Sending an Attractive Lookalike to My High School Reunion

Like many of us, Stephen didn’t have a good time at high school. He played saxophone in the band, got bullied and struggled a little. Having graduated ten years ago, he hasn’t seen any of his former classmates since. Now his high school reunion is coming up and he wants to settle some scores. So he enlisted the help of VICE's Oobah Butler via his app, Oobah.
In the wake of sending doubles of himself to collect awards and be interviewed by media outlets around the world, Oobah auditioned lookalikes and sent a hotter, more successful but fake version of Stephen to attend his high school reunion to reinvent his image in front of his old classmates.
But can he get away with it?
00:00 Intro
01:31 Step 1: Meet Stephen
04:08 Step 2: Visit High School
05:17 Step 3: Top Lookalike Attributes
05:34 Step 4: Find Lookalike
06:32 Step 5: Prepare Lookalike
07:34 Step 6: Shave
08:44 High School Reunion Time
21:50 Did it Work?
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[@VICE]

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[@neymarjr_.]

bring back old vice not this rubbish

[@deadsoulgamer4440]

No spaneol

[@Rayer24]

speak english!

[@diegofernandez476]

@@Rayer24there’s something called settings? what’s the problem with having the content for spanish speakers

[@kaybay5210]

@@Rayer24 fawk no

[@retrodux858]

Plot twist: No one actually came to the reunion, they all sent their lookalikes to it

[@Eds3.14]

Brilliant... Oobah is executing the Truman Show

[@Marcsxx]

😆

[@richardvp2028]

😂😭☠️

[@tubbyszabo6586]

You copied my comment, but reworded it better (more simplistic). Props👏 My comment, 1 week ago, 300 likes: "Plot twist: Everyone at the high school reunion was just paid lookalike actors. Stephen coincidently was the only one who got exposed for his lookalike. Bad one on Vice's end."

[@ididntgetthejoke3587]

Plot twist: that's what actually happened

[@FingeringThings]

Next video: Sending a lookalike to my wife’s wedding

[@ratatax3430]

🤣🤣

[@Pllayer064]

Sending a lookalike to my court hearing (gone wrong)

[@iBRiDGE380]

Lmao

[@Observations67]

Best comment

[@latinsmooth3050]

lmao

[@tannisarkar8334]

i feel bad for the actor. he wasn't given enough details about the man's history and his relationship with his classmates. his haircut was half assed. He didnt even get a microphone/spy camera so that the van team could give cues on what to say. i felt like the idea of this documentary was to make the client gain some self worth by making the fake dude look bad but the execution was poor. the producer guy is extremely unprofessional and lazy because of this. i hope the actor was paid well for this crappy gig.

[@raymondcerv1370]

Honestly.

[@gk9546]

Yeah it was awful how he was left with NOTHING to work with and just kept saying "I'm Stephen"... it was horrible!

[@Li0n_007]

😂😂😂😂, I like this.

[@user-V711]

this deserves a pin

[@AccelSternritter]

Yeah for real, they did hi dirty but he tried his best so he got my respects.

[@Luke101]

Hope this actor was paid well for this. I can't imagine how nervous he was walking into this situation. He was playing it off so well

[@rkmalexander7710]

I know right! I would have passed out

[@doncarlos4099]

Why would he be nervous. Whats the worst that can happen. Also hes literally an actor

[@beatricefumagalli8241]

@@doncarlos4099because he could have stained his pants

[@Luke101]

@@doncarlos4099 because he’s literally pretending to be a REAL person that these people know? Actor or not that’s super awkward and challenging

[@doncarlos4099]

@@Luke101 Well i would be very nervous at my OWN highschool reunion. But masquerading at someone elses Highschool reunion ? you don't know these people and you'll will never see them again. So why be nervous.

[@user-ej7qn5xk6m]

They should’ve chose a 6’4 black guy to play Stephen Fasteau, used an earpiece to relay info and get everyone’s reaction

[@a.d8509]

That's amazing 😂😂

[@serenamorris9701]

😂😂😂😂

[@nam-xv9oe]

I watched this for like 6 minutes laughed and slid out just because of this joke but I had to com back to appreciate it

[@piyushsharma5177]

Stephen : Eyo wassup N. The Cool kid : Broooo!!! Stephen!!!

[@fishersofmennumismatics5648]

Loooool

[@scottwilson3083]

The fact that the girl he liked was 100% adamant and confident that it wasn’t him is very touching. It actually says a lot about people who you think wouldn’t care about you.

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hey

[@adongakot4480]

aw exactly and she was bent on getting the real Stephen there

[@EnergeticSpark63]

@@adongakot4480 hey

[@en2456]

Plot twist: she knew Stephen was never that hot that's why. But no, I won't be the devil's advocate.

[@luisechevarria6930]

​@@en2456 nah nah you good fam bitches act like that all the time

[@erichufflepuff2252]

it was so painful and awkward to watch when the fake Stephen started getting denied of his identity and played the guitar, but it was really heartwarming to see people remember him and want to talk to the real version of him. and it was really brave of Stephen to go in and meet his people. amazing video.

[@GoofRebelMusic]

Only part of the video i skipped was the guitar solo. I was too uncomfortable to watch.

[@hellterminator]

Yeah, that was a mistake, the gig was up. That was the perfect moment to swagger in like "'sup bitches, had you going good, didn't I?"

[@truthlemonade9793]

If they took the extra step and made a fake ID for the actor, I wonder if that would have shut everyone up?

