NYC actor dons two key things to win Mamdani lookalike face-off

A Manhattan man used a smirk and the ever-bizarre get-up of a Knicks jersey under a suit jacket to win a Mayor Zohran Mamdani lookalike contest in Manhattan on Sunday.Amadeo Fusca, who at age 40 is 6 years older than Hizzoner, beat out about 10 other contestants to take home the $100 prize in front of around 200 cheering young people gathered for the Washington Square Park event.Fusca — a comedian and actor who has already racked up millions of views posting skits on social media impersonating Mamdani — said he began emulating the mayor in his professional work after his friends bombarded him with pictures of Hizzoner while he was running for office, pointing out their striking resemblance.“It was kind of the perfect storm of people constantly hitting me up,” said Fusca, who has starred in episodes of the hit TV show “NCIS” and in the film “The Alto Knights,” to The Post after his win.He said he eventually fully embraced the Mamdani comparisons and even asked his barber for the mayor’s haircut.“The funny thing is, I was growing my hair, and I was like, ‘No, I’m growing my hair, I don’t really want to do that.’ And then when [Mamdani] won [the mayor’s race], it was just insane, the messages I was getting,” Fusca said.“I went to the barber that morning and said, ‘Here, cut my hair, and make me look like this now.’ And like, I have to look like this all the time now!“I started doing Instagram videos to parody him and take on his shape,” the actor said.“It started to get more love, and I sort of realized recently that people are hiring me to do their variety shows.”Fusca, who lives just a few blocks from the mayor’s Gracie Mansion residence on the Upper East Side, said he gained even more acclaim while attending Knicks watch parties.“People were reacting like crazy, beyond what I even thought,” he said.

“We just kept going to watch parties, and I kept inhabiting this field of people.It’s crazy how happy people ge...