a group of teenagers is standing outside a shop in Manchester, England. Many of them have cameras and are looking in the shop window. They want to see movie star Daniel Radcliffe. A man in the shop looks like Radcliffe ( he has brown hair and Radcliffe's good looks). Bur the young man in the shop isn't the famous actor. He's Andrew Walker - a twenty - two - year - old shop clerk.
Walker isn't surprised by the teenagers. People often stop him on the street and want to take his piture. Walker is a clerk, but he also makes money as Daniel's double. Walker travels all over Europe as Daniel Radcliffe. Newspapers often take his photo. It's an exciting life for the shop clerk from Manchester.
Today, many compamies work with celebrity doubles. the most popular celebrity doubles look like famous athletes, pop singers, and actors. The companies pay doubles to go to parties and business meetings. Doubles are also on TV and in newspaper ads.
Why do people want to look like a celebrity? one double in the U.S. says, "i can make good money. i also make a lot of peple happy.