Obama Clone in Indonesia!

Obama look-alike shoots to fame in Indonesia

JAKARTA (Reuters) Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas won't be at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. Instead he'll be starring as an Obama look-alike on Indonesian TV.

Anas, 34, who from some angles bears a resemblance to the new U.S. president, shot to fame in Jakarta after Obama, 47, won the election in November, and is now earning income as an Obama double.

Many Indonesians have a keen interest in Obama, who lived in Jakarta for four years after his American mother, Ann Dunham, married Muslim Indonesian Lolo Soetoro following the end of her marriage to Obama's Kenyan father.

""When Obama won, my colleagues played a practical joke on me -- they made me wear a suit, a tie, and took pictures of me posing as Obama,"" Anas told Reuters on Saturday.

""The pictures spread very quickly on the Internet. It was phenomenal. Then TV stations and an advertising agency got in touch with me.""

That led to an appearance in a pharmaceuticals advertisement in the Philippines where he played Obama, who sworn as the 44th U.S. president on Tuesday.

Anas, who was born and raised in Bandung, West Java, said he feels lucky to resemble Obama.

""I never thought I would be a star in a commercial, then this happened. It's very fortunate,"" Anas said.

""I was in the airport in Malaysia in transit and a man approached me and asked: 'Are you Obama?'. I was very surprised when he asked to take a picture together and bought me a meal,"" said Anas, flashing a broad smile.

If he ever gets the chance to meet Obama, Anas said he would ask the U.S. president to take a firm stance in dealing with the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

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[Kvnblmr]

I think Obama looks like "The Man with the Golden Voice".

[gotyourtongue]

my dog looks like obama so I shaved his ass and taught him to walk backwards.

[jamalpoku1]

@gotyourtongue loooooooooooolz

[Upthetown04]

Stupid Fox I bet you can find a Obama look a like in nearly every country this isn't news.

[Randomnick123]

An Anas

[jorypants]

Spells NASA if its a word jumble. His name

[mjr90vic]

maybe there long lost twin brothers make then get DNA test haha

[MountDewsAwesome]

by clone do you mean twin brother than yes Obama does have a "clone" i know someone in my gym class that has a twin bro that looks ALMOST EXACTLY like him the only difference is the height but yet I'm the only one who messes up their names...

[dragsterf]

Obama has 500 clones somewhere hes black give him a break

[hahadarius21]

In the world we have 9 clones or twins

[blancogurrl]

@TheSaintsAssasin religion binds you mentally, and my mental status @ present is flying free!

:)