A mystery man who was branded as a Clark Kent lookalike after sitting front row at the January 6 hearings has set the internet alight – and now, his identity has finally been revealed.
The man – who is part of the committee investigating former President Donald Trump’s actions during the riot at the Capitol building last year – was seated front and center, just behind witnesses Matthew Pottinger and Sarah Matthews on Thursday, and it appears that he completely stole the show.
Due to his appealing looks and similarities to Superman’s alter ego Clark Kent, many people quickly fell in love with the unknown guy, and the web quickly started scrambling in an attempt to unmask his true identity
Now, TMZ has seemingly uncovered the truth about the internet’s new obsession, and it turns out, he’s a 23-year-old medical school student from Columbus, Ohio, named Alex Wollet.
A mystery man who was branded as a Clark Kent lookalike after sitting front row at the January 6 hearings has set the internet alight – and now, his identity has finally been revealed
The man was seated front and center, just behind witnesses Matthew Pottinger and Sarah Matthews on Thursday, and it appears that he completely stole the show
The web quickly started scrambling in an attempt to find out his true identity and now, TMZ has seemingly uncovered the truth about the internet’s new obsession
Due to his appealing looks and similarities to Superman’s alter ego Clark Kent, many people quickly fell in love with the unknown guy
Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen even got involved, sharing a pic of Alex from the hearing and writing, ‘Who on Earth is this?’ along with the hashtag, ‘#IsHeSeeingAnybody’
The outlet reported that he’s currently living in D.C. and doing a fellowship at The National Institutes of Health.
He previously graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Neuroscience. His Instagram account is unfortunately on private.
Alex wore a dark suit with a yellow tie to the eighth day of the hearing. He kept his brown hair slicked back and completed the look with a pair of black-rimmed glasses – which looked strikingly similar to the ones Clark Kent famously wears.
After noticing him at the hearing, which is being livestreamed online, many people took to Twitter to gush over him – turning him into a viral meme.
He got so much attention that he actually trended on Twitter, with the term ‘Clark Kent’ getting thousands of tweets on Thursday night.
It turns out, he’s a 23-year-old medical school student from Columbus, Ohio, named Alex Wollet. He’s currently living in D.C. and doing a fellowship at The National Institutes of Health
Alex (second from the left) previously graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Neuroscience
While Alex’s Instagram account is unfortunately on private, his sister has shared some photos with him to her VSCO account. He is seen second from the left
Unfortunately, it appears as though Alex is pretty private so it’s unclear if he’s currently single or taken. He is seen with his family
Some people called him ‘fine AF,’ ‘beautiful,’ and ‘handsome,’ while others said his good looks ‘distracted’ them from the events of the hearing.
More people begged for some answers on his identity – and whether or not he’s single.
‘Girls don’t want a “boyfriend,” girls want the Clark Kent lookalike from the January 6 hearing,’ joked one person.
Another wrote, ‘OK, so I’m not the only one who noticed the fine AF Clark Kent lookalike at the hearing last night…’
‘I was distracted by Clark Kent…. anything interesting happen at the hearing?’ asked a different Twitter user.
A fourth tweet read, ‘Looks like The Daily Planet sent Clark Kent to cover tonight‘s Jan 6 committee hearing.’
‘Whoever invited Clark Kent to the January 6 hearing, thank you,’ said someone else.
After noticing him at the hearing, many people took to Twitter to gush over him – with some saying his good looks ‘distracted’ them from the witness statements
‘Oh…my…gorgeous! My daughter is 23 and has a masters, I’m sure she will be the Lois Lane to your Clark Kent,’ tweet one mom.
‘Can’t help but laugh thinking about how the Clark-Kent-looking guy behind Pottinger is going to walk out of this hearing and find out he’s become a national obsession,’ wrote a different person.
Another said: ‘Wow… this Clark Kent lookalike might be the only way the Jan 6 committee can boost their hearing ratings lol.’
Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen even got involved, sharing a pic of Alex from the hearing and writing, ‘Who on Earth is this?’ along with the hashtag, ‘#IsHeSeeingAnybody.’
Unfortunately, it appears as though Alex is pretty private so it’s unclear if he’s currently taken.
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