I'm the Obama Impersonator with Kim Jong Un trending right now, otherwise known as Reggie Brown AMA !

Is this guy a better impersonator?http://ilooklikebarackobama.com/

Hilarious. I've seen that guy before ! lol. I think he comes up as a high rank when you Google Obama Lookalike. Google "Obama Impersonator" :)

Do you regularly dress up as Obama and just go about your daily life? Do people freak out?

Lol. This is what I look like on a day to day basis: http://presidentialcomedy.com/rb_aboutreggie.html I only get into my Obama character when I'm working.

Although u have the same eyes as me they look dreamy on you.

Is it hot in here ?

Aw shucks thanks

I hung out with him when he came to Atlanta and Barack happened to be in town that same weekend coincidentally. People freaked out.

Yes. People do freak out. I've had people faint!

What does the future hold for you after the POTUS leaves office? Have the George Bush or Bill Clinton impersonators helped prepare you for the transition?

I will still have a great amount of residual income due to this character but I look forward to having the time to involve myself in other projects I put on the back burner due to my hectic performing/ travel schedule for the past 6 years. I have developed a show that has life outside his terms and he is just one of the many impressions I do and talents that I have. Next Wednesday "Impress Me" airs on Pop TV where I play "Reggie" a character loosely based on myself and I do more of my impressions. Check it out!

Have you considered on continuing on as a presidential impersonator with the next president that takes office?

I have, I did a video with Funny or Die that ended with me as Romney back in 2012. Look it up when you get a second. It was scary.

Suppose it depends too on what Obama does next. The train might keep rolling. Thanks for the answers. Good luck with everything.

Thank you!> It's hard to base my career solely on the performance/ longevity of someone else. That's why I started going to comedy route. Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, I want you to enjoy my comedy. I look forward to bringing things back to my original interests but this job has given me the chance to travel the world, make great money and set myself up for the next business endeavors.

"Thanks Obama"

How many times have you heard this?

Oh, so Obama gets some thanks but not ol' Joe? I see how it is.

Awww, don't be like that Joe!

I wish I heard that more! lol. Most people that didn't vote for President Obama feel the need to tell me that. I don't get the "Thanks Obama " line much personally. I thank Obama everyday!

Why did you start with impersonating Obama?

I am from Chicago and my brother Lawrence told me all the way back in 2001 that I looked like " A guy named Barack" who played basketball at The East Bank Club. Later that week, someone else told me to Google the name of her professor "Barack Obama" and I saw an image of him for the first time. Fast forward a few years and EVERYONE who saw me on the street told me I looked like Senator Obama and I realized that if you can become the best presidential impressionist in the world, the benefits are amazing. I've traveled around the world and back again for 6 years and have been able to make an amazing living from it and meet awesome people! http://presidentialcomedy.com/rb_aboutreggie.html

When you spoke with him, had he heard the same about you?

We didn't get that far. Secret Service was swarming!

Man, all the pieces that had to fall into to place for this to end up becoming your life. Fucking crazy. Glad you're really enjoying yourself though man... I mean Mr. Potus.

Thank you. I know man. It was destiny.

Have you done it with a Michelle Obama impersonator?

I have! Subscribe to my channel on YouTube and check out Obama Gangnam Style and Healthy

I... Uh... I am surprised you answered that.

Lol. How could I not?

Do you make a lot of money as an Obama impersonator? When did you realize impersonator was a viable career choice?

Let's just say that thanks to Obama I'm in the 1%. How many times have you heard someone say that!? I found out back in 2008 that Steve Bridges was able to make millions as a George W Bush impersonator, so I sought out his manager, Randy Nolen and signed with him!

How did people react when you were walking around with the Kim Jong impersonator?

They had a blast, we couldn't stop to accommodate all the picture requests. Howard (Kim Jong Un) was trying to charge them $10 a shot! He actually made $20, I don't like charging. I just want people ot follow me on my social media and post their pics with me tagged!

I am going to assume a Kim Hong UN impersonator brings in far less for an appearance.

Howard is actually a lookalike. Most people don't know the difference. He is Chinese but raised in Australia so he has a thick Aussie accent and doesn't attempt to do an impression. That's where the $$'s at!

