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John Mortimer, "Rumpole's Return"

Friday, December 30, 2011

Kim Jong-Il impersonator loses income due to death of original

The problem with hitching your wagon to a star is that when the star falls, so does your little red vehicle. This was the fate of engraving shop owner Kim Young-sik, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The lookalike for the late North Korean dictator had some fun with his doppelganger second career as his impersonator. Now, however, after the death of his model, that option is seen as tasteless and taboo. Darn.

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