing this past weekend: Two Pedro Pascals are better than one. On Sunday, Brooklyn eatery Son del North hosted a Pedro Pascal lookalike contest, ultimately crowning George Gountas, a lighting designer for 'The Daily Show,' the winner. Gountas, who according to IMDb has worked for the television program since 2017 and is a two-time Emmy nominee, won in a victorious moment featured on the restaurant's Instagram page. Gountas, whose resemblance to the 'Last of Us' star is certainly uncanny, is a father of two from Brooklyn, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was awarded a $50 cash prize and 1 year of free burritos from the restaurant. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Monday, Gountas said his coworkers at the 'Daily Show' and his wife encouraged him to participate in the contest after seeing a flyer. 'One of the stage managers, Tyler, found the advertisement for the contest and was like, 'Yo, George, go win some free burritos.' I showed it to my wife and she's like, 'Yeah, you're going to this,'' he told the publication. 'My neighbor is a stylist and art director and she was like, 'I've got shoes for you, I've got pants for you.' It was a whole thing.' Gountas said his wife and kids accompanied him to the contest for support and that he was overwhelmed by how many people showed up, calling it an 'unbelievable' scene. His 'Daily Show' co-workers, he added, were also thrilled about his big win. 'Everyone's super supportive,' he said. 'It's been pretty insane.' Celebrity look-alike contests have become a growing trend after a Timothee Chalamet doppelgänger was crowned in New York City, an event that the 'A Complete Unknown' star showed up to. Since then, contests for actors like Jeremy Allen White and Paul Mescal, among others, have popped up in cities across the world, making a splash on social media. Some winners have walked away with more than bragging rights. The winner of the Chalamet contest was invited to appear in a 'Saturday Night Live' promo for the episode that Chalamet was hosting in January. Others have nabbed deals with brands like Away and Torchys. Pascal, who is active on social media, had not weighed in on the contest as of Monday afternoon. But maybe the Internet's 'daddy' had Father's Day off.'
CNN
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘The Daily Show' staffer crowned winner in Pedro Pascal lookalike contest
In this time of division, a group of New Yorkers found themselves agreeing with each other about one thing this past weekend: Two Pedro Pascals are better than one. On Sunday, Brooklyn eatery Son del North hosted a Pedro Pascal lookalike contest, ultimately crowning George Gountas, a lighting designer for 'The Daily Show,' the winner. Gountas, who according to IMDb has worked for the television program since 2017 and is a two-time Emmy nominee, won in a victorious moment featured on the restaurant's Instagram page. Gountas, whose resemblance to the 'Last of Us' star is certainly uncanny, is a father of two from Brooklyn, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was awarded a $50 cash prize and 1 year of free burritos from the restaurant. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Monday, Gountas said his coworkers at the 'Daily Show' and his wife encouraged him to participate in the contest after seeing a flyer. 'One of the stage managers, Tyler, found the advertisement for the contest and was like, 'Yo, George, go win some free burritos.' I showed it to my wife and she's like, 'Yeah, you're going to this,'' he told the publication. 'My neighbor is a stylist and art director and she was like, 'I've got shoes for you, I've got pants for you.' It was a whole thing.' Gountas said his wife and kids accompanied him to the contest for support and that he was overwhelmed by how many people showed up, calling it an 'unbelievable' scene. His 'Daily Show' co-workers, he added, were also thrilled about his big win. 'Everyone's super supportive,' he said. 'It's been pretty insane.' Celebrity look-alike contests have become a growing trend after a Timothee Chalamet doppelgänger was crowned in New York City, an event that the 'A Complete Unknown' star showed up to. Since then, contests for actors like Jeremy Allen White and Paul Mescal, among others, have popped up in cities across the world, making a splash on social media. Some winners have walked away with more than bragging rights. The winner of the Chalamet contest was invited to appear in a 'Saturday Night Live' promo for the episode that Chalamet was hosting in January. Others have nabbed deals with brands like Away and Torchys. Pascal, who is active on social media, had not weighed in on the contest as of Monday afternoon. But maybe the Internet's 'daddy' had Father's Day off.'
Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pedro Pascal lookalike contest crowns shock winner... and fans are all saying the same thing
Pedro Pascal fans were left stunned after the winner of a lookalike contest for the It Ends With Us star was crowned on Sunday. A father named George Gountas - who is the spitting image of the actor - won the grand prize of $50 and a year's worth of burritos for his resemblance to Pascal. Gountas had certainly got the Pascal memo as he donned the star's signature black rimmed spectacles and muscle flashing tank top to take photos with delighted fans. The event took place at Del North Mexican restaurant in New York City 's Lower East Side neighborhood on Father's Day. '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,"' George's wife Jenny Gania told the New York Post. She said it was over ten years ago when she and her family first recognized the 50-year-old actor as her husband's doppelgänger. 'It started when the Game of Thrones came out the first time — that's when we first heard it,' Gania recalled, adding, 'Then some kids started noting it, too.' Gania noted the irony of her spouse taking home the prize as she said, 'It's funny, because he's not on social media at all. But now he's going to be everywhere.' 30 other Pedro contestants descended on the Mexican food joint in hopes of winning the competition. Son Del North chef and co-owner Annisha Garcia said the motivation for the contest stemmed from Pascal's 2023 comment that there isn't any satisfactory Mexican food in NYC, which he made during a Hot Ones appearance. Quoting Pedro, Garcia said, '"I'm so sorry, but there's no good Mexican food in New York"? We were like, "There is, and we are here."' The restaurant's other co-owner, Wim Shih, added that the goal of the lighthearted contest was to bring levity during tough times. 'There's just so much sadness in the world right now, and we wanted to be a bit of sunshine today amidst all that,' Shih shared with the Post. In the wake of the stunning victory, fans took to social media to proclaim 'Is that not Pedro?', 'Crazy' and 'Is that not the real Pedro??@ A father named George Gountas - who is the spitting image of the actor - won the grand prize of $50 and a year's worth of burritos for his resemblance to Pascal On Sunday Gountas gleefully held up a life-size check written out to 'Pedro #5' written out 'for being a Zaddy.' Similar lookalike contests cropped up in the Big Apple in the fall, with crowds turning out to see Timothée Chalamet, Jeremy Allen, and Harry Styles dead ringers. Pedro has not publicly acknowledged the event, but was active on social media Monday to promote his forthcoming film Eddington. 'Meet the good people of #EDDINGTON. In theaters July 18. Written and directed by #AriAster,' he wrote to his 11 million Instagram followers. His latest movie Materialists, an R-rated rom-com with Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans, hit theaters on June 13.
