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‘Jew-FK Jr.’: Meet the Connecticut dad and children’s book author who won a JFK Jr. lookalike contest

JL;DR SUMMARY Andrew Ginsburg, a 46-year-old father from Southport, Connecticut, who has frequently been compared to John F. Kennedy Jr., embraced the resemblance by winning a JFK Jr. lookalike contest in New York. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HumorCultural IdentityComedyConnecticutChildren's BooksJfk Jr.Andrew GinsburgLookalike ContestBodybuildingLisa Lampanelli

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Southport, Connecticut, United States
"The volley of comments, which Ginsburg has fielded from friends and clients of his personal training business in recent weeks, didnt amount to much for the Southport, Connecticut, resident and married father of three children, ages 8, 6 and 4."
New York City, New York, United States
"But Ginsburg found the comparisons impossible to ignore after his sister sent him a link to a JFK Jr. look-alike competition in New York City with a message: You have got to do this."
Cedarhurst, New York, United States
"A Cedarhurst, New York, native where he grew up going to the Conservative synagogue Temple Beth El, Ginsburg has charted a uniquely eclectic path."

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