Jeremy Allen White lookalike crowned in Chicago

Dozens of radical descended connected a Chicago parkland connected Saturday, vying to beryllium crowned champion Jeremy Allen White lookalike.

Contestants – including a toddler – donned chef’s aprons and achromatic t-shirts successful the benignant of White’s quality Carmen Berzatto from the deed TV bid The Bear.

Others dressed arsenic his quality Phillip successful Shameless, different TV amusement acceptable successful Chicago.

Hundreds of spectators cheered arsenic each contender stepped guardant to amusement their resemblance.

Based connected levels of applause, the accolade went to a 37-year-old intelligence wellness therapist, Ben Shabad.

“I didn’t truly program connected winning – particularly erstwhile I saw each these guys that looked similar Jeremy Allen White – but the vigor present is truthful exciting,” Mr Shabad told the Chicago Tribune.

As a prize, Mr Shabad received $50 and a battalion of cigarettes – a motion to Berzatto’s dense smoking successful the series.

The show, present successful its 3rd season, follows a young cook from the good eating world, Carmy, arsenic helium returns to the family-run sandwich store successful Chicago aft his brother's suicide.

The amusement won six prizes, including 3 for acting, astatine the 2024 Emmy Awards, drafting with Succession for the astir accolades.

The lookalike contention was organised by Chicago roommates Kelsey Cassaro and Taylor Vaske. The brace were inspired by the occurrence of akin events successful caller weeks for different celebrities including Dev Patel and Paul Mescal.

In October, Timothée Chalamet stunned fans aft turning up to a lookalike contention for the histrion successful New York.

It appears the personage doppelganger craze is not yet over, with Saturday's lawsuit conscionable the latest successful a drawstring of events crossed the country.

“People were online saying, ‘Why doesn’t Chicago person one?’ said Ms Cassaro, speaking with the Chicago Sun-Times.

“I was like, ‘I deliberation it should beryllium Jeremy Allen White if we bash it.’ And I besides deliberation a batch of Chicago dudes look similar him,” she added.

Cassaro and Vaske primitively planned the lawsuit arsenic a joke, posting details connected societal media and flyers successful areas of Chicago. Once buzz picked up online astir it, they decided to organise it officially.

Unlike Chalamet, White did not amusement up to the competition. But that didn’t dampen his doppelgangers' spirits.

“I’m conscionable impressed by [White’s] acting ability, and the shows that he’s been successful person been truly good, truthful I instrumentality it arsenic a compliment that radical deliberation I look similar him,” said Mr Shabad.