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Pakistan’s ‘Tyrion Lannister’ longs to fight in battle of Winterfell

Waiter Rozi Khan has taken social media in his homeland by storm



Rozi Khan, 26, a waiter and a lookalike of Hollywood's actor Peter Dinklage, who plays a character of Tyrion Lannister in the tv series "Game of Thrones", poses for a photograph in Rawalpindi, Pakistan April 28, 2019. Picture taken April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
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As the north prepared for the battle of Winterfell, people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi were surprised to see Tyrion Lannister serving flatbread at a local restaurant.

Waiter Rozi Khan has taken social media in his homeland — where ‘Game of Thrones’ has a strong following — by storm for his uncanny resemblance to US actor Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister in the HBO fantasy series.

Until a few months ago, the 26-year-old had never heard of Dinklage. But his life changed when the son of the restaurant owner he works for spotted the resemblance and posted his picture on Facebook.

“In the beginning, they started calling me Peter Dinklage. After that I saw his show, and then slowly, slowly I became famous,” Khan told Reuters.

The resemblance goes beyond facial features: both men are also 135 cms tall.

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“My wish is to work in movies. And my other wish is that I should meet Peter Dinklage,” Khan added.

The eighth and final season of the wildly popular ‘Game of Thrones’ concludes on May 19.

People take selfie with Rozi Khan, 26, a waiter and a lookalike of HollywoodÕs actor Peter Dinklage, who plays a character of Tyrion Lannister in the tv series "Game of Thrones", in Rawalpindi, Pakistan April 28, 2019. Picture taken April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Rozi Khan, 26, a waiter and a lookalike of HollywoodÕs actor Peter Dinklage, who plays a character of Tyrion Lannister in the tv series "Game of Thrones", talks on his phone near a tea stall in Rawalpindi, Pakistan April 28, 2019. Picture taken April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

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