Stephen Colbert Unveils His Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds.

Stephen Colbert helped unveil his wax figure this morning at the attraction and stood amazed after the curtains dropped to reveal his lifelike wax double.

For the new figure, Madame Tussauds D.C. renovated its Media Room and created a replica set of The Colbert Report, where guests will be able to interact and take photos behind the desk, seated next to the figure.

“Stephen Colbert’s reaction to seeing his wax figure for the first time was priceless and proof positive that our talented artists have once again successfully captured not only the subject’s physical appearance, but his spirit and character as well. We are delighted that Mr. Colbert loves his figure,” said Dan Rogoski, General Manager for Madame Tussauds D.C.

Source: Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.

“There comes a time in every great man’s life when he must be cast in wax.”

Among presidents and civil rights leaders at Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C. is none other than comedian Stephen Colbert. Before the unveiling, Colbert expressed gratitude to the museum.

“I want to thank everyone at Madame Tussauds for the honor of becoming the latest Waxican American.”

With his Comedy Central crew in tow, Colbert switched in and out of character at the unveiling, but once the curtain came down it was love at first sight.

“This is what it’s like to be with me,” he laughed.

A crowd gathered outside the museum hoping for a sighting or even a picture of Colbert.

“I said ‘Oh my God, I’ve got to find where this is and go!” says Dana Tiger.

None of his fans were more excited than Tiger, who was visiting from Oklahoma.

“I love Stephen Colbert. It’s like a miracle! He’s in this building right here and I’m out here outside and my skin is crawling with happiness.”

Inside, Colbert was busy filming scenes for an upcoming episode and basking in the glory, knowing his Comedy Central colleague, Jon Stewart, has no wax look-alike.

“I’m sure he’s very proud of me and just absolutely burning with jealousy that he doesn’t have a wax figurine of his own in Madame Tussauds.”

The museum’s artists took more than 250 precise measurements and Colbert donated his clothes and accessories. He even provided the exact prescription of his eyeglasses, ensuring what he calls “100-percent accuracy.”

When asked what this means to his career, the comedian says, “It’s fun! I mean if there are people who would like to have their photo taken with a fake version of me that means I should be able to charge people to take photos of the real version of me. So if my show ever goes away I’ll have a backup plan now.”

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The figure, seated at a desk, is wearing a Brooks Brothers suit and features one eyebrow cocked in signature Colbert fashion. “It is 100% accurate, I’m happy to say,” noted Colbert, “down to every freckle and hair. I event sent them a DVD of my latest colonoscopy.”

The color of his skin, according to the museum, he said, is “semi-gloss Romney-colored.”

Colbert seemed particularly happy to become “the latest Waxican American. Being cast is wax is true immortality — as long as the earth is not in any way getting warmer.”

He said waxy Stephen is “a legend of the screen, the greatest American figurine since the Ken doll. And unlike the Ken doll, this one is anatomically accurate.”

As he petted and licked the statue, he said, “Immortality. There’s no chance humanity will ever forget me now – or for at least six months.”

As for what it means to him? “Content for my show,” he said.

Source: USA Today.

Colbert began to lick wax Colbert’s face. (He stopped when the Madame Tussauds general manager told him licking the wax figures was not allowed.)

Then, and only then, did he take questions from the press. The headlines:

• Colbert’s wife is excited about the wax figure, especially because it will give her something to show the kids next time they’re in DC. Will it freak out his kids? “Of course,” Colbert replied. “It freaks me out.
• Jon Stewart is not his frenemy, just one of his best friends, though Stewart is likely “burning with jealousy” about Colbert’s induction into Madame Tussauds.
• Colbert thinks Nancy Pelosi should be the next political figure immortalized in wax, or John Boehner, who “has a waxy quality to him” anyway.
• Colbert was actually posing for the Madame Tussauds artists when he learned about the Supreme Court’s ruling on health care this past summer — though his staff told him it had been overturned, since CNN had reported the wrong information. And when he learned it actually passed, he still couldn’t budge an inch, since moving meant the artists would have to start over.

Full Article: The Washington Post.