Trivia: Charlie Chaplin Entered a Chaplin Look-Alike Contest ... and Lost! - Neatorama

Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest, and lost! He didn't even make it to the finals.

In 1915, "Chaplinitis" swept across America and Charlie Chaplin look-alike contests became popular. One such contest was won by a rising young actor/comedian that became quite famous on his own right. His name was Bob Hope.

Not that I don't believe you, but as a rule I'm always skeptical of internet articles that just state a fact without giving any sort of reference.

Reference link or it didn't happen!

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Chad, just watch the movie "Lucky Number Slevin" you can hear Bruce Willis talk about it near the begening of the movie.

I dont know if this was documented but I wouldn't be surprised if it's true. Chpalin was famous partly for doing crazy stuff like that.

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snopes says it's true
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/chaplin2.asp

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That happened to Dolly Parton once. At least as SHE tells the story.

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Dolly Parton entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest?

I wonder how far she got.

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Until she had to show her mustache.

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@ ted and Ray

:D *ba dump tish!*

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bob hope? huh!? hum, squints harder.. ok, if i poke out one eyeball and close the other.. yeh, ok i see the resemblence.

:D

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Chaplinitis?

Inflammation of the Chaplin?

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Irony.

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Thank you breznev. The Snopes article is good.

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Well its true but the best part is not really about reference links or related articles. thought need a couple of mirrors to see the back of your ears, would you wait till then to believe it? Bruce Willis says the same thing in lucky numbers slevin.or you need a link to that too

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