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== Real Life ==
* [[Sasha Baron Cohen]], playing Ali G, has been known to [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001202700/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/sacha_baron_cohen_the_real_borat_finally_speaks/page/3 deliberately set up this trope to prevent interviewees from walking out on him]:
{{quote|With Ali G, the interview requests come from a fake British production company (United World Productions). And until just before the cameras roll, the interviewee is under the impression that the clean-cut, well-dressed director is going to do the interview and the baggy-clothed, wraparound-shades-wearing character carrying equipment is just part of the crew.}}
* According to Arrianus, this happened to [[Alexander the Great]], as he met with Darius's daughter Strateira, who began to address Alexander's companion Hephaistion as Alexander. One of her subordinates corrected her. It seems they were [[Expecting Someone Taller]]. (Don't feel too bad, though; [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|he too is Alexander]].)
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