York’s celebrity lookalikes get in touch

8:30am Thursday 31st January 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Kate Liptrot, kate.liptrot@thepress.co.uk

Mr Bean lookalike Robert Thompson Mr Bean lookalike Robert Thompson

AFTER we revealed the city’s Keith Lemon lookalike, York’s celebrity doppelgangers have been getting in touch with The Press.

Last week we reported how 63-year-old Dunnington man Wojtek Gorczynski said he is hounded for looking like television personality Keith Lemon Mr Gorczynski said he looks so much like the Celebrity Juice character, played by comedian Leigh Francis, that he was regularly stopped by people asking to have their photograph taken with him.

Among those to get in touch with The Press since, is Tang Hall man Robert Thompson, who said he is often mistaken for Rowan Atkinson’s Mr Bean, and David Pearson, who said he is compared to comedian Paul O’Grady.

Mr Thompson, 44, a kitchen porter from Tang Hall, said he has been known as Mr Bean for about 20 years.

He said said:”Whether I know them or not, people keep shouting ‘Mr Bean’ all over the place.

“It’s not intentional, it’s just me, it’s part of who I am.

“I didn’t realise I could do the impression until a few years ago.”

Meanwhile, 68-year-old Haxby grandfather David Pearson, said he was often told he looked like Paul O’Grady.

He said: “People used to say I looked like that comedian. I used to wonder which one. I don’t mind. It depends who is looking and how they perceive it.”

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In response to The Press’ story about Mr Gorczynski, which was picked up by the national media, Lemon took to Twitter claiming he did not see the resemblance.

In one response, he said “Anyone with blond hair and a tash looks like me”, and in another he said “[He] Looks like me cos he has same hair and tash and that’s it. Plus he’s 60!”

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Buzz Light-year says...
1:16pm Thu 31 Jan 13

In response to The Press’ story about Mr Gorczynski


That just looks ridiculous.
Just because The Press ends with an "s" doesn't mean it's plural.
"The Press's story". Or if in doubt remove it altogether - "our story"

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alfie says...
2:15pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Buzz Light-year wrote:
In response to The Press’ story about Mr Gorczynski


That just looks ridiculous.
Just because The Press ends with an "s" doesn't mean it's plural.
"The Press's story". Or if in doubt remove it altogether - "our story"
Get a grip who cares!

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Buzz Light-year says...
2:41pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Me. I do.

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inthesticks says...
3:18pm Thu 31 Jan 13

I actually look like Kelly Brook, it’s not intentional, it’s just me, it’s part of who I am.
You will have to take my word for it.

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inthesticks says...
3:33pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Buzz Light-year wrote:
In response to The Press’ story about Mr Gorczynski


That just looks ridiculous.
Just because The Press ends with an "s" doesn't mean it's plural.
"The Press's story". Or if in doubt remove it altogether - "our story"
Correct me if I`m wrong but I think it is the proper use, you would use an apostrophe when something belongs to a person or organisation but if that name ends with an `s` it is acceptable to put the apostrophe after the word.
As I understand it, you would say - Eric Pickles` biscuits rather than Eric Pickles`s biscuits.

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Podlet says...
4:04pm Thu 31 Jan 13

inthesticks wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote:
In response to The Press’ story about Mr Gorczynski


That just looks ridiculous.
Just because The Press ends with an "s" doesn't mean it's plural.
"The Press's story". Or if in doubt remove it altogether - "our story"
Correct me if I`m wrong but I think it is the proper use, you would use an apostrophe when something belongs to a person or organisation but if that name ends with an `s` it is acceptable to put the apostrophe after the word.
As I understand it, you would say - Eric Pickles` biscuits rather than Eric Pickles`s biscuits.
Yep - got to agree with you there. And what has singular/plural got to do with it? Except when pluralising abbreviations (although that seems to be out of fashion now too - imagine writing "I have a large number of MP3's"!).

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Podlet says...
4:05pm Thu 31 Jan 13

BTW, isn't that Patrick Troughton?

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R'Marcus says...
4:34pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Me. I do.
Me, too!
Grammar is still king,

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R'Marcus says...
4:35pm Thu 31 Jan 13

This man looks like Paul O'Grady.
Could this really Peddling Paul?

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Buzz Light-year says...
5:35pm Thu 31 Jan 13

Ok I've done some reading and I can only conclude that we're both right.

There's no agreement but more people prefer apostrophe s to just the apostrophe for names ending in "s"

James's hat or James' hat.
The Press's story or The Press' story.

Some say to use whichever would sound right when spoken.

I mention plural because that's the form for plurals.
The witches' cauldrons.

I just think "The Press' story..." looks awful.
"Our story..." would have been cleaner and would have meant no-one would have had to put up with my tedious grammar pedantry.

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Ignatius Lumpopo says...
6:04pm Thu 31 Jan 13

This is a dilemma with which the London Underground has been wrestling for a century. Maps over that time have indicated -
• St James Park
• St James' Park
• St James's Park
and the all time classic
• St Jame's Park...

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Tim Cronin says...
9:33am Fri 1 Feb 13

Ignatius Lumpopo wrote:
This is a dilemma with which the London Underground has been wrestling for a century. Maps over that time have indicated -
• St James Park
• St James' Park
• St James's Park
and the all time classic
• St Jame's Park...
Yes, Dennis Law played football for both Manchester City and Manchester United, so you are indeed both correct.

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Podlet says...
3:56pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Ok I've done some reading and I can only conclude that we're both right.

There's no agreement but more people prefer apostrophe s to just the apostrophe for names ending in "s"

James's hat or James' hat.
The Press's story or The Press' story.

Some say to use whichever would sound right when spoken.

I mention plural because that's the form for plurals.
The witches' cauldrons.

I just think "The Press' story..." looks awful.
"Our story..." would have been cleaner and would have meant no-one would have had to put up with my tedious grammar pedantry.
OK, OK, so no-one will read this as it is well past its BBF date, but:

Pluralised, it would have been "The Presses's" were it to belong to more than one Press.

Next week, the semi-colon.

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Buzz Light-year says...
2:36pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Actually I think it would be "The Presses' story" as I described above.

Next week, the semi-colon.

Can't wait!

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