Celebrity lookalike

"Has anybody ever told you that you look like a famous person?"

This, or something close to it, was a question I was asked by a student today who clearly was searching for anything to focus on instead of his math assignment on personal income taxes. I answered in the negative (a lie, but I didn't feel like prolonging the conversation). I was nervous, though. There aren't that many celebrities I'd like to be compared with.

The student proceeded to describe the match:

"Have you seen Harold and Kumar?"

(I nodded, another lie).

"You look like the guy who sits in the backseat." (Thanks, real helpful. Maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer.) "Patrick something."

This must the scene they were thinking of.

I started to walk away. Another student said "the brother from Malcolm in the Middle". (A little better, but there are 4 brothers on the show.)

The lightbulb finally went on and the student had the name: "Neil Patrick Harris"

What? You mean Doogie Howser?

A younger me?

I wasn't quite sure how to feel about that one. Those of you who know my appearance can be the judge of how accurate a comparison it is.

I'll admit, we do share a giant forehead.

Interestingly, this is the second time in the last two weeks I had spoken with someone who had mistaken the elder brother from Malcolm in the Middle (turns out his name is Christopher Masterson) for Neil PH. Get your B-list celebs right, people.