Crocodile Jong Un!

Lol. Exactly

Biggest troll/prank you pulled as Obama? Go.

Performing at the Republican Leadership Conference and roasting all their candidates before being kicked off on live TV. It made worldwide news for 3 days and brought my website from the bottom pages of Google rankings to the top. 7 months later my ex manager, Dustin Gold, stabbed the producer of a reality show we were taping in the stomach with a steak knife while I slept in the other room. He went to jail far a couple weeks and came out with a vendetta to ruin me and my career. He extorted my website and began to rebook other "Obamas" including the "Bronx Obama" on my bookings while lying to me and telling me he wasn't. I started a new website and released "Obama Gangnam Style " on Youtube. It got over 50,000,000 views worldwide in a week and brought me up to #1 again, beating out my old website my manager hi-jacked from me! I had to beat myself out at the #1 slot to regain control of my bookings and my career

I will be closing my AMA in 10 minutes, I have to get back to running the country!

do you have impersonator friends?

Lol, I do have a few impersonator friends out there. Kim Jong Un, David Beckham, Bono, Sarah Palin (Believe it or not) George Bush, Bill & Hillary Clinton.

You're friends with Tina Fey?!

Lol. Her name is Patti Lyons. Tina Fey, I wish!

Have you (or somebody you know) ever met the person they are impersonating?

I actually me him in person at a fundraiser in February of 2012. You can Google is to pull up the video or see a still shot at the bottom of this page : http://presidentialcomedy.com/rb_aboutreggie.html I wasn't in makeup when I met him, but he knew who I was :-)

Hey Reggie, I remember when we worked together and customers asking you if you knew you looked like "Senator Obama". Awesome how far you've taken it. Congrats on everything. My question: What are your thoughts on Butterfield 8 burning down? Inside job or not? :)

Jon Starr!?

Butterfield 8 was a total inside job! Those guys were creeps that came in and bought the place out and ran it into the ground. I loved that place and am grateful for the friends I've made and the times we had! There was no other place in Chicago like it.

What do you feel when you see blackface, even 'tastefully' done?

It all depends on the situation. I think Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder was hilarious! I wasn't offended by that at all. It was done in good taste. If a white kid dresses up as his favorite character or role model who happens to be black for Halloween or something, I think it's acceptable and respectable. It wasn't always been done this way. There have been some disrespectful portrayals of blackface.

What did you think when Steve Bridges decided to continue from GWB to doing Obama?

I thought Steve was an amazing George W Bush impersonator and think that he should have stayed in that character. With all due respect to him and his family, I was not a fan of his Obama, he never quite got the makeup, mannerisms or the voice.

Do impersonators you know ever get plastic surgery to look even more like the person?

(Chad Michaels and his spot on Cher impersonation comes to mind, he for sure got work done. And he, like, worrrrrks.)

Some actually do and I don't agree with that at all. I love that I can put it on and take it off whenever I want but that's just me. To each , their own!

Have you ever found a Putin impersonator? If so, then you guys should have like a faux debate or something, it would be hilarious.

I wish. The only Putin I've seen lives in Poland

What did you think of the early SNL (Aykroyd, Chase) impressions of Nixon/Ford/Carter where there was little effort to sounds like the subjects, and almost none to look like them?

That may have been fine back in the day but I think that the game has evolved. I auditioned for SNL back in 2009 after they saw my Obama and requested me. I wasn't ready back then. NOW I think I would be a valuable asset to the show after professionally performing as a comedian and impressionist for 6 years.

What was the audition like? It is sort of a famous process, that hasn't changed in decades. What is it 3 impressions, and 2 original characters? Who did you do?

I did Jon Lovitz, Tiger Woods and Obama for my 3 celebrity impressions. I'll share my original characters after I audition again!

That's awesome dude, you should definitely try and see if they want you still. You are an amazing impersonator.

Thank you! Thank you!

Have you ever been contacted by the secret service to fill in for Obama, because Obama had to go on a secret mission?

I wish. I volunteered but never heard back from the White House

Ever meet Obama and copy his movements to freak him out?

