That wasn't Bono walking on 57th Street in New York City yesterday, though it sure looked like him.
Joe Cumia, brother of Anthony Cumia who hosts "The Opie and Anthony Show" on both CBS and XM Satellite Radio, plays guitar in 2U, a U2 tribute band. On Wednesday's show, he brought in a man named Pavel from Yugoslavia who looks exactly like Bono.
In true Opie and Anthony fashion, they put the fake Bono on the street and had plenty of fans fooled. Tourists were taking photos and even, reportedly, fooled director Sydney Pollack, who was walking on the street. The hype was aided by show producer Erik Nagle who repeatedly screamed "Bono" and "He's fighting AIDS and helping kids in Africa" to the delight of the hosts.
"He sucks so good," Opie said about Erik's acting skills.
While Pavel, the fake Bono, won't be playing with 2U, he said on the show that he does personal appearances, will be touring Europe and will be on ABC's upcoming reality show, "The Next Best Thing," about celebrity impersonators.
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