Pakistan's 'Tyrion Lannister' longs to fight in battle of Winterfell

Rozi Khan, a waiter and a lookalike of Hollywood's actor Peter Dinklage, poses for a photograph in Rawalpindi

Rozi Khan, a waiter and a lookalike of Hollywood's actor Peter Dinklage, poses for a photograph in Rawalpindi

Published May 1, 2019

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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 U.S. 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 4 feet 5 inches (135 cms) tall.

"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.

Reuters

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