I'm still waiting on the invited to the Oval Office. I can't wait to do my impression for him.

What is the best moment a (specifically) presidential impersonator has had? Would Vaughn Meader be the biggest ever?

I think that Steve Bridges performing with George W Bush is the biggest thing to have happened for an impersonator. It was amazing and I hope that President Obama invites me to do something similar. It's one of the only things left on my to do list as "President"

Love your work! How competitive is it between Obama impersonators?

Thanks! I've been on the grind for years, in the beginning, I was traveling around the country, planes trains & automobiles, staying at cheap hotels and doing everything I could (Within reason) to make a name for myself. It's gotten to a point where non of the other "Obamas" compete with me in the corporate entertainment market. I developed a 30 minute multimedia comedy show that I now perform worldwide. All the other "Obamas" are lookalikes and don't what I offer or attempt to do an impression and can't really capture the movements and everything else an impressionist captures to create the illusion that you are the person that you're imitating. I'm not trying to put them down , I'm just relaying what my clients repeatedly tell me.

I hope that didn't sound obnoxious. I'm trying to answer as many questions as I can as quickly as possible!

Have you ever gotten things for free because people thought you were the president?

Definitely! People pick up tabs, send drinks over. I get free merchandise from clients who want me to endorse their products. I got upgraded to first class on a flight once when I didn't have time to get out of makeup. Funny thing is, my friend Patti, a Sarak Palin impersonator was sitting next to me in the back of the plane. and the flight attendant left her there!

Does anyone ever confuse Kim Jong Un as being Psy?

Lol. I think so!

If you surpass President Obama's AMA, would you consider it your greatest success as his impersonator?

It would be up there!

What did obama say to you when you met him?

"Good to see you...Thank you so much" I happened so fast ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWD0DzTfyT8

How often do people think you are the real Obama? And what do you do when that happens?

Every audience I perform in front of thinks I am him for at least the first minute. I've had people chase me out of rooms past my secret service details and ask me to pass legislation on their behalf. In my head I'm thinking" You just heard me tell jokes for 30 minutes, sing and do the moonwalk and you STILL think I'm him!?" lol

Have you heard this episode of This American Life with Louis Ortiz? If so, are your experiences similar to his?

Have you experienced any legitimate anger from people who dislike Obama?

I have heard that episode. Louis and I became friends after a mutual manager screwed us both over about a year or two ago. If you saw his documentary, did you see the manager who offers him tons of money and bookings? Those were MY bookings my ex manager was offering to him while he was charging my premium rates based on my successes and pulling the old bait & switch. Louis is a lookalike as they mentioned in the interview which means, he just can't get the voice, mannerisms and performance down so he doesn't compete with me in the corporate world but I think he does do OK in some projects. Thankfully, I think there's enough work out there for all of us! People who dislike Obama transfer that anger onto me at times. I usually disarm them with jokes.

Did you get animal style with your In-N-Out?

Lol. No. My stomach hurts after 1 double double with fries!

What's the best reaction you've ever gotten from someone?

Have you ever been mistaken for the president in a negative fashion (kidnapped, threatened, assaulted by a farmer)?

A CEO from KIA and his wife walked into a private room where I was having dinner with a client and friend of mine who owns a few dealerships in Southern Georgia. When she saw me, she quickly fainted and her husband caught her. That was priceless!

How much Reddit Gold would it take to get you to attend a Presidential event and have someone photograph you shaking Obama's hand?

I would love that!!! Great question. Reddit, let's make it happen!

Hey! What's it like going to a different country? Also are you worried about being kidnapped or attacked when visiting?

No. Outside of America, most people don't watch FOxNews and actually love our President. The international treatment and reception is always better than here. Our politics are so divisive, some people have a hard time seeing past the comedy of what I do.

Who setup the meet up with Kim Jong Un? And why? (great stuff, by the way)

Howard( Kim Jong Un) He actually contacted me a year or two ago and he finally made it to the US. we have a few videos coming out soon. Here's a preview: https://vine.co/v/OFXZZW9wZmF

Does impersonating overwhelm you?

