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Feb 11, 2007 8:17 pm US/Eastern
Don't Be Cruel: Elvis Impersonators Not The Same
LAS VEGAS (AP) ―
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Elvis impersonator (File)
Elvis impersonator Matt Lewis got lots of publicity last month: his picture graced the cover of two glossy magazines.
The heartbreaking news was that both misidentified him as another impersonator.
Lewis is the Elvis performer at the "Legends in Concert" show at the Imperial Palace.
But on the cover of biweekly "What's On: The Las Vegas Guide,"Lewis is on the cover with the headline, "Return of the King: Trent Carlini."
Carlini works at the Sahara casino-hotel.
On the cover of "up!," the in-flight magazine for Canadian airline WestJet, Lewis croons beside the blurb: "Faking it in Vegas."
The article is about Steve Connolly, who works the showroom at Fitzgeralds casino downtown.
Imperial Palace public relations manager Pat Getter said the covers were flattering, if misplaced.
Lewis says it's not that Carlini and Connolly aren't good, it's just that every Elvis performer is unique.
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