impersonator

[ im-pur-suh-ney-ter ]

/ ɪmˈpɜr səˌneɪ tər /

a person who pretends to be another.

an actor who impersonates specific persons or types of persons as a form of entertainment.

Origin of impersonator

First recorded in 1850–55; impersonate + -or²

Myers said in his statement that some of the issues may have come from an impersonator who claimed to be Shadman.

Special Forces’ $77M ‘Hustler’ Hits Back |Kevin Maurer |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Twitter is jam-packed with fake accounts; nearly every celebrity and big corporation has at least one impersonator.

How I (Digitally) Killed My Twitter Impostor |JoBeth McDaniel |July 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Rumors are flying that the resident Romney impersonator will “probably” be leaving the show as well.

Leaving ‘SNL’? Bill Hader, Fred Armisen & Jason Sudeikis |The Daily Beast Video |May 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
First and most important, Curtis is not just an Elvis impersonator.

Paul Kevin Curtis and J. Everett Dutschke: Epic Feud and Ricin Letters |Winston Ross |April 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Some people know Curtis through his passion as an Elvis impersonator, including a snarl and long sideburns.

The Mississippi Man Caught Mailing Ricin-Letters is an Elvis Impersonator |Justin Green |April 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Orlando Gibbons was the impersonator of the new spirit; William Byrd was the jealous guardian of the old.

A Short History of English Music |Ernest Ford
"We'll have a good practice to-morrow," said the impersonator.

Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show |Laura Lee Hope
The next act was that of an old man who, on the programme, was called an "Impersonator."

Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show |Laura Lee Hope
In early life he was a clownish sort of boy among the boys—an expert mimic and impersonator.

Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains |[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
Warble whispered to her neighbor, who chanced to be Avery Goodman, "an impersonator?"

Ptomaine Street |Carolyn Wells