A film by Scott Harper
Produced by Handel Productions
Canada | 2006 | 47'
The Counterfeit Lives of Celebrity Lookalikes
In a world blinded by beauty and fame, our obsession with celebrity takes some bizare twists. A close resemblance to an actor, singer or political leader can become a backstage pass to a dizzying - and sometimes dangerous - half-life.
This documentary goes inside the world of the celebrity double - counterfeit super-stars, high on second hand fame. It's the ultimate identity crisis where it's easy to forget where make-believe ends, and real life begins. This is a story about what happens to ordinary people when they borrow a face, and forge a fantasy.
Our obsession with celebrity has spawned an entire sub-culture of celebrity doubles - people who make a career of looking like someone famous. Blessed or cursed - they shed their old life to live someone else's. We see how these lookalikes often fool the public - and themselves. The documentary features dead ringers for Michael Jackson, Robert de Niro, Shania Twain, Ozzy Osbourne and the notorious Uday Hussein.