[@alanmlkbanda]

It's hilarious to see how the popular guy still carried that confidence with him all those years

[@Sumit_Girhe]

True

[@bavarois25]

Because he still looked good. If he lost his looks, he would just be an arrogant ex chad.

[@Sumit_Girhe]

@@bavarois25 this is also true

[@Ben-lm4dq]

I guess thats just his personality, it worked in highschool and it works after highschool, would be weird if it suddently would change.

[@onlyinoniontown4987]

he peaked in high school

[@dr.assblaster3355]

I can’t believe they didn’t give the actor an earpiece to answer questions that people asked him

[@that1guy899]

Right?! Major rookie mistake!

[@javamurniadi6520]

No budget, they spent it all on flights

[@brunodemars2791]

@@javamurniadi6520 lol

[@rurii1i]

@@javamurniadi6520 LMAO

[@oliverhardy9464]

The problem is... you can see earpieces.

[@abiolamensah4555]

The parents definitely thought he was introducing them to his boyfriend

[@doom-driveneap4569]

😂

[@MRLONG758]

😂🤣💀

[@Archonsx]

Lmao I got the same vibe

[@toddhoward5947]

😂😂😂

[@yeru737]

I thought so too.... "the reason he's here is...." *parents hold breath* ... "is because I applied to his app."

[@adog3129]

i expected this to be funny but it made me cry. it really says a lot. high schoolers can be evil and make you feel like you're worthless, but they grow into adults who actually care about you, want to know you, and treat you with respect.

[@darlingdeb7010]

Yep. High school years are difficult fir everyone. Popular or not.

[@Leonardo.ohime.i]

some of them remain the same tho

[@marvelousmrjohn]

Does not compute. Once a bully, always a bully.

[@ryangreene270]

⁠@@marvelousmrjohnThat’s not entirely true

[@katodd2925]

​@@marvelousmrjohnNot true tbh

[@ishallynntamakloe8856]

Love how his parents point out his good qualities. They do have a lovely home, I see nothing wrong with him. Seems like a lovely person with a great caring heart.

[@transfo47]

It actually seems like all his perceived inadequacies would be resolved by losing weight, certainly not an impossible task.

[@simonhbrooke]

Dude is a kind, saxophone playing dentist. He needs to recognise his self worth instead.

[@oscaravalos9098]

Wrong.

[@ghenderson6717]

You are absolutely right. He is on fire playing the saxophone 🎷

[@leovincent7417]

How about hitting the gym tho

[@benscammon]

Exactly, mans got that full education

[@usagiprincess4387]

I think his mom was trying to tell him that at 2:37

[@therachelngx]

The fact that his crush actually remembered him and knew it wasn’t him, that somehow gives me hope

[@henrytownshend8862]

Why does that give you hope , everybody is different

[@jahhgottigzz8776]

@@henrytownshend8862 ?

[@MrKrusten]

why does that give you hope. Even if you are the biggest loser in high school, of course people are going to remember you when they spent years with your everyday in school. That doesnt mean anything.

[@HarumNasiku]

@@MrKrusten dude did somebody hurt you?

[@AlesAmazigh]

@@HarumNasiku The truth hurts, doesn't it? MrKrusten probably didn't get hurt by someone but you clearly did.

[@queenbey6678]

I can't imagine caring this much about anyone from high school or what they think.

[@sebfox2194]

Some of my friends married people that they met in high school. So, I can imagine that they still care quite a lot about someone from high school.

[@hellterminator]

Yeah, I just don't go to reunions. Not because I'm embarrassed or anything, I just don't want to talk to those people. The ones I liked, I stayed in touch with, the rest I'll be quite happy to never meet again. Well, except for one friend who ghosted *everyone,* but I guess *I* of all people can't blame him :D

[@kaisersigma1]

I once got an invitation for a school reunion. I politely declined. Days later I learned I was invited only because a good friend of mine said "I'll go only if he goes". When she learned I declined, she also declined. Thanks T, you are the best.

[@judesalam1905]

I love how he just casually dropped that he played in maroon 5 and no one even questioned it

[@parlay-music]

I played in maroon 5 once, wasn’t for me so I went to play for the chilli peppers instead

[@valentinminkov7418]

@@parlay-music lol same

[@littleonepump4704]

So true 😅🤣😂

[@adamdixon7510]

Oh my god lmao I know right???

[@TotallyNoCat]

@@parlay-music Huh I played in Korn

[@KaninTuzi]

Props to the actor guy for committing to the set-up and going through with it. That cringe level is crazy, and he just stuck with it.

[@Msn-bo8tm]

He was like a robot repeating everything they told him to say 😂😂

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

Yeah this guy is very skilled

[@chriszani3698]

@@Msn-bo8tm yeah haha “im steven and im 29” like bruh

[@marilynshelton2371]

And he started playing guitar.

[@Stopim100]

@@chriszani3698 you can do better? 😂

[@TrueWalker88]

Just wait until you get out of your 20s and 30s. I am 47 and all the friends on Facebook who I went to high school with have only gotten kinder and more caring. Even if we weren't really friends but just classmates, they have become something else, even from afar. People continue to go through their own hardships in life and care less about accomplishments. By 40, you've usually achieved something and realize it doesn't really matter or make you more worthy as a person. What matters is how loving you are. I have a classmate who has schizophrenia. He makes these odd Facebook posts but people are still there, watching him, caring about him and occasionally interacting. He's handsome, brilliant and a sweet soul underneath it all, just struggling with a mental illness. Another girl died from cancer a few months ago. She seemed troubled up until the end, but was the cool, edgy girl in high school and even if she seemed a little lost, everyone cared about her. As long as you are kind and sincere, that's all most people care about. We were all kids together once and wherever life takes us, there is a part of everyone that knows we are all the same inside.

