Just in case the real candidates for Virginia governor haven’t caused enough controversy on their own, now a fake one has jumped into the fray.

A man hired by a liberal super PAC to impersonate Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II caused a stir at a Virginia Beach aquarium last weekend, prompting a call to police and an indignant response from the Republican’s campaign.

While celebrating the Supreme Court Ruling on Prop 8, two of the plaintiffs, Kris Perry and Sandy Steir, were lucky enough to have a fuzzy speakerphone conversation with the commander-in-chief himself, Barack Obama. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel rushed and took it upon himself to decipher the message on his show.

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Presidential Encounters: Driving Reagan, Caddying for Clinton, Playing Obama, and More
What it’s like to ferry the President around town, move into the White House, make a living impersonating the chief executive—and more tales of encounters with the commander in chief.
January 2012 Edition
Barack Obama impersonator Louis Ortiz featured in the January 2012 Edition of WASHINGTONIAN Magazine. Read more below.

Louis Ortiz, the world's best impersonator of President Barack Obama, continues to surge on the day of Mr. Obama's Second Inauguration.

An interview with Louis Ortiz by BBC was featured on the front page of BBC News throughout the evening, vaulting it to the #3 most watched video on the BBC News site, higher even than President Obama's oath of office, though it trails Beyonce's rendition of the National Anthem by one spot. Ortiz was also featured by BBC News on their Inauguration Timeline.

Wisdom Martin of FOX 5 DC took a few minutes to interview the top attraction of the Inauguration Day Press Box on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Barack Obama impersonator fielded questions from Martin among throngs of supporters just before the Inauguration of the real President Barack Obama.

NBC Washington: Obama Impersonator Draws Attention at Inauguration, a man who makes a lot of money as a President Barack Obama impersonator was in D.C. Monday for the real Commander in Chief's inauguration.

From Media Bistro's TV Spy: Louis Ortiz called his life since Obama was elected “a roller-coaster ride; not too many downs. Many ups. South Korea, Japan, Australia, corporate events, IBM, the Dalai Lama, Steve Forbes. It’s just nonstop.”

Professional impersonator Louis Ortiz has put his physical resemblance to President Obama to good use. Over the last several years, Ortiz has carved a living out of his uncanny resemblance to the Commander in Chief. On Inauguration Day 2013, Ortiz was spotted in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall during the President's swearing in ceremony.

Obama’s not from Kenya. He’s from the Bronx
NBCNews.com and MSNBC Correspondent Trymaine Lee

As the election returns began to trickle in last November, Louis Ortiz, a laid-off telephone man from the Bronx, bit his nails, squeezed his eyes shut and prayed like he’d never prayed before. But when he opened his eyes, all he saw on TV was a wave of Republican red sweeping up from Texas and into the Midwest. “It was too stressful,” said Ortiz. “I couldn’t deal. So I just went to bed.”

Dustin Gold is a presidential consultant who demands complete transparency. Perhaps it helps that he advises candidates who don’t actually hold elected office—they just impersonate those who do.

“If you call most look-alike agencies and ask for a Marilyn Monroe, they’ll charge you $500 and not tell you that the girl has a heroin problem,” says Gold. But if one of Gold’s clients requests a Mitt Romney impersonator from his agency, the New York-based Politicos Comedy Brigade, he’ll send them honest evaluations of his impersonators, including unflattering details. “I’ll tell ‘em, ‘This guy looks really good, but he’s a lot shorter than the real deal.’ Or, ‘His voice is OK, but he’s not a great comedian.’ I want them to know exactly what they’re paying for.”