CHICAGO –
“The Bear” has a mirror picture.
Greater than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest vying to painting actor Jeremy Allen White, star of the Chicago-based tv sequence “The Bear.”
Past the renown of being named White’s unofficial physique double, the winner walked away with $50 and a pack of cigarettes in recognition of the puff-prone character White performs within the sequence — Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto — a younger, award-winning chef from the glittery world of wonderful eating who returns to the Windy Metropolis to captain his household’s dive sandwich store.
On the present, the character is typically known as the “Bear,” and the chef had desires of proudly owning a wonderful eating restaurant that will carry that identify.
As tons of appeared on and cheered, the prize went to 37-year-old psychological well being therapist Ben Shabad, the Chicago Solar-Instances reported.
“That is the good factor I’ve achieved all week,” mentioned Shabad, who was hoisted into the air in the course of the group, a crown perched upon his head, the pack of cigarettes clutched in a single hand.
Many of the wannabe doppelgangers have been white males, however some ladies and folks of various ethnicities bought in on the enjoyable, the newspaper mentioned. There was even a toddler White lookalike.
Organizers have been shocked by the large turnout, which included Jeremy Allen White fan Alexis Kline.
“He’s like a Roman god to me,” Kline mentioned.
