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If you met them on the street, you would not recognise them. Celebrity lookalikes have cultivated a lifestyle suited for the media attention they get. Some of them have even developed the dressing style and accent of the stars they resemble.
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Lookalikes of Britain's Prince Harry and his sister-in-law Pippa Middleton pose in a park during a media event to promote a new book by photographer Alison Jackson, in London December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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A man dressed up as the deceased Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi takes part in the 39th Annual Halloween Parade in New York, New York October 31, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Burton
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Andy Harmer has been the most well known David Beckham lookalike.
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A Dale Earnhardt lookalike carries a tribute to stock car racing legend Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 19, 2011. Earnhardt who's car was number 3, was killed in a crash at the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has an uncanny knack of picking leads who resemble his former love interests. Zarine Khan and Sneha Ullal are lookalikes of Katrina Kaif and Aishwarya Rai.
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Sneha Ullal is best known for her role in the Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga and Simha. But she first made her appearance opposite Salman Khan in the film Lucky - No Time For Love.
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Soon after her debut she created a stir in the media due to her resemblance to Aishwarya Rai.
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Lisa Lazarus is a British model who debuted in the Salman Khan starrer 'Veer'. She won the Miss Universe UK pageant. Lazarus was born in Llanelli, Wales in 1987, the daughter of psychic journalist Diane Lazarus. Lazarus is rumoured to have dated Catalan footballer Gerard Pique during his time playing for Manchester United. Lisa too bears a remote resemblance to Kaif.
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Kate Bevan, a lookalike of Kate Middleton, the fiancee of Britain's Prince William, poses for a photograph with a knitted toy inspired by the forthcoming royal wedding, at a toy fair, in London January 25, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
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Michael Jackson impersonator Hector Jackson attends an event celebrating the late singer's 51st birthday at the Monument of the Revolution in Mexico City August 29, 2009. Over 12,000 fans danced to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at the event, breaking a Guinness world record. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar
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Paul Gagnon displays a vintage 'Life' magazine cover featuring Ernest Hemingway in an attempt to convince the judges he should win the 2009 'Papa' Hemingway Look-Alike contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, July 25, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout
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A combination photo shows US president-elect Barack Obama (L), taken January 17, 2009 as he speaks during a ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas, taken January 20, 2009 in Jakarta. Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new US president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni/Jim Young/Files
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A David Cameron look-alike poses with a polar bear model outside the Houses of Parliament as part of a Greenpeace protest on May 13, 2011 in London, England. The environmental charity Greenpeace arranged the protest to highlight the first anniversary of David Cameron's speech when he pledged to make his new government the greenest ever. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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Chen Yan (C), a 51-year-old woman, poses for a portrait while impersonating China's late Chairman Mao Zedong, in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 26, 2007. Chen, who stands at 1.55 meters (5 feet 1 inch) has to wear a pair of specially designed shoes to increase her height to 1.80 meters (5 feet 11 inches) to imitate Mao. Chen was discovered by a beautician while impersonating Mao on a local TV show and is believed to be the first woman to imitate the late chairman. Picture taken May 26, 2007. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
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Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Kurt Beck poses with his lookalike after the opening ceremony for the strong beer season in Munich March 8, 2007. Stoiber visited the traditional opening ceremony for the strong beer season in Bavaria which starts with a humorous performance with politicians and their doubles. REUTERS/Michael Dalder