Article by Nisid Hajari
Early on, the press discovered Pat Rick’s Serendipity…
“So far Rick’s misleadingly familiar face has appeared on Hard Copy and America’s Funniest Home Videos, and he will make his big-screen debut in the Julie Corman comedy Silence of the Hams.”
Article by Janet Schuler
This comedic Clinton impersonator resurrects history…
“As to the latest allegations of presidential sexual impropriety, the Counterfeit-Bill replies, “I’m tired of these allegations of sexual harassment-for once and for all I’d like to put these issues to bed.”
Article by Barbara Feinman
Convincing faux-presidential protagonist…
“Rick doesn’t just look like the president, he sounds like him too.”
“He Fits the Bill” …“I’ve got the Bill Clinton [voice] if I have to,” he said with a slight rash to his voice and putting “a little cowboy twang in it. It’s kind of like an educated Southern sheriff.”
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‘Counterfeit Bill’ …“That resemblance, along with his dead-on mimicry of the president’s voice and mannerisms, have made him one of the top Clinton impersonators in the country…
At a Republican Convention, the Counterfeit-Bill noted…
“My problem is not Whitewater, it’s white women.” Mr. Rick interjects, sounding more like Bill Clinton than Bill Clinton.”
‘If it’s unreal, it must be Hollywood’ …“No subpoenas, please: Pat Rick as Bill Clinton welcomes the attention of Teresa Barnwell as his wife, Hillary, and Diana Mara as Monica Lewinsky at the ‘Real Awards’.”
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‘ Beaumont native perfects caricature of Clinton’ …“It’s not who you know, it’s who you look like. And Pat Rick just happens to look, and sound, like the president of the United States.”
Pat Rick, aka ‘The Counterfeit-Bill’…These days, Rick’s doing lots of public appearances, a Jay Leno or two, the occasional TV guest shot and some film work. In between, he’s still busy answering the question: “Did you know you look a lot like Bill?”