There are so many people in the world that almost look alike that it often leads to confusion. Like when you come out of the movie theater, praising Natalie Portman for a wonderful role in ‘The Imitation Game‘ only to realize that it was Keira Knightley all along. Well, that could happen with anyone who doesn’t pay attention to details. However, on the same question, what do you think about Tony Hawk and Lance Armstrong?

The skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has stardom beyond the sport. He is widely regarded as one of the top sports celebrities around the world. In fact, it was his popularity and stardom that paved his way to the red carpets at the Oscars 2022. To know Tony Hawk more profoundly, you can even check out his documentary ‘Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off’ on HBO.

Tony Hawk being mistaken as Lance Armstrong

While you have heard many stories about look-alike people being mistaken for each other, here’s another one. This time it’s skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and the greatest cyclist of all times, Lance Armstrong. In a post on Twitter, Tony revealed how a TSA agent thought he was Lance Armstrong. According to Tony, the TSA agent said, “I’m trying to figure out who you look like before checking your ID. that cyclist Armstrong!”

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When Tony said he wasn’t Lance Armstrong, the agent replied, “oh you look like that skateboarder (checks ID). Same last name too! Crazy!” Interestingly, someone as popular as Tony Hawk had to go through all that.

The Oscar controversy

The famous Will Smith ‘slap’ controversy drew the attention of people around the world and particularly those at the Oscars. And like everyone else, Tony was also shocked by the turn of events at the Oscars. Though he was glad that he had already been on stage before the slap happened. He said, “ I was just thankful that we presented our award before that happened.”

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It was an amazing evening tarnished by an unfortunate controversy. However, as for Tony and his sports buddies, it was an evening to remember.