The comedy can be hard in a room where people are really opposed to the President. They trasfer those feeling directly on to me. That's why I come out hard with some string openers to get them in my pocket. That usually loosens them up. I love my job though and I love making people laugh.

What's the best experience you've ever had while impersonating?

After a performance for the top 55 CEOS in Tanzania, Africa a happy client sent my colleague and I on a 2 day safari in the middle of the Selous Game Reserve on Lake Maze in Tanzania. Definitively one of the best days of my life. Another client sent me on a day tour to Jerusalem after I shot a McDonald's commercial in Tel Aviv. Amazing.. .

What is your position on Area 51?

I want to visit there

ever considered doing a porn parody as obama? if so how much would money would you do it for?

NEVER! lol I have too much respect for President Obama and the office of the presidency. I've had some crazy offers over the years that I've turned down for some big $$$. For every offer that I've turned down, other "Obamas" have picked up

haha awesome thanks for answering

My pleasure.

By the sounds of it its not your pleasure

Ba dum Bump!

Do you actually enjoy what you are doing though?

I love my job and all the opportunities it has given me!

Whos your favourite Pokemon?

Pikachu. It's the only one I know:)

You are officially a distant relative to ol' Barry.

Since it's ama, do you ride motorcycles?

I don't but my brother Jonathan does. He pops some mean wheelies!

What's the name of the Kim Jong Un impersonator?

Howard. He's like Madonna, no last name. ..

https://www.facebook.com/KimJongUnLookAlike?fref=ts

Can you do Obama's voice as well?

Yes. Check out my site at www.PresidentialComedy.com click the "News" tab for more

Do people give you discounts for looking like Obama?

Discounts, not really but people pick up tabs, send drinks over and stuff like that. I get free merchandise from clients who want me to endorse their products. I got upgraded to first class on a flight once when I didn't have time to get out of makeup. Funny thing is, my friend Patti, a Sarak Palin impersonator was sitting next to me in the back of the plane. and the flight attendant left her there!

Who won the B-Ball game?

Me. We all know Kim don't got game!

Have you visited a City and Hardcore GOP Supporters started blaming you for some shit you didn't do?

Always! lol I'm surprised about the outright hate and vitriol some people have for President Obama. It's sad

What's it like impersonating somebody on a day-to-day basis? Do you ever feel like your just striving to look and live like someone else that you don't get to live your own life? I've always wondered.

Not at all. I'm not one of THOSE impersonators or lookalikes. I have a business and I only become Obama when I'm working for a client or shooting an original video. There is a very fine line between me as Obama and me on a day to day basis. I can't say that for all impersonators. Some blurred that line a long time ago. I'm grateful that I can put it on and take it off at will. The attention I get in character is overwhelming as you can imagine Here's me when I'm not the President : http://presidentialcomedy.com/rb_aboutreggie.html

If I met you, would I be as disappointed with you as I am with the real Obama?

Not at all! I'm curious, how exactly has he disappointed you?

What kind of crazy stuff do people ask you to do when they hire you?

Nothing too crazy. They hire me to come in and make them laugh! www.PresidentialComedy.com

What did you do before you started impersonating Obama?

I worked in restaurants for 14 years with dreams of having my own cooking show and opening up a restaurant before I began to write for the NBC 5 Street Team and also hosted AKIRA TV. http://presidentialcomedy.com/rb_aboutreggie.html

Would you two be willing to mud wrestle in my living room wearing dresses, while I make it hale silver dollars?

What would the fee be for that?

Why not?

Do you have a favorite TED talk? Also, if you could choose to not look like Obama, would you?

I don't have a definitive favorite TED Talk but I watch them all the time, especially when flying Delta as they have them on the entertainment system. I wouldn't change my looks for the world. I look enough like him out of makeup for most people to make the connection. Some people see me and say they don't see "Obama"

How does one incorporate "Obama impersonator" into a resume?
Need to know for science.

Under job description

How did you get started as an impersonator? Was there an agency that you went through?

What I do is pretty niche so I signed with Randy Nolen, the manager who represented the previous #1 grossing presidential impersonator Steve Bridges

What do you think of this?

Haven't checked out that link. SPAM? What is it?