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His name was "Mads Mikkelsen", like the actor? Either he gave a fake name or this story is made up.
by qoez 1y ago
His name was "Mads Mikkelsen", like the actor? Either he gave a fake name or this story is made up.
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- FeteCommuniste 1y agoThat's like saying a news story about an American was fake because his name was "Michael Jordan" or "David Robinson." Some names are really common.
- o_m 1y agoI don't understand this logic. It's a common Scandinavian name. It doesn't have to be either or.
- qoez 1y agoThe logic is pretty simple: I didn't know it was common :)
- sct202 1y agoBut here's a link to a local newspaper from his part of Norway: https://www.nordlys.no/mads-sin-drommereise-til-usa-spolert-pa-grunn-av-satirebilde-pa-mobilen/s/5-34-2171723 https://www.nordlys.no/mads-sin-drommereise-til-usa-spolert-... https://archive.ph/h3Uf4 https://archive.ph/h3Uf4 couldn't capture it well but you can see has his name is referenced as Mads Mikkelsen.
- strangecasts 1y agoIt would be quite a feat for the local paper [1] to interview him without realizing his name was fake! Mads and Mikkelsen are both common Norwegian names (SSB has >4000 Mads and Mikkelsens individually), and unless his parents were big Refn enthusiasts I don't think they would have been aware of the actor... [1] https://www.nordlys.no/mads-sin-drommereise-til-usa-spolert-pa-grunn-av-satirebilde-pa-mobilen/s/5-34-2171723 https://www.nordlys.no/mads-sin-drommereise-til-usa-spolert-...
- keybored 1y ago“His name is John Smith? Big Fake warning bells!”