[@grizzlymm]

Thanks for the telling this bruv

[@miket2916]

Getting a 41 year old to be a lookalike for a 29 year old ... bruh... you CANNOT BE SERIOUS

[@neihgnot8320]

They at least got the height about right... the haircut was atrocious though Cringey to watch the actor shave himself and receive no help from the other two.

[@truthlemonade9793]

@@neihgnot8320 I wonder if there is some sort of liability issue with having the other two shave his hair. They should have gone to a barber. I would love to see the weird look on the barber's face.

[@ihavetopowerofgodandanimeo2551]

Dude imagine being so confident that you can just walk into a highschool reunion and pretend to be a completely different person that other people used to know

[@glitchdigger]

I am that confident. Especially if I'm gonna get an extra $100 out of it. Who could resist partaking in such a story?

[@please.665]

@@glitchdigger can I go with?

[@sulaimankaka8423]

I have to power of god... I'm your 666th like

[@un_lucky847]

@@sulaimankaka8423 i have vetoed your power for i am the 667th like >:)

[@JayJayOO7]

@@glitchdigger $100?? Id guess he earned a lot more than that. We don't know how far he came to do this meet, and he shaved his head completely. I'd guess he earned thousands (even though his guitar skills wasn't what was expected) lol

[@fabsagu5421]

The haircut wasn't necessary nobody would of known he was going bald.

[@mysticalrylen1777]

Facts

[@chuckiswin]

I mean they were looking him up on facebook and comparing pictures to his bald head. Did you miss that?

[@canwetalk-]

I imagine it's incase they run into him in the future?

[@scumbad7953]

Yes, but it's funny.

[@senseibeast1114]

facebook

[@zephirinedrouhin3735]

This was very touching. We never think that anyone would actually miss us, but we are each different and nobody can replace any of us.

[@muaythaibachatero393]

Idk, these people don’t seem to genuinely care about him, they only wanted the real guy cause they just wanted to make sure he didn’t feel bad about himself, it’s more out of pity than genuine concern.

[@rain_M4V7]

@@muaythaibachatero393yeah honestly if you weren’t all that during high school you really shouldn’t bother coming to these events it’s just gonna put you down at the end of the day

[@MrDeano-eu9rg]

​@@muaythaibachatero393 also they were drunk by that time and it had be one the focal point of the night, the imposter.

[@paulzaldivar7774]

I thought they were gonna hire a professional to transform the guy 😂. Then he starts shaving his own head.

[@Sumit-rp5mx]

😂 Yeah.. Like how much would it cost to take him to barber

[@ChaoticBean794]

he doesn't look like he is balding. He loooks like his barber did a horrible job

[@charrochacallo3074]

Damn it wasn't even necessary

[@djanthorofficial]

Thats where they messed up

[@justadummy8076]

It was so bad, they didn’t even need to do it

[@BabyJesus66]

That's because that's literally what happened lol

[@Spartan-jk9tl]

Bro .,.,.,.,.;.,.,.

[@exo_nct_wayv_redvelvet]

me before: feels bad for Stephen after watching: feeling bad for the actor

[@helenn6450]

ive felt bad for the actor as soon as they told him to shave his head

[@exo_nct_wayv_redvelvet]

@@helenn6450 Yeah, I thought that at least they'd use a professional hairstylist to do it but no, they just brought the product and made him do it. It looked so bad... I understand that actors should go through these things bcz of their position but I am pretty sure it wasn't in the terms "must allow to shave, cut or change your hair in any way"

[@aartadventure]

That awkward "I'm stephen and I'm 29" when no one was even listening anymore. Damn.

[@tengahmain1055]

@@exo_nct_wayv_redvelvet I mean it's VICE, they do it ghetto

[@blinkybill2198]

@Paul except when you try and create a bald patch. It looked so unnatural

[@prodvxmp]

Would’ve been funny if they sent a 6,6 tall black man to say that he’s Stephen

[@enzoys]

LMAO

[@littleminion5433]

bros just copying the other comment posted 3 years ago

[@prodvxmp]

@@littleminion5433 mb. dont even read other comments.

[@4primal2spiritual]

I’ve seen this video recommended so many times and I finally watched it and I’m so glad I did. I’m glad Stephen got the closure he needed and even got a date with his high school crush!! I was literally crying at the end 🥹

[@curt5755]

100% his parents were sitting there ready for him to tell them hes gay and thats his boyfriend.

[@thoithoithoudam767]

Lol😭

[@GabeQuihuis-Meza]

💀😂

[@jbflynn4134]

lmaooooooooo

[@nerimordenti7858]

I thought the same thing man hahahahah

[@christiandreyer9692]

Lmao

[@steezyyyp9401]

Bro he legit had nothing to be ashamed of, he became a dentist… that’s cooler than some shirtless dude playing the guitar for no reason.

[@wondermcthunder8835]

Lmfaooo

[@badmelll]

🤣

[@ElizabethGlasby]

Looks are everything sadly

[@user-zb6ez4jl3u]

@@ElizabethGlasby I think money trumps looks lol

[@autumn1357]

@@ElizabethGlasby you’re very wrong

[@mirakimber6333]

The actor is such a good guy - he's so happy for Steven when he shows up! 21:00

[@rafaelestrada1846]

That one dudes girlfriend was shaking her ass when fake Steven was playing guitar and the dude got so pissed lmao.

