The celebrity spotlight is shining big time on 37-year-old Glenview therapist Ben Shabad. Plus, a 2½-year-old "Baby Allen White" competitor is having his own big moment.

More than 50 contestants turned out in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest to portray actor Jeremy Allen White — star of the Chicago-based television series, “The Bear.”

Move over, Carmy. Chicago just crowned its very own Jeremy Allen White lookalike, and the resemblance is pretty uncanny. On November 16, 2024, dozens of hopefuls channeled their inner chef (complete with those signature white t-shirts and aprons) at a local park, all vying for the title of best Berzatto doppelgänger.

Several Jeremy Allen White lookalike contests took place across the U.S. during the weekend of Nov. 16, and wow, does that man have a lot of doppelgängers.

Hundreds of Jeremy Allen White doppelgängers gathered in Chicago for a look-alike competition to see who could claim the title - and take home a $50 prize. Allen-White joins a handful of other celebrities having look-alike competitions held in their honor - including Timothee Chalamet and Harry Styles.

The fitting prize for a competition to see who looks most like the star of "The Bear?" Fifty bucks and a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes. Oh, yeah, Ben Shabad, 37, really does look a lot like White.

Chicago, IL, USA - 16, 2024 On 16, 2024, in Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA, @hellocupkait shared a video of a Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest, describing it as “Chicago history in the making.

The comparisons to Jeremy Allen White first started for Ben Shabad when the television show “Shameless” premiered. Between his hair and face, the 37-year-old mental health therapist bears a striking resemblance to the actor.

Dozens of people descended on a Chicago park on Saturday, vying to be crowned best Jeremy Allen White lookalike.Contestants – including a toddler – donned chef’s aprons and white t-shirts in the style of White’s character Carmen Berzatto from the hit TV series The Bear.