Not everyone can boast of such a turn of fate. Overnight, a simple resident of the Moscow region, Roman Burtsev, became a real celebrity. A photo of a rescue worker went viral on the Internet, someone noticed that he looked very much like Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and away we go. Roman’s photographs began to be circulated, and memes began to be created from his images. It got to the point that Burtsev was invited on television and shown throughout the country. And the Moscow-24 channel even signed a contract with the man to participate in the reality show “Romance with DiCaprio.” As part of the program, Burtsev, under the guidance of a nutritionist and stylist, must become as similar as possible to the real Leonardo.

On the wave of popularity, the Russian DiCaprio achieved success with the opposite sex. Roman’s participation in the StarHit column “The Man of My Dreams” also helped, the characters of which are introduced to the magazine’s readers for further acquaintance.

“I promise that I will provide the family with everything they need. I will become a reliable wall for my beloved, I will protect her and take care of her. I dream that we will spend our honeymoon in Sri Lanka. I also want to skydive with my companion, of course, if my weight allows. I’m sure that I will be able to lose weight,” Burtsev wrote. The girls' reaction was not long in coming. As a result, the man chose three strangers with whom he went on a date.

The writer and poetess Alina Deliss immediately made an impression on Roman. The spectacular blonde charmed him with her outlook, openness and sincerity. The couple talked with great interest about everything in the Spotlight restaurant bar. It is worth noting that Alina was also pleased with the date. “A stunning soul - Roman! I wish him all the best, success and happiness! I’m very glad to have such bright people!” - she wrote later on her microblog.

Roman saw Tanya Tereshina only on the TV screen, so he could not imagine that a meeting with a star would happen in his life. Burtsev didn’t think long about the place and invited the singer to the karaoke club Jimmy Poy. I must say that the artist looked stunning. By the way, now she has the status of a free woman, so the Russian DiCaprio has a good chance of winning her heart. Of course, Tatyana did not miss the opportunity to sing on a date for her new friend. Burtsev was embarrassed, but very pleased. Tereshina later posted a selfie with Roman on Instagram. “I had dinner with Leo today. We chatted about this and that. For the diet... For life, in short,” she jokingly wrote.

Plus-size model Natasha Yorga was also among Burtsev’s chosen ones. Since she is also concerned about losing weight, it was decided to hold the meeting at the Hermitage skating rink. The young people changed their shoes and went out onto the ice. Roman admitted that he had not put on skates for a long time, so it was not easy for him. Natasha supported her companion, whom, by the way, passers-by had already begun to recognize. Having ridden a lot, Burtsev and Yorga warmed up in a cafe, drank tea and talked about travel, dreams, zodiac signs and much more. After the date, the girl admitted that she and the Russian Leonardo DiCaprio had a lot in common.

21-year-old Swedish resident Konrad Annerund is so similar to famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio, that passersby turn after him and shout - “Leo!” The guy instantly became a star social networks- let's figure out how justified it is.

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1. Conrad lives in Sweden, he is 21 years old, he works as a bartender. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
2. In an interview information service Neheter24, the young man admitted that the popularity associated with his resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio began to manifest itself especially high during his holidays abroad. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
3. People bothered him so much that Conrad seriously thought about how to delete Instagram from his phone. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
4. This desire intensified each time after another, unknown number of requests from some old woman who asked for a joint photo, thinking that she had met the real Leonardo DiCaprio. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
5. Photos of Konrad Annerund are becoming increasingly popular on social networks. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
6. His Instagram account already has more than 60 thousand subscribers. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
7. Many of Conrad's fans claim that he is "DiCaprio's younger twin brother." (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
8. Others, in turn, wonder how such a striking similarity is even possible. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
9. Conrad himself was absolutely not prepared for such a turn of events. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
10. If at first all this unexpected popularity amused him, now he is worried. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
11. On the other hand, this whole story clearly demonstrates the enormous power of social networks, thanks to which an unknown bartender from Stockholm can become a superstar almost overnight. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).
12. Time will tell whether the young Swede - Leonardo DiCaprio's double - will be able to cope with the fame that has unexpectedly fallen upon him. We will monitor developments. (Photo: instagram/konradannerud).

0 January 22, 2016, 20:30

The name does not leave the front pages - the hype around, the receipt and premiere of "The Revenant". Part of the star's fame also goes to those who resemble the famous actor in appearance - publications about the star's doubles constantly appear in the media.

