Famous five

Question: have you ever been told that you resemble somebody famous? Next question: was the comparison flattering or the complete opposite? 

For some reason, I seem to have got it a lot. Here are five famous faces I have been told I look like. Obviously, I'm not going to use pictures of them here as I'm poor and photographic image archives have good lawyers. Instead, here's what I look like now, followed by my alleged doppelgangers...

Me in black & white 'coz that's how the celebs' pics look, innit.

Pete Sampras
To me, he looks like he can eat bananas with his feet and has a penchant for battered old tyres on ropes. To my peers at school he was a dead ringer for me. Fifteen love.

Wolverine
While I look little like the 'actor' who plays him *ducks for cover* I can see how this one came about. Since becoming a dad, I have become pretty apathetic about shaving and getting my hair cut as often as most civilised others do. I have a clear conscience about my fingernails, however.

Alan Davies/Jonathan Creek
This one is probably also my own fault; you see I have had the same hair as him on no fewer than three ocassions. Why I grew it back a second and third time, I will never know. I don't think I look much like him either, but I do live near a windmill...

Jimmy Carr
I look nothing like him, but one of my mates at work is convinced that I do. He's had plenty a punchline at my expense with the recent headlines. I definitely don't have his laugh though. Only sealions can produce a similar chuckle.

Matthew Rhys
I had never actually heard of this bloke, but I'm reliably informed that he appears in something called Brothers and Sisters. Can't see the resemblence there either – he's a good looking chap.

Let's turn this into a meme, shall we? I'd be interested to see if others have been as – ahem – lucky to apparently look like certain people as I have. If you fancy joining in, post a recent picture of yourself and list any famous folk you've been told you look like. Oh, and tag five others. Simple!

I hereby tag the following victims:

SAHDandproud
Two cats, Youngling and Me
Babberblog
Hello Wall...
Mutterings of a Fool

Over to you, you beautiful people!