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Charlie Chaplin auditioned for a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and got disqualified for being “too obvious.” Fame is confusing.

✗ FAKE
A popular anecdote says Charlie Chaplin entered a Chaplin lookalike contest and lost. It is a widely told legend whose details, including any disqualification for being too obvious, are not reliably documented.

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