[@heidiw3615]

People actually care about him. He was just being self conscious.

[@viktordag4776]

@Ultrahoon ?

[@catsareniced2457]

@Ultrahoon i think they do and you can have your opinion but i have one too

[@nater2098]

We are our own worst critics

[@lukeschultz6886]

This guy just has some self esteem issues. I admire how he is open about it, thats not easy, especially with a camera in his face. He seems like a very genuine nice guy and would be fun to hang out with. I hope he finds his confidence because he has worked hard to get where he is.

[@MossyNutz]

Literally described all you Biden snowflakes.

[@rustynales4597]

He literally could be that guy. Just hit the gym, grow a 5 o'clock shadow and throw a band together

[@johannmuster9726]

How is this possible that someone in another land thinks exactly the same like i do!

[@BlueBookGentlemen2112]

I don't understand people like him who come from an advantage situation.

[@IGot7RevtinyArmyStayOnceBlink]

I hope he does see this. Cause your right! He can literally get there. He resembles him and can def look a like him.

[@aidankhaos7687]

That’s what I said

[@macski6924]

I'm thinking in the high school video dude was jammin' that sax. He so totally could do it.

[@professional.commentator]

This was recommended to me so many times when it first came out that I didn't bother watching it. But after watching it now, I'm so happy I did. My 10 year high school reunion is 2 years from now and I wasn't sure if I wanted to go or not. But after seeing what happened to Stephen and how similar his high school experience was to mine and that it all turned out well, I think I might go now. And I'm glad Stephen faced his fears here. It's so heart-warming to see the people he didn't think cared about him, really do care about him. Also I just want to mention how good the actor was here. Especially this part 15:37. Man that was slick! I feel like the actor just taught me some good social skills here.

[@AnnaBanana_00]

THIS IS AMAZING :D I love how everyone got so much happier seeing him!

[@isaackangas6921]

Props to that actor. He was properly professional even with stuff he didn't want to do

[@vendetacos]

i kinda feel bad for him, but he stayed pro until the very end, what a mad lad.

[@JoeBlac]

"Oh yeah I can do all the acting stuff... play guitar... do all the music stuff..."

[@mimiccave]

Dude deserves an award

[@AngSco30]

That actor's got balls of steel.

[@danmernyak4987]

He was very good

[@fullofbullets58]

I really hope that other guy got paid well because that was brutal LOL

[@zh2266]

His hairrr mannnn, how could they do that to him 😂😂

[@joewebb7778]

I hope atleast 3000

[@rusty1370]

The video has 3 mil views... he got paid gooodddddd

[@StJimmy-eq8zg]

@@zh2266 LMAOOOOO😂 he went from a top model to Steve Jobs lite version real quick😂😂

[@maz1702]

@@StJimmy-eq8zg lol at least it grows back tho

[@jeanculasec1466]

That was an amazing to see this perspective. As we grow up we become more sensible and self-aware, we treasure moments we spent in high school and people for who they were, we just appreciate that someone existed in our lives. The only person that is "inexistent" imo is the transfer student that came in and stayed for 1 month before leaving, just because that wasn't enough time to make memories When you see yourself as unsuccessful, it is because you saw only people's good moments on social media and thinking everyone else is happy and successful

[@elithunder]

I did not plan on getting invested in this, but I'm really glad I did! That ending was so touching and definitely was a good lesson for him. Hopefully it gave him the freedom to be more self confident.

[@ttbr7687]

Dude is literally a dentist, that's a pretty difficult profession to get into, he also seems really nice. He should give himself more credit.

[@DrRRaza]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@SuperSlimshady1]

3:00 he was also really good playing he should've gone pro

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

Right? You could see the mom tryina get him to give himself more credit..as dad said the most 'Dad' thing ever!! 'Go for it'🙂 in no way noticing the underlying issues that might've led to this. Lol

[@mariaestherrivas4988]

Low self esteem

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

@@mariaestherrivas4988 Yup. That just about sums it up. But as I watched the end of it the cynic in me kicked in and I now think it was all scripted by the dude to get his app 'out there'..big marketing campaign. I could be wrong but it did feel a little too 'polished' to be real life🤷‍♂️

[@daxoze]

Give that lookalike a medal... how nerve wracking it must have been to walk into that room, and then keep lying when people keep calling you out!

[@joelcreswell1768]

exactly! my nerves would have been SHOT! That dude put on his big boy pants and powered thru somehow and got his part of the job done! overall, i liked this video a lot!

[@krissianvictir1291]

The guy was paid to do it so he probably didn't really care. People ask questions? Just answer them the best you can and if they still don't believe you, oh well, move on with the party.

[@matts5247]

See for me that would be fun. I’d see it like a game. At first would be awkward though but if you’re an outgoing sales guy like me it’s easy to ge everyone circled around you I would have a blast doing that. Although you’d have to pay me a lot of money to get shirtless while mindlessly strumming guitar after telling everyone I played for maroon 5. Oof

[@Cenatcenat902]

Bro he doesnt know anyone there and they boosted his confidence i would of killed it too

[@automategames]

if anything its easier because all the people there are strangers and you will never meet them again so who cares ? you also aren't gona die so nothing bad can happen.

