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Timothée Chalamet has been eliminated from his own look-a-like competition.

The “Wonka” actor showed up in New York's Washington Square Park on Sunday, where hundreds of slim, curly-haired people gathered for the look-a-like costume contest, according to social media posts. Some lookalikes dressed up as the actor's Willy Wonka or his “Dune” character Paul Atreides, while others opted for his casual, everyday New York style.

In a video obtained by USA TODAY, a Chalamet, who has noticeably shorter hair than the others and is wearing a black sweater and baseball cap, lunges toward a photo being taken, with the crowd audibly starting to shout at the real actor recognize.

YouTuber Anthony Po organized the event, which resulted in a $500 fine from New York police, according to the Associated Press.

In an email, the NYPD confirmed it responded to an “unscheduled demonstration” in Washington Square Park and said four people were arrested and later released with a citation. The NYPD did not specify what charges the people were arrested on. A video obtained by The Cut shows police handcuffing a Chalamet lookalike.

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Chalamet and Po for comment.

See Timothée Chalamet sing as Bob Dylan in the trailer for “A Complete Unknown.”

The winner of the contest, who won a $50 prize, was a “Wonka” impersonator named Miles Mitchell, AP and GQ reported.

Few people chose to portray actor Bob Dylan as it would probably be a bit confusing. Chalamet will play the role of the legendary “The Times They Are A-Changin'” singer in the musical biopic “A Complete Unknown.”

Set in early 1960s New York, A Complete Unknown follows Dylan's “meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique became a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric Rock 'n' Roll. “Performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965,” the synopsis reads.

“A Complete Unknown” hits theaters in December.

Contributor: Brendan Morrow

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