An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another.[1] There are many reasons for impersonating someone:
Living history: After close study of some historical figure, a performer may dress and speak "as" that person for an audience. Such historical interpretation may be a scripted dramatic performance like Mark Twain Tonight! or an unscripted interaction while staying in character.[2]
Crime: As part of a criminal act such as identity theft. This is usually where the criminal is trying to assume the identity of another, in order to commit fraud, such as accessing confidential information, or to gain property not belonging to them. Also known as social engineering and impostors.
Decoys, used as a form of protection for political and military figures. This involves an impersonator who is employed (or forced) to perform during public appearances, to mislead observers.
Sowing discord, causing people to fight, or dislike each other for social, business or political gain.
Celebrity impersonators are impostors who look similar to celebrities and dress in such a way as to imitate them. Impersonators are known as sound-alikes, look-alikes, impressionists, imitators tribute artists and wannabees. The interest may have originated with the need or desire to see a celebrity who has died.[citation needed] One of the most prominent examples of this phenomenon is the case of Elvis Presley. Edward Moss has appeared in movies and sitcoms, impersonating Michael Jackson.[3][4]Tom Jones has attracted his share of impersonators from different places around the world. From the United States, to South East Asia, to the UK, there are performers who either sound like him or imitate his act.[5][6][7][8]
Criminal impersonationedit
In England and Wales, the Poor Law Amendment Act 1851, section 3, made it an offence to impersonate a "person entitled to vote" at an election. In the case of Whiteley v Chappell (1868), the literal rule of statutory interpretation was employed to find that a dead person was not a "person entitled to vote" and consequently a person accused of this offence was acquitted.[9]
Although in a Colorado case, an immigrant was charged with "criminal impersonation" for using another person's Social Security number when signing up for a job,[citation needed] some courts have ruled that supplying this wrong information may not be criminal.[10] The ruling hinges on whether there was harm to the other person.[citation needed]
Audio deepfakes have been used as part of social engineering scams, fooling people into thinking they are receiving instructions from a trusted individual.[11] In 2019, a U.K.-based energy firm's CEO was scammed over the phone when he was ordered to transfer €220,000 into a Hungarian bank account by an individual who used audio deepfake technology to impersonate the voice of the firm's parent company's chief executive.[12]
As of 2023, the combination advances in deepfake technology, which could clone an individual's voice from a recording of a few seconds to a minute, and new text generation tools, enabled automated impersonation scams, targeting victims using a convincing digital clone of a friend or relative.[13]
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^"Impersonator". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
^"Town of the Living Dead". LA Review of Books. October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2023. He is a Ralph Waldo Emerson reenactor. This man gets paid to dress like, act like, and speak like Ralph Waldo Emerson. He's 63 years old and wears a black frock coat...'I use the term 'historic interpreter' or 'living historian.' But when people say 'impersonator,' that doesn't bother me.'
^Baker, Bob (March 3, 2005). . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009.
^John, Alex. "Damn Salvatore Rule". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^Los Angeles Times, Apr 11, 2018 - Golden Knights give Vegas a real sense of community
^Billboard, May 9, 1998 - Page 60 Newsmakers, Now The Real Thing.
^The Star, Saturday, 7 Jul 2007 - Warren makes time for grandson by Stuart Michael
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^The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, The Interpretation of Statutes, footnote 66, page 18, published 9 June 1969, accessed 17 December 2022
^"Using false S.S. number not impersonation". UPI. October 28, 2010.
^Statt, Nick (5 Sep 2019). "Thieves are now using AI deepfakes to trick companies into sending them money". from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 13 Sep 2019.
^Damiani, Jesse. "A Voice Deepfake Was Used To Scam A CEO Out Of $243,000". Forbes. from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
^Schwartz, Christopher; Wright, Matthew (17 March 2023). "Voice deepfakes are calling – here's what they are and how to avoid getting scammed". The Conversation.
