Elvis, Marilyn or Tina?
Are you a show impersonator?
Not often, but every now and then, people ask me to come “be” Marilyn Monroe. So I guess, sometimes, I’m an impersonator, too… or show-double as they call it Europe.
Mostly it’s because of my tribute show – Swinging the Marilyn Monroe Songbook. Sometimes one of my agents or manager will get a call asking if I can don the white dress and prrr out onstage dripping in diamonds and famous one-liners. It’s fun to see how people react. And at the same time is a very displaced feeling – much different than acting in a play.
When I was doing the research for my first request as Marilyn – I was pretty surprised to find out what big business it was being a show-double/impersonator. Do you know how often people are hired to dress up and play other famous people- living and dead?
I’m collecting numbers – if you do this, or know someone who does, write and tell me about it. How did you get started? Do you like it? What’s the funniest time you had doing it? Send me an email from the contact section and I’ll send you a free download of Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.