Monday, November 25, 2024

Glen Powell was the most recent celebrity to get a look-alike contest. The actor raised the stakes by adding a movie cameo to the prize.


  • Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood star to get his own look-alike contest.
  • The actor appeared via video message at the contest, which was held in his hometown of Austin.
  • Powell included a cameo in his next movie as a last-minute addition to the competition's prize.
  • Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood star to get his own look-alike competition, but he raised the stakes for fans on Sunday by offering a cameo in his next movie as part of the prize.

    Celebrity look-alike contests have become increasingly popular.

    A Timothée Chalamet contest held in New York last month received widespread media coverage when the "Dune" star made a surprise appearance and posed for photos. The winner, dressed as Willy Wonka, won $50.

    Other competitions around the world have drawn doubles of stars such as Paul Mescal, Harry Styles, and Dev Patel.

    Powell's star power has risen significantly over the past two years, following the massive success of "Top Gun: Maverick," "Anyone But You," "Hit Man," and "Twisters."

    Katy Carpenter, a fan from Austin, Powell's hometown, organized the event, which was held Sunday at Auditorium Shores park. Powell's mother and aunt served as judges.

    The actor couldn't appear in person because he was filming Paramount's "The Running Man" reboot with the director Edgar Wright in Glasgow, Scotland.

    In a video message for the audience shared with Fox 7 by the organizers, Powell joked that he was planning a heist using all his doppelgängers.

    He said, "I want to pull off a heist, and we don't need masks because we all have the same face: It's the perfect crime. They can't get all of us because we are one — a criminal Glen-terprise."

    Then, the star offered a unique prize: a cameo in his next movie.

    He added, "I know there is some cash and a hat at stake here, but I just wanted to say that the winner of today's contest gets a personal prize from me.

    "Now, you may know that my parents make a cameo in every movie I make, but today, the winner of the Glen Powell lookalike contest wins their parents or any family member of their choice a cameo in my next movie. I am completely serious."

    The prize is a huge step up from other look-alike contests.

    The Chalamet look-alike won $50, which seems to be about the going rate for contest winners, per Vulture. Contest prizes have included a plastic trophy and a Chipotle gift card. The winning look-alike of Jeremy Allen White, who stars in "The Bear," received a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes.

    Not all the contests have proceeded so seamlessly. Hundreds of fans showed up to the Timothée Chalamet contest in October, and the BBC reported several people were taken into custody by New York City police, who called the event an "unscheduled demonstration." Those taken into custody were later released with a summons.

    There was no drama at the Powell look-alike competition, and the winner, Max Braunstein, was dressed as the actor's character from "Top Gun: Maverick."

    Braunstein won a video call with the actor, a cowboy hat, a year's supply of Torchy's queso, and a film cameo for a family member, Fox 7 reported.

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