Meet Abbas Alizada aka “Afghan Bruce Lee” (10 Photos + Videos)

Wow. Bruce Lee's doppelganger for sure!

“I want to be a champion in my country and a Hollywood star,” says Abbas Alizada as he’s swirling nunchakus at Kabul’s desolate Darulaman Palace, a place where he trains twice a week. He is one of ten kids in his family and he bears an uncanny resemblance to the late martial arts legend, Bruce Lee. Thanks to the internet and TV, and his recent success at a martial arts tournament in Kabul, (all which were practically unheard of until the toppling of the Taliban after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks), Alizada is rapidly gaining fame.

“The only news that comes from Afghanistan is about war. . . . I am happy that my story is a positive one,” Alizada said.

Abbas Alizada, who calls himself the Afghan Bruce Lee, poses during a media event in Kabul December 9, 2014. From the ruins of an iconic bombed-out palace above Kabul, the young Afghan man bearing a striking resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee is high-kicking his way to Internet fame, aiming to show another side to his war-weary nation. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

37 Celebrities With Their Past Doppelganger

You’ve seen our World Cup Look-Alikes, now check out these celebrities with their doppelganger from the past.

Doppelganger is always a fascinating subject. It makes you wonder if there is a parallel universe and if time travel is really real and even more scary yet intriguing – who was or is your doppelganger. Doppelganger are said to be either the spiritual doubles of a person or their downright evil twin. And they don’t have to be of the same sex either as you’ll see in a few of the photos.

The Doppelganger comes from the German word Doppel (double) and Gänger (walker) . The singular and plural forms are the same but English folks tend to add the ‘s’ on the end to show the plural form.

Some of these photos we’ve seen many times viralling around the web while others are new to us. We often wonder what these celebrities thought of their past doppelganger. Can they see what we see in their past look-alikes? Either way, check out these 37 remarkable celebrity doppelgangers.


1. Peter Dinklage… and Diego Velazquez’s “Portrait of Sebastián de Morra”

2. Jennifer Lawerence… and her Egyptian twin-actress Zubaida Tharwat

World Cup Look-Alikes (15 Photos)

They say there’s a double for every person in the world and we believe it! We haven't found ours yet but we're sure they're out there.

For these guys on the other hand, it's a different story. They wouldn’t come close to winning the Oscars despite all the drama that had taken place on the fields during the 2014 World Cup Games, but that doesn’t mean they can’t look like Oscar potentials thanks to their double look alikes. Check out these 15 World Cup doppelgangers.  The last one was our favourite!

1. David Blaine and Clint Dempsey

2. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Niko Kovac

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