Pakistani waiter finds fame as Tyrion Lannister doppelganger, but has never heard of Game of Thrones
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Pakistani waiter finds fame as Tyrion Lannister doppelganger, but has never heard of Game of Thrones
Rozi Khan, a 25-year-old Pakistani waiter who resembles US role player Peter Dinklage. (Photograph: AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Pakistani waiter Rozi Khan had never heard of the Game of Thrones or its hugely popular grapheme Tyrion Lannister, until his hitting resemblance was pointed out to him.
The 25-year-old so resembles actor Peter Dinklage - who has played the witty and wily nobleman since the hit serial' first season in 2010 - that he gets stopped regularly by strangers desperate for a moving picture.
"I don't listen. A lot of my pictures take been taken, that's why I take become very famous everywhere," he said.
Non only are Khan and Dinklage'south faces strikingly similar, they are almost the aforementioned tiptop of 1.35m.
Photographs of the pair have unsurprisingly made their way onto social media showing the doppelgangers side-by-side.
"Wherever I go, someone says to me: 'Sir, who is this human being with you on Facebook', I say that he is my friend. 'He looks similar yous'. I tell them he is my brother. It's non a bad matter," said Khan.
The idiot box series has won 47 Emmys - more than than any other fictional prove in history - forth with a Aureate Globe for Dinklage, 49, for all-time supporting thespian in 2012.
A much predictable terminal series is ready to premiere on Apr fifteen in Asia.
Khan works at a small Kashmiri restaurant down a narrow line in Rawalpindi, serving customers hearty dishes such as mutton and spinach curries.
Owner Malik Aslam Pervez described him as a hard-worker and likewise a draw card for the eating place.
"When he takes a day off or gets sick, people look for him and ask where did he go? They get upset. They dear him. In that location is e'er a crowd here but it has boomed considering of him," he said.
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Built-in in Mansehra in northern Islamic republic of pakistan, Khan says he would dearest to run into Dinklage, describing him as a friend and brother.
"I beloved him very much, he is my friend ... he is my pinnacle so I like him a lot," said Khan.
For customers, seeing 'Tyrion Lannister' in the flesh is also a thrill.
"When I saw him, I'm happy, I feel that I met with Lannister in real [life]," said Zain Hadri, 20.
Game of Thrones tells the story of noble families vying for control of the Fe Throne, all the while keeping ane eye on the White Walkers leading hordes of the undead toward an invasion from the north.
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