[@dominic3]

1:57 His parents looked so tense.. you can tell they thought he was coming out and introducing his boyfriend 😂😂

[@beatrizmoraes2310]

the actor was amazing I mean the courage to do all those stuff, the COMMITMENT and I was so happy for Stephen, it feels like a movie's happy ending but in real life

[@ZehraDogru0]

I wanna cry that the actor had to downgrade his look to become "the upgraded version" of Stephen.. 😭🔫

[@MarcusTheDarkness]

Lol wow. Didn’t think of it like that.

[@RainOnline]

brooo why you put it like that now i wanna cry aswell

[@emporioalnino4670]

@Shining Kek never began for fasteaucels

[@MalcomPuoru]

😂

[@maz1702]

Ahaha

[@michaelsquid3718]

These people are in their late twenties but they all look like they’re in their forties.

[@TRJ2241987]

My thoughts exactly! I'm class of '05 and these people all look awful! Might want to get the town water supply checked out

[@lydia7177]

@@TRJ2241987 LMAOO

[@k3upikachu]

Lol some of them look good! I'm the same age and I look basically the same as I did in high school. 10 years is a long time but not THAT long

[@alyssafoster4765]

@@thelegendofthem6120 MD

[@samanthafisher7175]

@@TRJ2241987 I'm dead 😭 ahaha

[@1001Hobbies]

This is perfect for VICE. Promoting a company that will send someone in your place because you are such a loser and have no self-esteem, but need others to feel impressed by you for you to feel good about yourself, instead of actually doing something to improve yourself. This is just what the regular viewers and readers of VICE need.

[@Prima679]

This debunks those assumptions everyone gets as their high school reunion approaches. A beautiful and timeless lesson to all.

[@ryanterk8676]

Goes to show there’s nothing more embarrassing than not being yourself

[@yt.ozarkwarrior2139]

true

[@kcggaming5138]

Yep I feel a lot of 2nd hand embarrassment.

[@barrylufc2648]

I don’t know if it’s weird or not that he wanted to do this

[@tubbyszabo6586]

more like the duplicate of Stephan did a horrible job at being Stephan and being better than Stephan. The cringe of his clone blew me away.

[@72vince27]

Hmmm talk to these people Ryan

[@silviaov633]

It actually is really cute that the girl he had a crush on was the first one to realise it wasn't him. Like dude, give yourself more credit.

[@AshadowsShadow]

I thought that was very sweet to.

[@astaroth282]

20:58 You can see how relieved she is to know he's still the same old Nervous Fasteau & not some extroverted Model. Must've really grinded her Gears to know that he's doing well & also looks better now. She had to still be better than him. My god this is CRINGE

[@Kedamojo]

@@astaroth282 Wait what? that's what you got out of it?

[@astaroth282]

@@Kedamojo Yea this whole thing was cringy, painfull & un-necessary plus he'll be known as the *validation-seeking Weirdo* who hired models to pose as him. This guy cares too much to want to impress them & them being soo hellbent on proving it wasn't him is what made it soo *Cringey* . If I did attend a Reunion 10yrs from now, and someone didn't look like they did 10yrs ago. I'm not gonna go out of my way to *investigate* & *interrogate* the dude to verify if it's actually him. I'd probably be like - *Oh hey you look great man 🙂* *Good for you dude, I'd prolly will make some time & hit the Gym soon too HaHa🙃* And that would probably be it I'd go back to sipping my drink 🥃 Even if I did find him sus or put together that it's not really him. I'm not gonna go out of my way *expose* him or try to band the others into trying to weed him out coz if he's Insecure that's his business, if he wants to hire an Impostor & get a filming crew to secretly film a private event then that's his business. I could give least fμcks if he didn't look like some Guy from High school.

[@gregdahlen4375]

maybe she knew back then he had a crush on her

[@itsrike1339]

i could feel the uncomfortableness of the actor 😭 I feel kinda sorry for him 💀

[@winona1706]

This is so relatable, the feeling that i’m not quite in the place that i used to imagine at this age.. but at least steven is not really invisible at high school. He’s active in a band and sociable. If that was me i doubt anyone would be suspicious ‘cause i didn’t join anything and didn’t talk to anyone from school for forever. Happy for steven!

[@shiloh398]

my man plays the saxophone, he has a sense of humour, he's the heir to a dentist firm. and he feels like a loser? what's there to lose? just from what I described, he seems like a great person

[@justinmebes476]

Weight

[@justinmebes476]

Sorry

[@JB-rl8ki]

He's overweight bald and short. Welcome to the real world.

[@natemartinez2745]

@@JB-rl8ki I mean that’s nothing to be ashamed of

[@Infinite_exhilaration]

@@JB-rl8ki your height isn’t a crutch that you can fall back on to validate your victim mentality, oh I was born shorter then others so life sucks, no bro, you do realize that your inner qualities determine how people feel and think about you right? your height or weight doesn’t dictate your level of charisma unless you allow it

[@chadmichael_]

I feel so bad for the actor in this. God the second hand embarrassment almost gave me a stroke.

[@sealizabrown7228]

same i kept looking away😭

[@9525joe]

Concept of this already seems mad cringe, and I haven’t even watched beyond 47 seconds

[@comatoast5610]

I’m Stephen and I’m 29.

[@unknownaura]

He tried to make it cringey.

[@ereek5]

not to mention waiting until he was in the hotel room to tell him they were shaving his head, whether he liked it or not.