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For the album see Impersonator album This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Impersonator news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another 1 There are many reasons for impersonating someone Living history After close study of some historical figure a performer may dress and speak as that person for an audience Such historical interpretation may be a scripted dramatic performance like Mark Twain Tonight or an unscripted interaction while staying in character 2 Impersonators of Kim Jong un Howard X and Donald Trump Dennis Alan during the 2018 North Korea United States Singapore SummitPatrick Knight as Boy GeorgeAn impersonator of George MichaelTheodore Roosevelt impersonator Joe Wiegand performs October 27 2008 in the East Room of the White House during a celebration of Roosevelt s 150th birthday Entertainment An impressionist impersonates well known figures in order to entertain an audience Especially popular objects of impersonation are Elvis Presley see Elvis impersonator Michael Jackson see Michael Jackson impersonator and Madonna see Madonna impersonator Other uses of impersonation for entertainment include male drag queens previously called female impersonators although this terminology is now considered outdated Crime As part of a criminal act such as identity theft This is usually where the criminal is trying to assume the identity of another in order to commit fraud such as accessing confidential information or to gain property not belonging to them Also known as social engineering and impostors Decoys used as a form of protection for political and military figures This involves an impersonator who is employed or forced to perform during public appearances to mislead observers Sowing discord causing people to fight or dislike each other for social business or political gain Contents 1 Celebrity impersonators 2 Criminal impersonation 2 1 Impersonation using Deepfake 3 See also 4 ReferencesCelebrity impersonators edit nbsp A Michael Jackson impersonator for the 25th anniversary of the album Thriller at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival with performers from Step It Up and Dance nbsp A Madonna wannabe an impersonator of Madonna s 1980s looks and fashion style Celebrity impersonators are impostors who look similar to celebrities and dress in such a way as to imitate them Impersonators are known as sound alikes look alikes impressionists imitators tribute artists and wannabees The interest may have originated with the need or desire to see a celebrity who has died citation needed One of the most prominent examples of this phenomenon is the case of Elvis Presley Edward Moss has appeared in movies and sitcoms impersonating Michael Jackson 3 4 Tom Jones has attracted his share of impersonators from different places around the world From the United States to South East Asia to the UK there are performers who either sound like him or imitate his act 5 6 7 8 Criminal impersonation editIn England and Wales the Poor Law Amendment Act 1851 section 3 made it an offence to impersonate a person entitled to vote at an election In the case of Whiteley v Chappell 1868 the literal rule of statutory interpretation was employed to find that a dead person was not a person entitled to vote and consequently a person accused of this offence was acquitted 9 Although in a Colorado case an immigrant was charged with criminal impersonation for using another person s Social Security number when signing up for a job citation needed some courts have ruled that supplying this wrong information may not be criminal 10 The ruling hinges on whether there was harm to the other person citation needed Impersonation using Deepfake edit Main article Deepfake Audio deepfakes have been used as part of social engineering scams fooling people into thinking they are receiving instructions from a trusted individual 11 In 2019 a U K based energy firm s CEO was scammed over the phone when he was ordered to transfer 220 000 into a Hungarian bank account by an individual who used audio deepfake technology to impersonate the voice of the firm s parent company s chief executive 12 As of 2023 the combination advances in deepfake technology which could clone an individual s voice from a recording of a few seconds to a minute and new text generation tools enabled automated impersonation scams targeting victims using a convincing digital clone of a friend or relative 13 See also editImpressionist Look alike Personation Police impersonation Shi personator in the Chinese ancestor ritual a figure impersonating ancestors Soundboard victim soundboard Tribute act Wannabe Identity fraud Identity theftReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Impersonators Impersonator The Free Dictionary Retrieved 2010 01 03 Town of the Living Dead LA Review of Books October 15 2013 Retrieved December 17 2023 He is a Ralph Waldo Emerson reenactor This man gets paid to dress like act like and speak like Ralph Waldo Emerson He s 63 years old and wears a black frock coat I use the term historic interpreter or living historian But when people say impersonator that doesn t bother me Baker Bob March 3 2005 King of Pop impersonator star of E trial re enactment The Seattle Times Archived from the original on July 9 2009 John Alex Damn Salvatore Rule Retrieved 13 August 2021 Los Angeles Times Apr 11 2018 Golden Knights give Vegas a real sense of community Billboard May 9 1998 Page 60 Newsmakers Now The Real Thing The Star Saturday 7 Jul 2007 Warren makes time for grandson by Stuart Michael Sheffield Star Wednesday 28 April 2010 Stars shine for Sam Sorono at hospice fundraiser VIDEO Archived 2018 04 19 at the Wayback Machine The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission The Interpretation of Statutes footnote 66 page 18 published 9 June 1969 accessed 17 December 2022 Using false S S number not impersonation UPI October 28 2010 Statt Nick 5 Sep 2019 Thieves are now using AI deepfakes to trick companies into sending them money Archived from the original on 15 September 2019 Retrieved 13 Sep 2019 Damiani Jesse A Voice Deepfake Was Used To Scam A CEO Out Of 243 000 Forbes Archived from the original on 14 September 2019 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Schwartz Christopher Wright Matthew 17 March 2023 Voice deepfakes are calling here s what they are and how to avoid getting scammed The Conversation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Impersonator amp oldid 1195245069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
