Sanders Parker said his great-great-grandfather was the "spitting image" of the actor.
A photo that appears to be Matthew McConaughey sporting a giant mustache and a suit from the 1800s is actually someone’s great-great-grandfather.
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The handsome gent in the picture that is circulating online is actually Dr. Andrew Sanders.
His 30-year-old great-great-grandson Sanders Parker spoke to IE about the picture going around online.
Parker said: “Look at the guy. He's got the pear-shaped chin, the long nose--he seems to be a spitting image of the guy.”
The photo was recently discovered in a family album and Parker posted the photo on Reddit and has gathered popularity.
Many famous people have lookalikes from bygone eras.
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A man photographed in 1939 looked just like Jay Z and the comparisons are going viral.
A Civil War-era photo of a man had a striking resemblance to Nicholas Cage.
Another Civil War-era man looks like Conan O'Brien.
Orlando Bloom is known for playing a swashbuckler on screen but also has a historical doppleganger that could pass as the dashing actor.
IE’s Steven Fabian’s great-grandpa Anthony Restori looks like a dead ringer for SNL’s Bobby Moynihan.
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