Jerry Haleva (Born May 26, 1946) is an American actor best known for his uncanny physical similarities to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. As of November 2006, all his screen roles are as Saddam. May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: ‎ [1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979 until April 9, 2003. ...
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They know it is actually JerryHaleva, a savvy political insider with his own lobbying firm, Sergeant Major Communications, and a thriving sideline as Hollywood's favorite double for Saddam Hussein.
Haleva really does bear a striking resemblance to the Iraqi leader, who is reputed to employ a number of doubles for security reasons.
Haleva's film career started with a 1989 prank when he was a staffer for the legislature's Republican minority leader.
Haleva's career unique is that in every movie in which he's appeared, the Sacramento-based contract lobbyist has played just one man: Saddam Hussein.
Haleva, a dark-haired Sephardic Jew who is on the executive committee of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, first realized he was Saddam's doppelganger -- and ideological opposite -- in 1989 when the Los Angeles Times ran a picture of the then-obscure Iraqi dictator waving to his troops.
Haleva only appeared as Saddam in the movie briefly -- a bomb drops in his lap while he relaxes on a chaise longue -- but the scene was popular enough that Saddam's role was expanded for the 1993 sequel, Hot Shots!
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