Hollywood’s favorite Saddam Hussein double, Jerry Haleva,firmly denies that it was he who spoke over Baghdad television on the openingday of the war. “I would never wear such ugly glasses,” he ...

LOS ANGELES — The most popular Saddam Hussein impersonator in Hollywood is putting his act on hold. A Sephardic Jew and pro-Israel activist, Jerry Haleva told the Los Angeles Times this week that the ...

Jerry Haleva (born May 26, 1946) is an American actor and political lobbyist. He gained fame as an actor as a doppelgänger of Saddam Hussein due to his physical resemblance to the late Iraqi leader, ...

Sacramento (California), March 19 (Reuters): As the US prepares to go to war with Iraq, a man who looks just like Saddam Hussein proudly wanders the halls of California’s state capitol. Jaded state ...

Years before Saddam Hussein was captured in a “spider hole,” a man who looked exactly like Saddam was captured — on film. Complete with a mustache, black beret and the name “Saddam” embroidered on his ...

Jerry Haleva, Hollywood’s favorite Saddam Hussein double, firmly denies that he spoke over Baghdad television on the opening day of the war. “I would never wear such ugly glasses,” he protests. Haleva ...

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10. Jerry Haleva As Saddam Hussein In Six Separate Films! Type casting is a problem faced by every great actor over the years, they become just too good at a particular role to be conceived as ...

Jerry Haleva used to get a kick out of being known here as the lobbyist who moonlights as Saddam Hussein. He’d kid about his 12 years as the go-to guy for Hollywood casting agents in need of a ...

SACRAMENTO — Jerry Haleva used to get a kick out of being known here as the lobbyist who moonlights as Saddam Hussein. He’d kid about his 12 years as the go-to guy for Hollywood casting agents in need ...