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Brent Mendenhall's uncanny resemblance to
President George W. Bush was first recognized in the mid 90's by some
friends in Dallas. Brent began doing the impersonation as a funny, non-professional
imitation for friends and family, and eventually graduated to Leno's
Tonight Show and beyond. Brent brought his act to national prominence
in much the same way President Bush told Sam Donaldson he pursued the
Texas Ranger deal - " Like a pit bull on the pant leg of opportunity!"
The Missouri native had been a construction and marketing executive
since his graduation from the University of Missouri in 1971. During
this time, Brent was active in local community theater, as a civic group
toastmaster and as a construction industry business speaker. A career
as a President George W. Bush look-alike followed.
Brent Mendenhall's and the President George W. Bush's lives have had
several parallels through the years. This definitely helps Brent with
the understanding
of the
George W. Bush character he portrays. For instance, both of them grew
up in politically active families with a strong mother running a household
consisting of
several boys and one girl. Baseball was their favorite sport. Both received
business degrees and were more involved with fraternity and campus activities
than they were the books. After graduation, both pursued business interests
similar to their fathers and joined the Methodist Church. Both married
in their thirties, and coincidentally, they each cut back on their partying
in the mid eighties. Both have two children. Ambos hablan Espanol, no
el mejor. George W. Bush bought the Texas Rangers and subsequently became
Governor of Texas and President of the United States. Mr. Mendenhall
became an
entertainer and humorous corporate speaker.
Brent strives to present a characterization that is humorous, intelligent
and tailored to the client's gathering. He takes pride in providing clients
with their full money's worth.
Brent Mendenhall is in demand as a "George
W. Bush" impersonator and look-alike in TV, films, corporate meetings
and political gatherings. Brent has appeared on The George Lopez Show,
Jay Leno's Tonight Show, X-Files, JAG, Hollywood Squares, Animal Planet
and Jon Stewart's Daily Show among others. He has done international
television work as well including Double Take on BBC which won the British
equivalent of an American Emmy. The Washington D.C. Times says, "Mendenhall
is widely recognized as the first and most famous 'Dubya' double."
To complement his natural talents, Brent Mendenhall has pursued training
and experience in stand-up comedy, narration and dialect. The look and
voice combined
transform Brent into the President of the United States. Since the 2000
election, Brent has appeared all across the United States and has had
many international venues, including Canada, London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid,
Tel Aviv, Cairo, Japan and Mexico City.
Many of his appearances include an entrance with "Secret Service" and "Hail
to the Chief" music, followed by a 20 to 25 minute humorous speech
and a meet and greet with souvenir photos.
What People Are Saying
"Mendenhall was on a roll at the Reel Awards!"
--
Los Angeles Times
"I interviewed the Texas Governor
two nights ago. You look a lot like him!"
Larry King, CNN (In New Hampshire)
"Brent was turning heads and raising eyebrows at
the Democratic National Convention!"
--
New York Post
"It's uncanny how much Brent
looks like President Bush."
-- Regis Philbin, Regis and Kelly
Live
"Brent's performance at the Coors
Western Regional sales meeting really had the audience fooled, until
they started laughing!"
--
Mike Wilson, Coors Brewing
"His appearance at our customer
appreciation golf tournament, complete with Secret Service and a limousine,
was a hole in one!"
--
Dwight Potts, Midway Ford-Sterling
"We looked at several George
Bush look-alikes. The great thing about the Internet is we were able
to see what they looked like in advance. Brent is exact!"
-- Steven Sponder, CEO BizProLink Network -
"Brent was
professional with his act and mannerisms. Our client thought the show
was worth the
money and intends to use him again!"
--
Daniel Seifried, Integer
Group Advertising Agency -
"Our Japanese client was very
happy with Brent's look!"
-- Kay Ueda, Brentwood Productions
Recent Look-alike Industry Awards:
Four-time IGCITA Best Historical Impersonator - IGCITA is the leading
professional association of look-alikes, show producers and booking
agents. Brent's industry peers voted him the best 4 times from 2002
- 2006.
2004 Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Look-Alikes Mirror Image Award
- Brent's industry peers voted him as "naturally looking the most
like the celebrity represented" from a field of nearly 100 look-alikes.
2006 Reel Awards - Print Media Award - This award was for a media campaign
for Strauss-Elite Foods of Tel Aviv, Israel.
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