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A few years ago for Halloween, my husband decided to dye his hair blonde (from his natural brown) and be a surfer for our annual costume party. He did it the morning of the party so that everyone would be surprised by his appearance. I thought he looked hot as a blonde (it brought out his blue eyes) and told him I'd surf anywhere with him. To our surprise, though, when the guests arrived, several of our friends thought he was a look-alike for Vanilla Ice. Remember him? He was a rap singer in the early 90's.
I guess the wet suit wasn't enough to give his identity away. Or maybe a rap star is more fitting of his personality. He loves to surf and is partial to the beach more than anywhere else, but truthfully he didn't look like a surfer dude, even with the blonde hair. At any rate, everyone wanted him to sing the song, Ice, Ice Baby, and forget the whole beach blanket façade. Ever the gracious host, he obliged and we all got a kick out of his rendition. It's a good thing rappers don't have the best singing voices.
There were lots of great costumes at the party. In fact, one couple came as the Skipper and Ginger from Gilligan's Island. They looked just like them! He had the belly, white pants and blue shirt, white hair and skipper's cap. She was dressed in a sequined gown, had dyed her hair red and styled it just like Ginger, and drew a perfectly round black mole on her cheek. They were the best look-alikes I'd seen up close.
This got us talking about celebrity look-a-likes. My husband and I remembered going to a club in Los Angeles where there was a show with celeb look-a-likes. It was amazing how much the actors (I'm pretty sure it was only men dressing up) looked like the real celebrity. Their mannerisms and clothing were identical to the original. The wonderful voices of famous pop look-alikes were often just as good as the real artist. It was a kick watching the show and swearing we were seeing the real thing.
A friend of ours told the story of how his father had gotten a James Darren look-alike for his mother's surprise birthday party at an expensive restaurant. During dinner the famous look-a-like walked past his mom and gave her a flirty look. Our friend said his mom definitely registered recognition and turned a bit flush, but didn't say anything. When the actor walked by again and repeated his gaze, his mom almost choked on her glass of wine. This time, he walked over to make sure she was okay. She was so flustered she couldn't answer. She couldn't believe her all-time favorite actor was right there. Then he got down on one knee and started crooning. Everyone joined in when he switched to "Happy Birthday." It wasn't until she was told he was just a look-alike that she laughed at the delightful joke and fun at her expense.
Next year, I thought, maybe we should have a Halloween party theme and ask everyone to come as their favorite television actor. Or we could narrow it down to a decade and ask guests to dress as their favorite character from the 70's. As much as I love seeing the scary costumes (I'm partial to monsters, ghosts and ghouls), maybe a theme would be fun. We could play music from that era, decorate the house accordingly and play trivia games from the time period.
Or, we could plan a famous look-alike party and create an awards ceremony at the house. Instead of Oscars, we'd give out Elviras. Each invitation would contain a list of famous people with their accomplishments, to choose from. The person who carries themselves off the best at the party as voted on by other guests would win an award. There would be different categories, such as biggest mouth, most full of themselves, best hair, least likely to succeed, you get the idea. Partygoers would walk down a red carpet to the front door and we'd definitely need security to frisk everyone. Winners would be asked to give speeches and would be videotaped for playback later.
A few weeks after the Halloween party, my husband and I were out to dinner when a woman came up to him and asked for his autograph. She really thought he was Vanilla Ice. My husband politely told her he wasn't who she thought he was and she apologized and quickly left the table. We laughed about it and I teased him about getting a job as a celebrity look-alike. Maybe we could make him look like someone else. I wonder what he'd look like with black hair, or maybe a long haired wig. He didn't find my enthusiasm amusing. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to dream about him being some famous hunk. Hmmm.
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