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October 31, 2009
Examiner.com Article
New York Times, May 29, 2007
Oh,
Gosh. First, I’d Like to Thank All the Actual People.
By STEVE FRIESS
Article Excerpt...
The impersonators at the awards show said
they tried never to allow people to think they were the real
thing, in keeping with industry ethics.
There are exceptional circumstances,
though. Dennis Keogh of Scottsdale, Ariz., said he was
impersonating Sean Connery at an auction when a couple came
up to him and said the wife, who was dying of cancer, had
always hoped to meet her movie idol.
“What am I going to do, tell her I’m not
the guy?” Mr. Keogh said. “I took the paper and wrote:
‘Pamela, God has his eye on ya. Love, Sean Connery.’ And she
walked off in tears. I don’t think Sean would mind that.
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As 007, I was piped into
an enthusiastic Woodworkers Association convention
at the Las Vegas Hilton arm-in-arm with three lovely “Bond Girls” supported by a group of
authentic Bagpipers. It was great fun for me and the 1,500 attendees. |
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East Valley Tribune
Connery Impersonator loves it when
folks spy him.
Dennis Keogh of Scottsdale, a
Sean
Connery impersonator, sits behind the wheel of an Aston
Martin at the Scottsdale Aston Martin dealership.
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By: Jaimee Rose
February 2nd,
2008
The Arizona
Republic
Photographer:
Bob Hass
Is he or isn't he? Sometimes
even he gets confused, purring in a Scottish brogue one minute and fading to his
usual American lilt when distracted by a potential Bond girl striding by.
He has the same silvery hair,
the same debonair air, the same black eyebrows that punctuate a face lined with
exploits. He has the white tux, the black tux, the perky red carnation ready for
lapel duty night after night. (It will die another day.)
If you've had enough martinis,
shaken or stirred, you are quickly convinced that this is Sean Connery himself,
posing for pics with you at the Mondrian or dining out at Wildfish, where
everyone in the room is whispering giddily about him. Could it be?
This is Bond, Dennis Bond: or
Dennis Keogh, if you must know, the Valley's Sean Connery/James Bond
impersonator extraordinaire.
Keogh has been all of these
things: doorman, phone technician, valet, ATM repairman. He's dug ditches for
cable companies and even loaded luggage at the airport - and now he's James
Bond.
And let's just all be happy for
him, because just imagine that at age 58, you could suddenly have a second life
infinitely more illustrious than your own. People are excited to see you and
there's always a table available at Olive & Ivy.
"Even when I go out as Dennis,"
says Keogh, his eyes gleaming, "I get mobbed."
More...
Can you identify the real 007?
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I
attended The 15th Annual Diversity Awards, also in Hollywood, with
my date Michelle Manhart, Playboy Miss Feb 07
and an extraordinary
Bond Girl. We were interviewed by the press on the Red carpet. |
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The
8th Annual Original Celebrity Impersonators Convention in
Las Vegas gave me an opportunity to
meet some of the best and most accomplished Tribute Artists in the business.
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The
2009 Sunburst Convention in Orlando enables Tribute Artists,
agents, press and other interested parties to view what is regarded as one
of the best venues for celebrity look-alikes, impersonators and tribute
artists to demonstrate their skills.
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