Glen Powell Gifts Winner of His Lookalike Contest a Cameo in His Next Movie as a ‘Personal Prize’

Mar. 15, 2025

Glen Powell’s mom helped crown her son’s lookalike!On Sunday, Nov. 24, the actor’s mother, Cyndy Powell, was on hand to judge her son’s lookalike contest, which included a $5 prize, a cowboy hat and free queso from Torchy’s for a year.Per Austin’s local affiliateFox, Auditorium Shores was filled with hundreds of fans as Cyndy gave a thumbs up to the winner, while Glen, 36, appeared on FaceTime to offer his doppelgänger the opportunity to gift one of their loved ones with a cameo in one of his upcoming projects.The winner of the contest was contestant number four, a physician’s assistant named Maxwell Braunstein, who hails from Austin.“My face hasn’t hurt like this since I was 10 and at Disney World,” Braunstein told the outlet.Glen Powell (left); Max Braunstein.Monica Schipper/FilmMagic; Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I did tell people I was going to win. I did mention that to my friends that sent it to me,” he added.Speaking to Glen, who is currently filming Edgar Wright’s remake of 1987’sThe Running Man, Braunstein said, “Blessed that your mother thinks I’m anything like ya.“Cyndy Powell.Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!According toVariety, Glen called into the contest to reveal that the winner’s “parents or any family member of their choice” could make an appearance in his next movie.Max Braunstein was crowned the winner of the Glen Powell lookalike contest.Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThis comes after the frequent appearances of the star’s parents Cyndy and Glen Powell Sr. in his movies.“I know there is some cash and a hat at stake here, but I just wanted to say that the winner of today’s contest gets a personal prize from me,” Glen said in a video shared onX(formerly known as Twitter). “Now, you may know that my parents make a cameo in every movie I make, but today, the winner of the Glen Powell lookalike contest wins their parents or any family member of their choice a cameo in my next movie."’“Take a pic together for me, enjoy my favorite city in the world, keep Austin weird, hook ‘em Horns and see ya around, every time I look in the mirror,” he added.

Glen Powell’s mom helped crown her son’s lookalike!

On Sunday, Nov. 24, the actor’s mother, Cyndy Powell, was on hand to judge her son’s lookalike contest, which included a $5 prize, a cowboy hat and free queso from Torchy’s for a year.

Per Austin’s local affiliateFox, Auditorium Shores was filled with hundreds of fans as Cyndy gave a thumbs up to the winner, while Glen, 36, appeared on FaceTime to offer his doppelgänger the opportunity to gift one of their loved ones with a cameo in one of his upcoming projects.

The winner of the contest was contestant number four, a physician’s assistant named Maxwell Braunstein, who hails from Austin.

“My face hasn’t hurt like this since I was 10 and at Disney World,” Braunstein told the outlet.

Glen Powell (left); Max Braunstein.Monica Schipper/FilmMagic; Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Monica Schipper/FilmMagic; Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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“I did tell people I was going to win. I did mention that to my friends that sent it to me,” he added.

Speaking to Glen, who is currently filming Edgar Wright’s remake of 1987’sThe Running Man, Braunstein said, “Blessed that your mother thinks I’m anything like ya.”

Cyndy Powell.Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

According toVariety, Glen called into the contest to reveal that the winner’s “parents or any family member of their choice” could make an appearance in his next movie.

Max Braunstein was crowned the winner of the Glen Powell lookalike contest.Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This comes after the frequent appearances of the star’s parents Cyndy and Glen Powell Sr. in his movies.

“I know there is some cash and a hat at stake here, but I just wanted to say that the winner of today’s contest gets a personal prize from me,” Glen said in a video shared onX(formerly known as Twitter). “Now, you may know that my parents make a cameo in every movie I make, but today, the winner of the Glen Powell lookalike contest wins their parents or any family member of their choice a cameo in my next movie."’

“Take a pic together for me, enjoy my favorite city in the world, keep Austin weird, hook ‘em Horns and see ya around, every time I look in the mirror,” he added.

source: people.com