Andy Harmer (born c. 1979) is a British actor and performer from
Eastbourne
Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...
,
Sussex, England.
David Beckham lookalike
Harmer is primarily known as a
lookalike
A look-alike, double, or doppelgänger is a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another person, excluding cases like twins and other instances of family resemblance.
Some look-alikes have been notable individuals in their own right, ...
for
David Beckham, the international footballer and celebrity.
Harmer has been working as a Beckham lookalike since 1998. In this capacity, he has appeared in films such as ''
Bend it like Beckham
''Bend It Like Beckham'' (also known as ''Kick It Like Beckham'') is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knight ...
'' and ''Goal''.
Harmer has also worked alongside Beckham while shooting advertisements for Pepsi Cola, Adidas, Vodafone, PlayStation, Beckham Instinct and Castrol Oil.
The Copycats
In 2005, Harmer and his band, The Copycats, were the subject of a documentary produced by Sky One, which studied his life as a lookalike and the band's tour of Japan.
In 2007, Harmer appeared on the BBC television program ''Dragons Den'', pitching a business proposal for a celebrity lookalike business. Also in 2007, he appeared in the Sky One programme, ''The Beckhams Go to Hollywood'', where he posed as David Beckham to test the public's reaction before the Beckham family's move from Madrid to Los Angeles.
The Chippendoubles
In 2010, Harmer appeared in the
fourth series of ''
Britain's Got Talent
''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloqui ...
'' as part of an act known as The Chippendoubles.
References
External links
Beckhamlookalike.com
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male actors
People from Eastbourne
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