China’s best Obama impersonator looks the part, but speaks ‘fake English’

BEIJING — For Xiao Jiguo, a Chinese Obama impersonator, it’s all about the eyebrows. The migrant-worker-turned-actor lacks the U.S. president’s stature and, with limited English, can’t easily mimic the stop-and-start cadence of his speech. So when Xiao, 29, wants to channel his muse, he must focus on the face: A forceful furrow. Narrowed eyes. That contemplative, […]











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