'The DNA test results are in... you ARE Matt Damon!' Photo of man from 1961 sends the internet into a spin, because he looks identical to the Bourne Identity star

  • The photograph was shared online by Reddit user 'Coffeeandtrout'
  • He said the picture of his father, who was born in 1941, was taken on his and his late wife's wedding day in 1961
  • Alongside the picture he wrote: 'I think my dad looks like Matt Damon'
  • The photograph sent users of the site into a frenzy who were so convinced by the resemblance that they thought it really was the 45-year-old actor
  • Do you know this man? Email femailus@mailonline.com

By Miranda Bryant For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:09 EST, 6 October 2016 | Updated: 11:15 EST, 7 October 2016

From the dimple to the hairline to the way he is smiling lovingly at his wife, this man bears more than a passing resemblance to Matt Damon.

But contrary to appearances he is not a Hollywood movie star but in fact a 75-year-old man from Seattle.

The photograph, taken on his wedding day in 1961, was shared by his son on Reddit where some people were so convinced by the picture that they thought it actually was a photograph of the actor. 

Spot the difference: A photograph of 75-year-old man from Seattle on his wedding day in 1961, pictured, has people convinced that he is the doppelganger of actor Matt Damon, 45

Spot the difference: A photograph of 75-year-old man from Seattle on his wedding day in 1961, pictured, has people convinced that he is the doppelganger of actor Matt Damon, 45

Similarities: The photograph, that has been compared to Matt, pictured in 2007 with his wife Luciana Barroso, was shared online by Reddit user 'Coffeeandtrout'

Similarities: The photograph, that has been compared to Matt, pictured in 2007 with his wife Luciana Barroso, was shared online by Reddit user 'Coffeeandtrout'

Posting under the name 'Coffeeandtrout', he wrote: 'My parents' wedding day, February 1961. I think my dad looks like Matt Damon.' 

He said the picture was taken in 'suburban Seattle' and that they remained happily married until his mother passed away last year.

'Dad's still trying to adjust. They were great together,' he added. 

The picture sent some people into a frenzy who were convinced that it really was Matt Damon, who is married to Luciana Barroso, or that it had been posted by the actor himself.

'Duderds' wrote: 'The DNA test results are in... you are the Matt Damon!'

'Throwingfurtheraway_' wrote: 'Are... are you Matt Damon?' 'Hedgehogknight' added: 'He's f*****g Matt Damon!' 

Lookalike: Alongside the picture of his father he said he thinks his father looks like Matt Damon, pictured left during Good Will Hunting, released in 1997, and right in 2007
Lookalike: Alongside the picture of his father he said he thinks his father looks like Matt Damon, pictured left during Good Will Hunting, released in 1997, and right in 2007

Lookalike: Alongside the picture of his father he said he thinks his father looks like Matt Damon, pictured left during Good Will Hunting, released in 1997, and right in 2007

Confusion: The photograph sent users of the site into a frenzy who were so convinced by the resemblance that they thought it really was the 45-year-old actor, pictured in 2007

Confusion: The photograph sent users of the site into a frenzy who were so convinced by the resemblance that they thought it really was the 45-year-old actor, pictured in 2007

Differences: But he insisted that it would be impossible for either himself or his father to be the actor because they are both older than Matt, pictured in The Rainmaker, released in 1997

Differences: But he insisted that it would be impossible for either himself or his father to be the actor because they are both older than Matt, pictured in The Rainmaker, released in 1997

But he insisted that it would be impossible for either himself or his father to be the actor because they are both older than Matt, who is 45.

He said his father was six foot on his wedding day but that now he is five foot 11 - taller than the actor, who is believed to be five foot ten. 

He said his father is 'as close as you could get, at least as a dad'.

 'There's no way you are ugly with those parents,' wrote 'Rapturecity113'.

One person, 'ForkedUpChef', compared his mother to Elizabeth Taylor, adding: 'Sure hope you scored those genes.'

But responding to compliments about his parents' looks, he said he 'ruined those genes with tobacco, alcohol, weed and flyfishing'.

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