[@redragna3648]

Jesus...didn't know people cared about their reunions this much. I've never been but it isn't because of some traumatic high school experience. I just never saw the point. People I am/was friends with I've kept in touch with and people I am not/wasn't, I don't see why I'd want to talk to them.

[@professional.commentator]

I think it's because high school is basically your whole adolescence. So people usually make a lot of memories during those formative years and want to feel a sense of nostalgia when they see former classmates again.

[@OmnoWombo]

This video actually hits close to home. I admire Stephen for actually going inside the reunion at the end.

[@einfachumbringen7791]

Respect to the actor, he has balls of steel and a self confidence I have rarely seen

[@danielokereke3833]

To me it really is not all that. What i mean is he knew he was 'getting paid' to act as another person to 'people that have no clue of who the real him is'. It is a win win for him that lessing the pressure very well.

[@JayJayOO7]

@@danielokereke3833 We share similar thoughts regarding this comment. I think its probably easier to play a character like this actor did, than play yourself, especially if you have deep confidence issues. And just by going on what I heard in this video, that girl who he had a crush on years ago, she won't be meeting him for coffee, but I hope I'm wrong. I'm sure Steven will read these comments (I would), hello pal, ignore any negativity from any comment under this video. 👍

[@intelcore5409]

for real like where do you even get that

[@ob1coyote]

It’s not quite Alec Baldwin-shoot-a-woman-dead-and-blame-it-on-everyone-else balls of steel, but yeah…

[@radical105]

yea

[@D71219ONE]

Now they should do the opposite, where Stephen goes to the other guy’s reunion and tries to convince them.

[@serene4961]

HAHAHAHHA

[@koobifossils7495]

what makes you think his peers doesn’t keep in touch with a guy like him 🥴

[@alisherwanderlingh582]

Would be awesome but it wont happen because he wont even go to his own high school reunion.

[@NT-vq9lq]

how high are you? that was the best comment.

[@winterdreller5840]

Lmfao

[@kunalkakade6913]

When you victimize and criticize yourself too much you feel same or even worse kind of thoughts must be in other's mind for you. I have been there, and I feel it takes only little courage to go and face it and turns out most of the times you will find that they think of you better than you think they do. Little courage and whole world seem more kind. ♥

[@johnfjones8961]

Yo, I'm 4 minutes in and Steven is cool and he's funny. Wearing that embarrassing moment and rolling with that joke is a great move. He seems so funny, sweet and charming AND he's a musician. That man needs to back himself and see how cool he is

[@noiku]

the real steven is a dentist who has a passion and talent for music, a whacky sense of humor, a great relationship with his parents (!) and overall seems like a real genuine guy, I think he's doing well for himself! I wish him the best.

[@evansherman1759]

Yeah steven’s a beast, doing everything right

[@muslimamerican4129]

I agree. The dudes got it going on and should be aware that he's pimpin while the dudes that were cool and bullied him are probably struggling and dealing with many internal demons inside. Not to make fun of them either. I think it's pathetic when bullied people grow up and have power trips to get back at the bullies who are now struggling

[@sophieminter0]

Yeah, he said he was a dentist in his hometown and I don't think that is bad.

[@littlenassyecks8462]

plus he has a really nice face, he doesnt give himself enough credit

[@evansherman1759]

@@littlenassyecks8462 well I don’t know about all of that

[@leoa3799]

Why tf didn’t they give him an earpiece to help him through

[@sabastian2814]

my thoughts exactly

[@hannahfaye2317]

Yeah this was so brutal and cringe I think I might stop watching now... so painful to watch

[@jlee222ballin]

low budget

[@himothy5719]

Like right 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jeaneecanneus6684]

Too expensive 🤣

[@wayneboyd4372]

I'm sad to hear that high school left scars for many people. High school was not perfect, but it was what it was. Good times and down times. Mistakes and successes. Reunions are fun to reconnect, but let's be clear - they are no longer 18 - so it's like meeting a new person in some ways. Let's talk about what you've been up to. Let's talk about the times that our "young selves" (not current selves) had. Let any emotions go. Enemies could be your new BFFs while your old BFFs could vote for the other political party LOL

[@user-nh4me2yy8x]

this entire was so wholesome especially when stephen found out how much his friends wanted to see him ❤❤😌😌

[@kenneychappuis1853]

I actually think this is very depressing. Poor guy is unhappy about himself.

[@drill6739]

or it’s just funny lmfao

[@drill6739]

@Robb Dark ? you can be a person who thinks is funny to trick the people you used to go to high school with. what they think literally doesn’t matter and if stephen had approached this from the standpoint of being confident and simply wanting to see if he could get away with something as funny as replacing himself with an completely insane and idealized version of himself than that would have been completely fine and acceptable. i don’t even recall him describing being bullied in hs? he got a wedgie at a concert and was embarrassed about it lmfao (and it would have been funny if he had just gone with it and played it off as part of the joke).

[@drill6739]

@Robb Dark y’all are weird trying to make stephen sound more pathetic than he actually is,, like?? he’s literally not pathetic and him doing what he did isnt even depressing

[@Fortunaatp]

It’s satirising that

[@kubobetterrelax7435]

Yeah I hope hes ok with himself.

[@tristen4142]

“I’m stephen, I’m 29” spoken like a true imposter

[@clakoclakson]

And "yes I am HIM" xD

[@fxgamer4870]

LOL

[@yorilamaz]

SUS!! Lol

[@jazybomber]

1k like

[@franciscomorales3079]

“You’re not Stephen” “Im him, Im Stephen”

[@StrawIceBerry]

wow this was so wholesome. He needed that 💗💗💗💗

[@lukeschultz6886]

My God.. somebody hire the actor. That guy was the most committed to a role I've ever seen and he had like 2 days to prepare. Give this man a month and an Oscar is waiting.

