A Pedro Pascal look-alike contention held connected the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side near fans successful awe aft a Brooklyn dada who emerged arsenic the spitting representation of the Last of Us star.George Gountas, who was Pedro Contestant #5, was crowned the victor among astir 30 contestants who braved the upwind to vie extracurricular a Mexican eatery that hosted the quirky Father’s Day celebration.According to The NYPost, Gountas was forced to enactment successful the contention by his woman Jenny Gania, who took enactment of his resemblance to the histrion erstwhile they were watching the deed bid 'Game of Thrones'. She wasn't the lone 1 to spot the similarity betwixt her hubby and the actor. “Then immoderate kids started noting it, too… When we saw this contest, I said, ‘It’s Father’s Day. You person to go. It’s going to beryllium your Father’s Day treat,” Jenny told the portal.
Gountas ended up walking distant from the contention with $50 and a year’s proviso of burritos. While the lookalike is not connected societal media, his woman is present assured that helium volition go fashionable aft the net gets to spot his resemblance to television's favourite 'dad'. Much to her prediction, respective fans took to their handles to stock the photos from the contention and marvel astatine the men who turned up and commended them for their striking appearances.
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The lawsuit was inspired successful portion by Pascal’s ain remarks past year, erstwhile helium claimed that “there’s nary bully Mexican nutrient successful New York.” Co-owner and cook Annisha Garcia said the contention was a playful mode to beryllium otherwise. “I’m like, ‘So sorry, but there’s nary bully Mexican nutrient successful New York?’ And we were like, ‘There is, and we are here,’” Garcia said.The Pedro Pascal look-alike contention follows a akin viral infinitesimal successful October erstwhile Timothee Chalamet fans gathered for a doppelganger lawsuit successful Madison Square Park and were amazed erstwhile the histrion himself showed up. The lookalike aboriginal adjacent got to locomotion the reddish carpet astatine the 2025 Oscars.