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De Niro's Double Trouble
Joseph Manuella, a 51-year-old former firefighter whose dead-ringer appearance for the iconic actor scored him work in De Niro's film, The Fan, was arrested Wednesday in Middletown, New York, after he allegedly tried to woo women and con businesses by posing as the man himself.
The two haven't worked together since De Niro's (very appropriately titled) 1996 stalker flick. But this isn't the first time the 58-year-old Oscar winner has encountered problems with the imitator.
"There is a past history," De Niro spokesman Stan Rosenfield says. "He was arrested on similar charges two years ago, and part of his sentence was to agree not to do this again."
So much for that. According to the New York Daily News, Manuella was charged with two counts of criminal impersonation, after state police picked him up at a Holiday Inn during an elaborate sting operation.
Police say Manuella made a living impersonating De Niro, and he was making up to $1,500 a pop to show up at parties and weddings. Nothing illegal there, but the New Jersey man allegedly kept the charade going after hours, wooing starstruck women while partying in the Hamptons and even acquiring a credit card in De Niro's name.
De Niro's lawyer tells the Daily News that Manuella also managed to score discounts for hotels and free meals while playing the GoodFella.
State police nabbed Manuella by reportedly luring him to the hotel with a request to play De Niro for a private party. It was an offer (cliché alert) he couldn't refuse, and state police cuffed him when he arrived.
For his part, De Niro is just hoping to put the whole ordeal behind him and make sure Manuella doesn't try to keep playing De Niro dress-up.
"We hope, if nothing else, that people will be aware who they're dealing with," Rosenfield said. And, offering a little De Niro-speak of his own, he promptly added: "You f--k with us, we f--k with you."
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