[@tinybed]

dude the part where he says he was in maroon 5 was incredible

[@ight300]

@@tinybed lmao. Literally

[@pro.G]

@@tinybed wonder if the chick actually believed that

[@citrusmcorange4611]

19:36 “I’m Stephen...I’m Stephen and I’m 29” lmao the actor probably felt anxious after they called him out

[@leonidasg2257]

I hope they payed that actor a good amount for his effort.

[@joshbowers1898]

This actor is like an honorable boat captain going down with a burning ship

[@hannahfaye2317]

Yeah they did it so badly. Feel sorry for the guy

[@nuggetsontoast]

An honorable man

[@Billalkhan1101]

Dwl

[@lukeschultz6886]

😂

[@GutsAndGlory734]

😂😂😂😂💀

[@malaikamalik3084]

19:50 started hitting deep. The people that actually see you and cared for u at one point don’t forget so easily

[@leah38521]

Omds that was actually really wholesome ❤

[@MikeGrahamDSM]

“But Stephen, you’re very affable, you’re really sociable. You’re all these things, you shouldn’t put yourself down.” She’s such a mom.

[@stjohnssoup]

But he is

[@SelenaOlalde]

Moms know best! I guess he just needed a push to see what they see in him.

[@bl00d.basted46]

And I love how his dad is very supportive for saying "You go for it!" 💗

[@alexmurphy5289]

Sounds like an incredible parent to be honest

[@DevranUenal]

Mom was right :)

[@heist4420]

Jesus, I feel so bad for the actor, I genuinely hope they paid him more for putting him thru all that embarrassment.

[@ogBohica]

The actor was a shitty one

[@craigvanet4050]

@@ogBohica . Really. Seemed like a cool guy to me.

[@brandonjeffery8023]

@@ogBohica he had a rough roll with no info or time.

[@tiannabobo1170]

They’re all actors

[@jman12123]

That actor seemed cooler than all the classmates.

[@beatrizmoraes2310]

I was randomly reccomended this by youtube and OMG THE EFFORT I didn't expect this

[@MrBlitzpunk]

Aren't we gonna mention the balls on this impostor Steven? Imagine going to a highschool reunion where you literally dont know anyone but everyone has the potential to know you and you have to act like you know them. Im not a socially anxious person but i'd definitely be one in this situation

[@veRGe02]

I'm Stephen and I'm 29 LOL

[@pradipta9345]

Yaa thats frightening

[@forevershampoo]

No it would be fun because you can totally shed the skin of whatever mistakes you made its like a social experiment

[@MrBlitzpunk]

@@forevershampoo how is it fun when you dont know anyone? It's just the awkwardness of being in a new social group + now you gotta pretend to know people

[@paulocuento9949]

id be down to do this any day of the week as long as the person im impersonating isnt jail-bound or in some legal woes

[@halla1548]

Dudes a dentist? He's probably a lot more successful than most his classmates. Just goes to show what an impact our younger social interactions have.

[@wabisabi7755]

Yeah, I mean, Jesse the Popular Guy looks like he's still out hiring hookers or something.

[@MichaelRockfez]

I think it said he’s a dentistry student. Still, he’s probably smarter than 90% of his class.

[@zeppkfw]

forreal,

[@pradipta9345]

Yaaa truee

[@oXoChEzZaoXo]

@@MichaelRockfez Yeah his family own a dental practice so he's likely had a decent upbringing and comes across as an intelligent dude.

[@annabel8134]

This guy….is so chill I really think he seems super nice

[@lopiklop]

During my last years in highschool and graduation, my general appearance changed a lot. Long hair, short hair, weight loss, gain. I was so very familiar with people saying "i almost didn't recognize you, you look so different." It's weird because I got used to it, now I feel vulnerable when I'm recognized.

[@eoin8274]

I hope the actor made a lot of money out of this, I've never seen anything so cringe.

[@cjdewsbury7981]

bro it is unreal, i haven’t seen anything like it

[@orestmarkheva7325]

Obviously not. Since he said that majority of money they spend on flight there with crew. . I would imagine he got about grand and clout

[@thehelpingentrepreneur401]

Lmfao

[@filipdaniel4378]

i cannot make it through the video

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

@@filipdaniel4378 me either lol

[@emmahix95]

I don’t get it, if nobody has seen him in 10 years why did they have to shave dudes head bald? Nobody knows he’s bald.

[@mitcheltillman2461]

Some probably still have him on social media

[@bentleman]

@@mitcheltillman2461 then shaving his head still wont do anything

[@wewewewewewewewwewe]

@@bentleman I bet not every single one of them has spent time analyzing his face. Either way, I think it could be for the viewers to see how much they look alike

[@AKelly-wd4lj]

for the banter

[@AlEx-ki1fq]

It's fake from A to z

[@mark1h2023]

The way Katie was soo happy to see him ❤

[@SaraKeefSosa]

Awesome Video! And your Aeesome Stephen! may God Bless you.❤❤

[@kyu2813]

The fact that no one believes he is the real Steven shows that humans are incredibly good at recognizing faces lol

[@Dev1nci]

Yeah exactly even if he knew all the answers they’d not have believed him.

