Star of the "friends" David Schwimmer wanted in England for stealing beer

Police looking for a "Friends" look-alike, Ross Geller, accused of stealing from a restaurant in England, has launched a viral public appeal.

Police in Blackpool, England, appealed for help regarding the alleged theft of a coat, cell phone and wallet at a restaurant in Blackpool, England. September 20, and social media users quickly pointed to the strange likeness of the suspect with the beloved sitcom character played by American actor David Schwimmer.

A Facebook publication from the Blackpool police showing a picture of the suspect wearing what appears to be a crate of beer received nearly 100,000 comments and was shared more than 50,000 times.

"Do you recognize this man? We want to tell him about a robbery in a restaurant in Blackpool," police said in the initial appeal.

The message, which became viral soon after, shows a CCTV image showing the suspect carrying a crate of what appears to be beer, and rumors that Ross Geller might be involved turned quickly to comedy .

"I do not think it's this guy's day, his week, his month or even his year," commented Nick Croston.

"Leave it," posted Louise Lewis. "He grew up with Monica. IF YOU HAVE NOT EATEN RAPIDLY YOU HAVE NOT EATEN. "

And there were a number of references to the famous episode of the second season "The One with Russ" in which Schwimmer himself plays the Ross look-alike.

"This is clearly not Ross," Sarah Willow wrote, "They are as different as the night and … later at night."

The references to the actor "Friends" were so numerous that the police felt compelled to react, claiming that David Schwimmer had been officially dismissed as a suspect.

Blackpool Police

"Thank you all for your quick answers," said the Blackpool police. "We thoroughly investigated this case and confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on that date. We are really sorry that this is so. "

Schwimmer was a regular regular in the "Friends" series for ten years, from 1994 to 2004. His performance as a frenzied paleontologist, Ross, earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for best actor in a comedy series in 1995.

And it may be that the viral post may still benefit the future career of the suspect, provided that he cooperates with the police authorities.

"Once he's gone, there could be a lucrative job for him," Andy Harman told ABC News, of the art agency lookalikes.co.uk.

Getty Images / Ballpool Police

We would like to thank the audience for the huge response we received from this call, thanks to the man in the image resembling a well-known actor of the popular sitcom "Friends".

"We can see the humorous side of this, but for us too, calls of this type on social media have a controlling purpose. In this case, it is to help us find the man in the photo and to seek justice to the victim, "said the inspector. David Wilson, a member of the Blackpool police, said in a statement to ABC News: "We have been overwhelmed by tens of thousands of comments on our call on Facebook and some of them have provided us with some pointers. positive research that we are thinking about. "