And here's another news - Leonardo DiCaprio Roman Burtsev will take part in a reality show, where he will be brought to good physical fitness, will change their style and plan for the rest of their lives, because if successful, Roman will become a copy of the Hollywood actor.

Roman himself, of course, knew about his resemblance to DiCapio before, but did not attach any importance to it and calmly worked in the technical support of the rescue service. Now the man’s life has changed. In which direction - time will tell.

As we know, Roman is not the only double of the famous actor. There is a 21-year-old living in Sweden who looks exactly like Leo. Conrad is studying modeling business, music and moonlights as a bartender. The young man admits that he is often mistaken for Hollywood star. However, now Conrad himself has become a star, but only on the Internet.

In fact, the number of men imitating the actor is huge. Some of them, in our opinion, have nothing in common with Leo, but they themselves are sure of the opposite. There are even special sites on the Internet where fans of the Titanic star gather and demonstrate their similarity to DiCaprio. Here are some of them:

Which of them do you think is most similar to the famous actor?

Rescue service employee from the Moscow region Roman Burtsev became secondary Russian celebrity after DiCaprio won an Oscar for his role in The Revenant.

Roman Burtsev, a burly Russian lookalike of Leonardo DiCaprio, decided to cash in on his newfound fame and star in a Russian vodka commercial.

At the beginning of the commercial for Five Lakes vodka, Burtsev looks into the rearview mirror of his luxury car, to which is attached a photo of the real DiCaprio. Then the camera lowers and shows fat belly Burtsev, covered with a cheap tracksuit.

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The video emphasizes that everything in it is fake: a fake DiCaprio driving a fake BMW with a fake iPhone and a fake-glamorous girl in the next seat. Only real vodka. At the end of the video, Burtsev leaves the car, the girl and the phone and sails off into the distance on a boat, like Hugh Glass, whom DiCaprio plays in “The Revenant.”

Burtsev, a 33-year-old rescue worker from the Moscow region, gained fame in Russia this year in the run-up to the Oscars. Russian media, talking about the American Film Academy Awards, paid a lot of attention to DiCaprio, and journalists in this regard did not miss the chance to show off his local double. Burtsev regularly appeared in Russian materials about the Oscars and even took part in a reality show on the Moscow-24 TV channel.

Taking advantage of his 15 minutes of fame, Burtsev opened a page on Instagram, where he now posts photos of himself dressed as DiCaprio's characters from famous films, from Titanic to The Revenant.

However, although Burtsev owes his fame to DiCaprio, he does not admire the Hollywood star too much.

“He received an Oscar!” “So what?” he told the Russian news site life.ru after learning about the jury’s decision. - It's just a useless piece of hardware. Leo doesn’t have the most important thing - family.”

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At the Oscars this year, the Internet was flooded with a lot of funny memes on this topic. A photograph of Leo’s Russian double appeared on the RuNet: at first it simply collected likes and reposts, and later television journalists became interested in it. For short term they managed to find out that the Russian Leo’s name is actually Roman Burtsev, he is 33 years old and lives in Podolsk.

Leonardo DiCaprio

His profession is less creative, but important - Roman works in the technical support of the rescue service 112. The team is predominantly female, but even despite this, Roman is deprived of attention from the female sex. The Moscow 24 TV channel decided to correct the situation: the editors invited Burtsev to become the hero of their new show, in which the Russian Leo will be helped to lose weight and get in excellent physical shape. If the experiment is successful, Roman will look even more like a Hollywood actor and the problem of finding a bride will be solved. However, the situation, by his own admission, has already begun to change - girls are actively writing to Roman on social networks.

By the way, the photo that spread around Facebook, VKontakte, Instagram and other networks was originally published by Roman on a dating site. A man has three higher education- medical, financial and technical, in free time loves to retouch photos.

Of course, Roman is far from the only famous double of the Hollywood actor. Another “twin” lives in Sweden. 21-year-old bartender Konrad Anerud became an Internet star after several thousand people noticed his resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio. The guy stirs up interest in himself by posting a lot of pictures on social networks, in which he actually reproduces old photo shoots of DiCaprio. It is unknown whether Leo himself knows about its existence, but the similarity between them is truly amazing.