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  • TikTok user Rico Lebron has fans doing double takes with his reenactments of scenes from "You."
  • Lebron is an actor and musician and he closely resembles Penn Badgley, who plays Joe Goldberg on the Netflix series.
  • Insider spoke to Lebron, who said he has never seen "You" and mostly did the videos after fans found him and kept commenting about the similarities. 
  • Lebron said he's never been mistaken for Badgley in public, but he has been mistaken for musician John Mayer. 
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"You" fans can't stop talking about TikTok user Rico Lebron, a Penn Badgley doppelgänger who is reenacting iconic scenes from the Netflix series.

Lebron, who is an actor and musician, has seriously nailed the expressions and outfits of Joe and it's giving fans chills. 

So far, Lebron has recreated some of Joe's famous monologues

Donning Joe's signature baseball cap and denim jacket, Lebron has been recreating some of the show's most memorable Joe Goldberg moments and monologues. 

He's already reenacted season two's opening "Do you think this peach looks like a butt?" scene, evoking Joe Goldberg vibes as he lip-synced Badgley's lines and reacted to the voice of Victoria Pedretti, who played Love. 

He even captioned the clip with, "I should have auditioned."

@rico.lebron

I should have auditioned. ##joegoldberg ##foryou ##fyp ##acting ##netflix @netflix

♬ peach butt I YOU Season 2 - netflix

 

In another TikTok, Lebron recreated one of Joe's creepy monologues while putting on Joe's signature disguise — a basic baseball cap. 

@rico.lebron

Lol ##joegoldberg ##you ##netflix ##foryou ##viral ##tiktok

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Lebron said he hasn't actually seen the show — fans inspired him to create TikToks about it

Speaking to Insider, Lebron said he hasn't seen the Netflix thriller, even though he also has a friend who appeared on the second season — Adwin Brown, who played Calvin. 

The show's fans were so adamant about the similarities between him and Badgley that they were commenting on his other, unrelated TikToks. This inspired him to give some "You" videos a shot. 

"I get responses on all of my videos of people saying I look exactly like him. That's actually why I started making them," he told Insider. "I was like, 'You know what? They keep saying it, might as well try it.'"

Lebron said he's been compared to other celebrities, too 

Although he's gone viral for resembling Badgley, Lebron said he's never been mistaken for him in public. Instead, he said, he's more frequently mistaken for musician John Mayer.

"It happens often on the subway in New York City," he told Insider, adding that it can be even more common when he's carrying a guitar.

In a previous TikTok, Lebron also offered to play Mayer if the musician ever has a biopic. 

@rico.lebron

I will play John Mayer in the bio pic. ##lookalike ##fyp ##foryou ##greenscreen

♬ Money - Cardi B

 

The actor has also followed the popular "This is my family" TikTok trend where people share their "celebrity parents," which are two stars they resemble. In the clip, Lebron refers to Badgley as his mom and Mayer as his dad.

@rico.lebron

Which one do you see first? ##fyp ##foryou ##viral ##celebrityface

♬ This is my family - steeerling

 

And although being mistaken for other actors can be exciting, Lebron is focused on establishing himself as an artist.

"It's cool that a lot of people are excited about [the similarities], but also I am an actor and I would like to make my career in television and film — hopefully by finding roles that are unique to myself," he told Insider. 

These TikTok videos are the perfect distraction for 'You' fans while they wait for season 3

Season three of "You" is on its way. Netflix

Earlier this year, Netflix confirmed that season three of the hit thriller series is in the works.

Fans don't know much about the new season yet, but perhaps Lebron's resemblance to Badgley could inspire writers to give Joe Goldberg a long-lost twin. 

"I would absolutely be down to play [Joe's] brother in a future season of 'You.' I think it could be a good idea and, if enough people are interested, why not?" Lebron told Insider. 

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