He came, he saw, he burritoed. As we covered yesterday, Brooklyn dad and The Daily Show lighting designer George Gountas won the Pedro Pascal lookalike contest on Father’s Day Sunday. Hosted by Son Del North Mexican restaurant, the top prize came with bragging rights, $50, and a year’s worth of free burritos (limited to one burrito a week). But it hasn’t stopped there, cause boy, this zaddy was ready to step into his spotlight! In addition to getting right back to work at TDS the next day, George, now better known as Pedro #5, has been giving a slew of interviews and says he even managed to squeeze in a photo shoot. The Hollywood Reporter claims to have gotten the first post-win interview, and to hear it from Pedro #5, the strong resemblance has been noted for many years, making this moment seem almost inevitable

George, I have to say this is very startling. Your resemblance to Pedro Pascal must have interrupted your life a lot over the past few years.
It started back when Pedro was on Game of Thrones. He was Red Viper, a very beloved character. They killed off a lot of those in very startling fashion. My wife was so freaked out when he got killed. She’s like, “I can’t watch this. I feel like the guy is crushing your head.” Then my daughter’s classmates would tell their parents how I “look like famous people.” They’d take pictures of their TVs and send them to my wife.

You could be his twin brother.
I look more like him than I look like my own brother.

What’s amazing is that you also work in show business, like him. Tell me about your job.
I am the lighting designer at The Daily Show, which is a wonderful place to work. We’re a very tight-knit group and have a daily text on what’s needed for the day. One of the stage managers, Tyler, found the advertisement for the contest and was like, “Yo, George, go win some free burritos.” I showed it to my wife and she’s like, “Yeah, you’re going to this.” My neighbor is a stylist and art director and she was like, “I’ve got shoes for you, I’ve got pants for you.” It was a whole thing.

Tell me about the scene there. Was it mayhem? How many people showed up?
It was unbelievable. I live in Greenpoint, which is not too far away. My kids wanted to come, so my wife and kids joined me. And as we’re getting closer, there’s 1000 people in the street. Cars are honking, trying to get by. Apparently you’re supposed to sign up in advance. I didn’t. I just kind of walked up and said, “Hey, I’m here.”

And so you met your other contestants. The other ones did not hold a candle to you. I guess they all realized it the second they saw you.
Listen, I sized them all up, I’m not going to lie. No. 18 looked good from far. Great head of hair. No. 18 had me beat in that department. The Instagram comments are pretty vicious, saying I should go to Turkey. Don’t read the comments.

[From THR]

Listen to this guy’s Big Dad Energy! No registering for him — he just struts up and says, “Hey, I’m here.” Case closed! The hunt is over! LOL. He did show excellent sportsmanship in commending Pedro #18, aka “ADULT CONTENT” Pedro, and whom many of you supported in the comments yesterday. (Sidenote to Pedro #5: you are beautiful as you are and don’t have to do anything about your hair! But if you ever want to, maybe talk to Ike Barinholtz and John Cena before making the trek to Turkey.) Now that we’ve gotten pleasantries out of the way, how do we feel about Pedro #5 admitting to a professional stylist assisting with his costume? Is that foul play?! Do we need a recount??

I also want to know if Pedro #5 will be sharing any of those free burritos with coworker Tyler and/or his wife, the cheerleaders who forced encouraged him on. Surely his wife deserves a few after having to suffer through seeing his alter ego murdered on screen! But as it turns out, his wife has other dreams in mind. One day after the win, Jon Stewart interviewed Pedro #5 for TDS After The Cut. It’s a really fun six-minute clip, and in the middle Pedro #5 reveals the real prize his wife is after: “I’m cool with you getting all this attention… if I can meet Pedro Pascal.”

Ball’s in your court, OG Pedro! So down one of your six-espresso-shot cups of coffee, board an economy flight, and get to it! He actually responded to an Insta post about the contest with crying/laughing & heart emojis, so I think the odds are good they’ll meet at some point.

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