5 Pranks & Stories About Actors That Are Just Too Awesome

4. Charlie Chaplin Loses a Charlie Chaplin Look-Alike Contest

You might remember a bit of a throw-away line in the film Lucky Number Slevin in which a supposedly paralyzed Bruce Willis informs his intended victim that, "Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest in Monte Carlo and came in third; that's a story." While a lot of the details of that story are somewhat falsified, it turns out that the real story is a bit more embarrassing (supposedly) on Chaplin's part. Snopes.com is quick to denounce Chaplin's final standing in the contest, as well as where it actually took place. They say: So much for individuality.
 
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Cameron Carpenter is an aspiring screenwriter, current film and journalism student, and self-diagnosed cinephile, which only sounds bad in certain circles. Devoted fan of comics, movies, theater, Jesus Christ, Sidney Lumet, and Peter O'Toole, he sometimes spends too much time on his Scribd and comicbookmovie.com, but doesn't think you're one to judge, devoted reader. You can follow him on Twitter to watch him talk to people you didn't know exist. Oh, and Daredevil is quite the big deal around here (my head).