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Impersonators of Kim Jong-un (Howard X) and Donald Trump (Dennis Alan) during the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore SummitPatrick Knight as Boy GeorgeAn impersonator of George MichaelTheodore Roosevelt impersonator Joe Wiegand performs October 27, 2008 in the East Room of the White House, during a celebration of Roosevelt's 150th birthday.
An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another.[1] There are many reasons for impersonating someone:
Living history: After close study of some historical figure, a performer may dress and speak "as" that person for an audience. Such historical interpretation may be a scripted dramatic performance like Mark Twain Tonight! or an unscripted interaction while staying in character.[2]
Entertainment: An "impressionist" impersonates well-known figures in order to entertain an audience. Especially popular objects of impersonation are Elvis Presley (see Elvis impersonator), Michael Jackson (see Michael Jackson impersonator) and Madonna (see Madonna impersonator). Other uses of impersonation for entertainment include male drag queens (previously called "female impersonators", although this terminology is now considered outdated.)
Crime: As part of a criminal act such as identity theft. This is usually where the criminal is trying to assume the identity of another, in order to commit fraud, such as accessing confidential information, or to gain property not belonging to them. Also known as social engineering and impostors.
Decoys, used as a form of protection for political and military figures. This involves an impersonator who is employed (or forced) to perform during public appearances, to mislead observers.
Sowing discord, causing people to fight, or dislike each other for social, business or political gain.
^"Impersonator". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
^"Town of the Living Dead". LA Review of Books. October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2023. He is a Ralph Waldo Emerson reenactor. This man gets paid to dress like, act like, and speak like Ralph Waldo Emerson. He's 63 years old and wears a black frock coat...'I use the term 'historic interpreter' or 'living historian.' But when people say 'impersonator,' that doesn't bother me.'
(see Elvis impersonator), Michael Jackson (see Michael Jackson impersonator) and Madonna (see Madonna impersonator). Other uses of impersonation for entertainment...
An Elvis impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates or copies the look and sound of American musician and singer Elvis Presley. Professional Elvis...
Male impersonator or male impersonation may refer to: Cross-dressing Drag king Travesti (theatre)#Women in male roles Female impersonation (disambiguation)...
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Great Impersonation may refer to: The Great Impersonation (novel), a 1920 novel by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim The Great Impersonation (1921...
2009, pp. 278–80. "The Impersonator". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 November 2023. "The Impersonator 1960 | Britmovie | Home...
Cultural appropriation is the inappropriate or unacknowledged adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture...
trans kings. The term female impersonator was commonly used in the past. In 1972, Esther Newton described a female impersonator as a "professional drag queen"...
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New Millennium (2008) Noland, Claire (March 4, 2012). "George W. Bush impersonator Steve Bridges dies at 48". Los Angeles Times "Biography" Archived 2006-11-06...
gigging as a musician and now as an impersonator and said, "If they are willing to do this to a high-profile impersonator such as myself, imagine what others...
A mock object is an object that imitates a production object in limited ways. A programmer might use a mock object as a test double for software testing...
president Donald Trump, sometimes being referred to as "the best Trump impersonator". Johnson is currently a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy television...
becomes an Elvis impersonator and joins the religion of "Hound Dog". Drac Frenzie: Burnt out rock star who becomes an Elvis Impersonator and starts the...
Madonna impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates American singer-songwriter Madonna. Professional or dedicated Madonna impersonators have existed...
Impersonating a public servant, impersonating a public officer or impersonating a public official is a crime or misdemeanor in several jurisdictions....
Strange Impersonation is a 1946 American film noir drama film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Brenda Marshall, William Gargan and Hillary Brooke...
Randy Constan (born November 18, 1953) is a Peter Pan impersonator who first posted his cosplay pictures on a website in 2001, in what he stated was an...
The Impersonators (1980) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Jessica Anderson. It was published in the United States under the...
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