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Rob Lowe pretended to be Rob Pelinka at a Lakers season ticket holder event

If you’ve ever looked at Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and thought, “Hey, isn’t that Chris Traeger from Parks and Recreation?” or “Didn’t he play Sodapop Curtis in The Outsiders?” you’re not alone. There’s an undeniable resemblance between Rob Pelinka and Rob Lowe — the fact that they share the same first name makes things all the more confusing. They’re literally identical.

Pelinka finally acknowledged his likeness to Lowe in an interview with “Elevator” Ernie Johnson on Wednesday, and he told two stories about he and Lowe have made light of their uncanny resemblance:

“The first that happened actually, Lon Rosen, the president of the Dodgers was at a Dodgers game — he’s a dear friend — and my FaceTime rings and it’s him in the middle of the Dodgers game.