TV David Schwimmer lookalike sentenced to jail time for theft By Ruth Kinane Ruth Kinane Ruth is a correspondent who covers TV shows such as Younger, Jersey Shore and The Affair. She will write you a drinking game for any show you want and will remain loyal to Britney Spears no matter how many fashion shows she posts on Instagram. EW's editorial guidelines Published on August 16, 2019 10:25AM EDT Photo: Blackpool Police Facebook; Alex Lentati/ANL/REX/Shutterstock As it turns out, David Schwimmer‘s lookalike couldn’t pivot his way out of jail time. On Thursday, a U.K. judge sentenced Ross Geller dopplegänger, Abdulah Husseni, to nine months in prison for committing theft and fraud. Confused? Here’s a little context: Back in October 2018, police in Blackpool, England shared a CCTV image of a man who had used a stolen bank card to make fraudulent purchases, and the internet exploded on the realization he bore a striking resemblance to Schwimmer’s Friends character, Ross. After Friends fans had a field day posting jokes about the beloved character, Schwimmer himself got in on the fun. The actor shared a video on social media proving he was in New York at the time and therefore could not have been the culprit in question. “Officers, I swear it wasn’t me,” he wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a video of him reenacting the surveillance footage of Husseni. Schwimmer has not yet responded to his lookalike’s sentencing. Related content: David Schwimmer responds to manhunt for lookalike robbery suspect: ‘It wasn’t me’ Will & Grace adds David Schwimmer as Grace’s beau Matt LeBlanc’s meat trifle scene on Friends is grosser than you think