Bono-spotting at Universal
This morning’s broadcast of NBC’s The Today Show featured a story on celebrity impersonators who roam around at the Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles. Among the impersonators interviewed was Pavel Sfera, an actor who portrays Bono. Not a bad body double, although I don’t think Bono would wear the type of earing he does in the piece. Check it out for yourself here. (As a side note, it doesn’t surprise me that Universal Studios would have a Bono impersonator given that U2’s record company is part of Universal.)
*NOT* Even Better Than the Real Thing » @U2blog - U2 news and discussion said,
March 11, 2007 @ 3:57 am
[...] Today’s Boston Globe reveals that it’s an imposter roaming the streets of Boston. You might recognize the lookalike as it’s the same one who was featured on NBC’s The Today Show and blogged about here a few months ago. [...]
Drew S. said,
December 14, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
I was at Los Angeles International Airport on December 10, 2007 coming home from a business training I gave at LMU when spotted Bono in the men’s room! I didn’t want to be the typical gushing fan but I also couldn’t pass up the opportunity to shake his hand so…I let him finish his business and wash his hands (very important!) and then I politely tapped him on the shoulder and quietly said I didn’t want to blow his cover but would he mind if I shook his hand because I respect him so much. He smiled and asked if I could hand him a paper towel (which I did) and then he shook my hand and asked me how my day was going!
Now, I don’t know if the guy I met was this Bono impersonator but from only a foot away this guy looked 99.9% like Bono! He even had the Irish accent and a guitar strapped on his back and everything. If he was a fake then I hope he is making a ton of money because he was the best impersonator I’ve ever seen!