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Robin Williams: 'I get mistaken for Bono'
Published Sunday, Nov 27 2011, 03:08 GMT | By Paul Millar | 2 comments
Robin Williams has vented his frustration at being mistaken for Bono by passing members of the public.
Speaking to Bang Showbiz, Williams recalled one person believing him to be the U2 frontman, then seemingly misremembering the actor's name.
He is quoted as saying: "I had a guy come up to me in Paris saying, 'Are you Bono?' Then he said, 'Oh no, you're not, you're Robert Windsor'.
"I only really get mistaken for Bono by people who are really hammered. They have to be completely s**tfaced to think I'm Bono. I suppose when I put on the glasses I look a bit like him."
However, the star admitted: "The Irish accent is one I just can't seem to get. I always start doing it and then it just f**king fades. It always ends up going into Scottish."
Watch the trailer for Robin Williams's new movie Happy Feet Two below:
Speaking to Bang Showbiz, Williams recalled one person believing him to be the U2 frontman, then seemingly misremembering the actor's name.
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He is quoted as saying: "I had a guy come up to me in Paris saying, 'Are you Bono?' Then he said, 'Oh no, you're not, you're Robert Windsor'.
"I only really get mistaken for Bono by people who are really hammered. They have to be completely s**tfaced to think I'm Bono. I suppose when I put on the glasses I look a bit like him."
However, the star admitted: "The Irish accent is one I just can't seem to get. I always start doing it and then it just f**king fades. It always ends up going into Scottish."
Watch the trailer for Robin Williams's new movie Happy Feet Two below:
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