Overview
- George Gountas claimed victory at a Pedro Pascal lookalike contest in Manhattan’s Lower East Side as part of a Father’s Day promotion of authentic Mexican cuisine.
- He entered after being urged by stage manager Tyler Goldman and refined his resemblance with styling assistance from a neighbor.
- The win awarded him a $50 cash prize and a year’s supply of free burritos.
- Gountas joined Jon Stewart on The Daily Show’s 'After The Cut' segment, where Stewart praised his likeness and dubbed him a “sexier, younger Pedro Pascal.”
- During the interview, Gountas appealed directly to Pascal to meet his wife Jenny, honoring her condition for supporting his participation.