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Game of Thrones’ Tyrion Lannister lookalike Pakistan waiter on becoming ‘very famous everywhere’
- Rozi Khan works at a small Kashmiri restaurant in Rawalpindi, but has become famous for his likeness to the character played by Peter Dinklage
- He bears a striking resemblance to the HBO series’ dwarf anti-hero and is the same height, 1.35 metres
Pakistani waiter Rozi Khan (left) has found fame for his striking resemblance to Game of Thrones character Tyrion Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage (right). Photo: AFP
Pakistani waiter Rozi Khan had never heard of Game of Thrones – or its hugely popular character Tyrion Lannister – until his striking resemblance to the dwarf anti-hero got heads turning at home.
The 25-year-old so resembles actor Peter Dinklage – who has played the witty and wily nobleman since the hit HBO series’ first season in 2011 – that he gets regularly stopped by strangers desperate for a picture.
“I don’t mind. A lot of my pictures have been taken, that is why I have become very famous everywhere,” he says.
Not only are Khan and Dinklage’s faces strikingly similar, they are also the same height at around 1.35 metres (four feet, five inches).
Photographs of the pair have, not surprisingly, made their way onto social media showing the doppelgängers side-by-side.
“Wherever I go, someone says to me: ‘Sir, who is this man with you on Facebook?’ I say that he is my friend. ‘He looks like you’. I tell them he is my brother. It’s not a bad thing,” says Khan.
Rozi Khan not only looks like Peter Dinklage’s character Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, but is also the same height. Photo: AFP
The television series has won 47 Emmys – more than any other fictional show in history – along with a Golden Globe for Dinklage, 49, for best supporting actor in 2012.
Its much anticipated final series is set to premiere on April 14 in the US (April 15 in India and Hong Kong).
Khan works at a small Kashmiri restaurant called the Dilbar Hotel in Rawalpindi, serving customers hearty dishes such as mutton and spinach curries. Owner Malik Aslam Pervez described him as a hard worker – and also a draw card for the restaurant.
Khan prepares to serve food to customers at the Dilbar Hotel in Rawalpindi. Photo: AFP
The 25-year-old loves being compared to Dinklage’s character and calls him “my friend”. Photo: AFP
“When he takes a day off or gets sick, people look for him and ask where did he go? They get upset. They love him. There is always a crowd here but it has boomed because of him,” he says.
Born in Mansehra in northern Pakistan, Khan says he would love to meet Dinklage, describing him as a friend and brother.
Khan’s fame has attracted more customers to the restaurant. Photo: AFP
“I love him very much, he is my friend … he is my height so I like him a lot,” says Khan.
For customers, seeing Tyrion Lannister in the flesh is also a thrill. “When I saw him, I’m happy, I feel that I met with Lannister in real life,” says Zain Hadri, 20.