LAHORE- A Pakistani waiter had never heard of Game of Thrones until it waspointed out to him that he looks like one of the show’s most popularcharacters: Tyrion Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage.
The 25-year-old so resembles actor Peter Dinklage – playing the witty andwily nobleman since the hit series’ first season in 2010 – that he usuallygets stopped by strangers desperate for a picture with him.
I don’t mind. A lot of my pictures have been taken, that’s why I havebecome very famous everywhere,” he said.
Khan and Dinklage not only look alike, but they’re also about the sameheight at around 135 cms (4 ft 5in). Photos of the pair have gone viral onsocial media.
“Wherever I go, someone says to me: ‘Sir, who is this man with you onFacebook’, I say that he is my friend. ‘He looks like you’. I tell them heis my brother. It’s not a bad thing,” said Khan.
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Born in Mansehra in northern Pakistan, Khan works at a small Kashmirirestaurant down a narrow line in Rawalpindi.
Rozi Khan says he doesn’t mind the attention at all and he would love tomeet Dinklage, describing him as a friend and brother.
