Morgan Freeman Look-Alike Balled Out Like a Celebrity on European Vacation

A man vacationing in Spain by himself was mistaken for actor Morgan Freeman, and a hilarious series of events ensued.

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Ever wondered what it would be like to be a celebrity for a day? I have bad news for you—most of you will never find out. The vast majority of us are going to be stuck pushing papers, typing away on keyboards, or answering to The Man™ for the rest of our lives, no matter how hard we try to make it out.

But one hero managed to overcome the odds and live the dream, if only for a few days. An older gentleman named Norman recently went on a solo vacation to the Spanish island of Majorca, staying at a major resort known as Magaluf. But this was no ordinary trip for him, because he was mistaken for Morgan Freeman while he was on vacation.

Just look at some of the evidence shared from the resort. Here's an Instagram of him posing with a couple of other guests at the resort.

Here's a photo from one of the clubs at the resort, advertising the fact that Morgan Freeman was allegedly staying at the resort.

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And here's the kicker—another guy who posed with Norman, posting a caption that makes it seem like he genuinely believes he's in the presence of the movie star himself.

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To be fair to all the vacationers who got mixed up, other celebrities have been mistaken for Morgan Freeman before, and by more qualified individuals than a drunken 20-something. ABC's George Stephanopoulos famously thought he saw Freeman at Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony, but it turned out he spotted Celtics legend Bill Russell instead.

Images of our protagonist continued to pour in over social media once he became a viral sensation, and his nephew who shared the photos told LAD Bible that his uncle just sort of laughed about the whole experience, taking his brief moment of "fame" in stride.

can't believe i met morgan freeman in magaluf pic.twitter.com/3sxIssNXZB

"I heard through my cousin (his daughter) that he took everything in good spirit and just had a laugh with the people that were mistaking him for Morgan Freeman," said his nephew, Louis Dorsett. "He's just normal and getting on with his life. He runs a great Caribbean food service that is very popular so he dedicates his time into that mostly."

Hahahaha that's so funny pic.twitter.com/JEftbOi5d6

If you can't be a celebrity, looking like one seems like the next best thing. It's not something you can force—and you might have to be around people heavily consuming alcohol for it to work—but if you bear any resemblance to a beloved celebrity, milk the hell out of it for all it is worth.

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