‘The Bear’ has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show’s star Jeremy Allen White

The Bear” has a mirror image More than 50 contestants gathered in a Chicago park on Saturday to compete in a lookalike contest to portray Jeremy Allen White, star of the Chicago-based television series “The Bear.” came out White’s unofficial body double, the winner walks away with $50 and a pack of cigarettes White plays Puff’s victim in the series – Carmen “Carmi” Barzato – a young, award-winning chef from the glamorous world of fine dining who brings his family home.show, the character is sometimes referred to as “Bear” and the chef’s dream was to own a fine dining restaurant bearing the name. As hundreds of people watched and cheered, the award went to the 37-year-old mental health therapist. Ben Shabad, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. This is the best thing I’ve done all week,” said Shabad, who was hoisted into the air by the crowd, a pack of Taj cigarettes placed over his head.The newspaper said most of the wannabe doppelgangers were white men, but some women and people of different races got in on the fun. Even a small child was like white.Organizers were surprised by the large turnout, including Jeremy Allen White fan Alexis Cline.