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Timothée Chalamet has made a surprise appearance at his own lookalike contest in New York City. The Dune actor showed up at the crowded event filled with Willy Wonka and Paul Atreides wannabes in lower Manhattan on Sunday. Flanked by bodyguards, the actor posed for photos with his curly-haired doppelgängers. The event, advertised on flyers around New York, was one of several lookalike competitions hosted by YouTube personality Anthony Po, which promised $50 (£39) to the winner. Before the actor made his entrance, police had ordered the large group to disperse from Washington Square Park, and organisers were slapped with a $500 (£390) fine for an "unpermitted costume contest". At least one contestant was taken away in handcuffs. Most of the wannabe Chalamets and spectators relocated to a new park. The audience-picked winner was Miles Mitchell, a Staten Island resident and college senior. Dressed in a purple Willy Wonka outfit, he tossed candy from a briefcase to the crowd of young admirers.
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