Art
Tops Fame at Corcoran Benefit
By Christina Lanzito
The Washington Times
February 19, 2001
…It seemed appropriately post-modern that the only person
who managed a few minutes of fame was an Andy Warhol impersonator
named JIM NIEB,
hired for the evening from the agency Cast of Thousands, which
specializes in celebrity look-alikes. He wore a white wig,
little square-framed glasses and the requisite black turtleneck.
‘Have you been to the (Warhol) museum in Pittsburgh?’
he drolly asked a guest. ‘They’ve got everything
but me there.’
Then Mr. Nieb, in full Warhol mode, approached an amused-looking
young woman: ‘What’s your name?’ he demanded.
‘Cindy,’ she replied.
‘How boring,’ he said, dryly, turning away to
find someone more fabulous.
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