[@ceciliaw1065]

That’s so weird because I genuinely think I wouldn’t recognize people from high school

[@mimi-jo4nt]

yep. Faces are easier to remember than names, especially if you've seen those faces repeatedly.

[@alexanderstastny9181]

@@ceciliaw1065 same. Most of the people from highschool I wouldn't know.

[@pechaa]

There is a woman on Facebook who extended a friend invitation to me a couple years ago. We have two or three dozen mutual friends from high school. But I can’t for the life of me remember anything about her. I would have believed the lookalike Steve.

[@IamWoodstaman]

Huge props to the imposter, he was given a really bad brief and went out there and mingled well. The stones he has to do embarrassing stuff is almost admirable. Poor guy haha

[@mattwrightson294]

He was voted out for being sus

[@IamWoodstaman]

@@mattwrightson294 Imposter is a word that will be cursed forever. I’ll refrain from using it in future, fucking Among Us...

[@tckgkljgfl7958]

Easy if you get paid and realise you care as little as anyone else

[@viralviruz8694]

Poor guy was so helpless out there😭

[@incredulity]

Sussy

[@spacepulse836]

maybe the real Stephens are the ones we make along the way.

[@EleyReiHer]

Genius work of art!

[@bryantsmith9176]

Low key depressing. He seems like a cool dude didn’t need a double but I get it.

[@moaningpheromones]

He is a double - hahahaha

[@whoareyouyouareclearlylost323]

It's a gig

[@hitglenwithmycar]

I’m his best friend and watching it with him was like watching ”It’s a Wonderful Life,” but you know Jimmy Stewart’s character personally and just went through the same story yourself. I cried.

[@joew4202]

High key

[@bryantsmith9176]

@@hitglenwithmycar damn. yea It was hard for me to watch so I could imagine for you guys lol. Wish you guys the best

[@zenheiser9695]

They didn't think this through. The imposter needs an earpiece so Stephen can relay him real answers to his friends' question.

[@sujalgautam9761]

Smart guy on the comment section

[@nastynate838]

Right

[@justchillin5431]

Yeah I totally agree

[@slugoo6474]

AMOGUS IMPOSTER SUS BAKA

[@marcusaurelius6307]

Well yeah they didn't simply send Stephen

[@P1-ne9cs]

Dude you’re an awesome musician, and its great you can laugh at yourself! X

[@leonelgarcia7327]

Very interesting project, congratulations guys.

[@codiehenderson7130]

Why not just give him an earpiece and get the REAL Steven to tell him the answers as they ask the questions? Would’ve worked in my opinion.

[@tonysuda9066]

Next up on vice!

[@j.r.dewaynebritton9836]

Exactly bra. Ive been thinking this the whole video. They ruined the whole play.

[@marcoriley9116]

arent ear pieces super visible?

[@eiami3450]

People would have seen the ear piece, they're bald

[@gntrihg]

Yeah. Hes a musician. If ghey saw the ear piece just say hearing loss from performing

[@gabrielleholt1863]

"I'm Stephen! I'm Stephen and I'm 29!" actually killed me. He kept saying it as if he was trying to convince himself too!

[@himawariuzumaki6814]

Yeah that part was funny 😂

[@rlgarcia4837]

💯 😂😂😂

[@misspumpkin5427]

Lmao literally

[@NuaSOU]

that cracked me up 🤣

[@andreyzices]

yeah right

[@jbtrumpet]

I'm so glad he eventually went inside! Way to go Stephen!

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

20:40 LMFAO WHAT IS THE GUY IN THE BACK *DOING?!*

[@JaniceN-up5ff]

😂😂😂

[@MHTutorials3D]

Why would you want to impress people who don't care ?

[@t-k4560]

Ratiod

[@arjunthomas369]

To get a good content for a youtube video.

[@ulrichbeyer6969]

It’s life. With money we don’t have, we buy things we don’t need, to impress people we don’t even like.

[@phoebs01]

The million dollar question.

[@ddl4374]

For FUN? maybe ?

[@ayden_james]

i really love how the actor himself pointed out that what went wrong was the fact that people loved the real stephen

[@Yellow-Rose]

That's golden

[@GWKrae]

morbius moment right there, like before Milo injected the drugzZ

[@porto1st]

@@sararadley5702 who tf cares?? High school must’ve been like 10 or 20 years ago for these people. People usually change after the whole pubescent teen high school experience. I’ve met bullies that became nice people, innocent kids that became reckless etc

[@sararadley5702]

@@porto1st you can be responsibility for your own actions at school, you make a choice to bully someone 🤔 bullies usually just get guilty

[@porto1st]

@@sararadley5702 I’m not saying you’re not responsible for your actions. I’m saying it doesn’t matter if people were or were not respectful to you 20 years ago because everyone changes, including you. If 20 years later you can’t ignore immature adults, that’s kind of on you

[@brettsinclaire4007]

So basically he wanted to send what he saw as a better version of himself that he either wanted or couldn't be. Bit sad and shallow tbh.

[@applejuicesupremacy8268]

"whats my last name" is CRAZY 💀💀

[@darrellmuchapondwa2671]

This can’t be serious, this mans life is literally a classic 2000’s teen comedy with Seth Rogan or Jonah Hill

[@shawno448]

Super bad

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

Of course it’s not serious. It’s Vice... it’s mainstream media... nothing they ever do is serious or real.

[@BlueBookGentlemen2112]

Yeah it's pathetic.

[@joeloguirato7012]

Scripted AF

[@danimonte4867]

@@NewNormalWorldOrder Exactly.