This artist sketches celebrities and records their reactions. Their responses have gone viral

Nbcwashington · May 06, 2026 · 2230 words · By Mike Gavin

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What to know about This artist sketches celebrities and records their reactions. Their responses have gone viral

A crowd of people lined the sidewalk as the actor exited the Broadway theater where he had just performed in "Good Night, and Good Luck." Fans shouted his name, hoping to get an autograph or selfie.

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What happened

A crowd of people lined the sidewalk as the actor exited the Broadway theater where he had just performed in "Good Night, and Good Luck." Fans shouted his name, hoping to get an autograph or selfie.

Why it matters

In a sea of Playbills and cell-phone cameras, Clooney’s attention was drawn to a familiar face.

Common ground

Standing just outside the stage door, Erica Keselman held out a pencil-sketched portrait of Clooney that was so lifelike it was as if he walked off the stage and onto the page.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Growing up in Staten Island — where she was nicknamed Ed, a combination of her first and last initials at the time”

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The search results do not provide any biographical information about Erica Keselman growing up in Staten Island.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2023 · Does anyone else hate whenever Erica comes on the episode? This is specially for all the people out there who have a crush on Patrick Jane. Do ya?
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMentalist/comments/12uud5z/does_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2021 · 41K subscribers in the ericacampbell community. Welcome, to the little slice of Reddit made for our favorite model, Erica Rose Campbell. Feel free to…
https://www.reddit.com/r/ericacampbell/comments/nqzsv1/early…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 14, 2022 · 41K subscribers in the ericacampbell community. Welcome, to the little slice of Reddit made for our favorite model, Erica Rose Campbell. Feel free to…
https://www.reddit.com/r/ericacampbell/comments/s43lcl/clean…

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Claim 2: “Donald Webber Jr. and the cast of 'Hamilton' repeat daily on stage.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “Keselman had sketched a photo of Hall as the title character in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch.'”

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The search results provided for this claim discuss the biblical Archangel Michael and do not mention Michael C. Hall's performance in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'.

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web search NEUTRAL — The archangel Michael battles wicked angels and wages war with the Devil. Is Jesus himself the archangel Michael? The Bible reveals the answer.
https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/bible-teach/who-is-micha…

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web search NEUTRAL — Who Is the Archangel Michael? The Bible’s answer Michael, referred to by some religions as “Saint Michael,” is evidently a name given to Jesus before and after his life on earth. a Michael disputed wi…
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/archangel-mi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael was called “the prince of [Daniel’s] people,” “the great prince who is standing in behalf of the sons of [Daniel’s] people.” (Da 10:13, 20, 21; 12:1) This points to Michael as the angel who le…
https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/Insight-on-the-Scripture…

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Claim 4: “The video of his heartfelt reaction had over four million views on Instagram — collecting nearly 400,000 likes”

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The search results provided are generic help pages for YouTube and GitHub and do not contain any information regarding a specific video of Richard Kind.

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web search NEUTRAL — Edit videos with coding agents. Contribute to browser-use/video-use development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/browser-use/video-use

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web search NEUTRAL — On YouTube, viewers are matched to the videos they are most likely to watch and enjoy. YouTube’s search and discovery system caters to each viewe
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11914225?hl=en&co=…

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web search NEUTRAL — Check the YouTube video’s resolution and the recommended speed needed to play the video. The table below shows the approximate speeds recommended to play each video resolution.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019?hl=en

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Claim 5: “George Clooney performed in 'Good Night, and Good Luck.'”

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Multiple sources, including the official Broadway website and Wikipedia, confirm George Clooney starred in the play 'Good Night, and Good Luck'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. He is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time with over $2.6 billion total box office gross and an average of $61.7 million per film. He has b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney_filmography

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Good Night, and Good Luck (stylized as good night, and good luck.) is a 2005 historical drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Clooney and Grant Heslov, who also produced. It stars…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Night,_and_Good_Luck

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Good Night, and Good Luck is a historical drama play written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov. It is adapted from their 2005 film and focuses on the conflict between veteran CBS journalist Edward R.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Night,_and_Good_Luck_(pla…

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Claim 6: “Rows of fans separated 'Dexter' star Michael C. Hall and Keselman during her very first stage door experience in 2015.”

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While Michael C. Hall is confirmed as the star of Dexter, there is no evidence in the provided results regarding a 2015 encounter with Erica Keselman.

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) [1] is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of the titular character in the Showtime series Dexter and David Fisher in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_C._Hall

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web search NEUTRAL — Erica Keselman is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Erica Keselman and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
https://www.facebook.com/1376400084/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Girlfriend Experience (TV Series 2016-2021) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3846642/fullcredits/

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Claim 7: “Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy-winning star of 'The Bear,' and actor Don Cheadle in 'Proof.'”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle appeared in 'Proof'.

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Claim 8: “Gracie Lawrence — the Tony-nominated star of 'Just in Time'”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 9: “Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy-winning star of 'The Bear'”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm Ayo Edebiri's Emmy win or role in 'The Bear'.

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Claim 10: “In October, she was waiting for Tom Hanks following his performance in 'This World of Tomorrow'”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 11: “Webber was signing Playbills and making conversation with the crowd after his performance in 'Glengarry Glen Ross'”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 12: “she drew Danny, security guard to the stars, and showed him his sketch at the stage door as he was escorting 'Evita' star Rachel Zegler.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 13: “Erica Keselman posted the video on her Instagram page for her nearly 200,000 followers, who know her as 'Ed the Artist.'”

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The provided web search results discuss other people named Erica (Erica Rose Campbell) and do not mention Erica Keselman or 'Ed the Artist'.

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Claim 14: “Webber — who also stars in 'Severance' and the upcoming Katie Holmes trilogy 'Happy Hours'”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 15: “Richard Kind emerged from the stage door at the Hudson Theater in December 2024 after his appearance in 'All Out'”

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The New York Theatre Guide and Wikipedia both confirm Richard Kind starred in 'All In: Comedy About Love' (referred to as 'All Out' in the claim, but the evidence clarifies the title) at the Hudson Theatre in December 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — All In: Comedy About Love is a show from Simon Rich which consists of live readings of previously published short stories from The New Yorker. The first production, directed by Alex Timbers and produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_In:_Comedy_About_Love

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Kind is an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in Spin City (1996–2002), Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), and Art…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kind_filmography

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular film stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hudson

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Claim 16: “She went to 127 Broadway shows in 2025”

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The search results do not mention Erica Keselman's attendance at Broadway shows in 2025.

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