Stanley Tucci goes viral for looking identical to Freddie Mercury in throwback photo

Thirty years after the legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury left this earth, fans have been left doing a doubletake after discovering his famous doppelganger.

And his doppelganger is none other than actor Stanley Tucci.

Taking to Instagram over the weekend, the 61-year-old The Devil Wears Prada star shared a throwback photo from his days at university, looking very different and yet very familiar all at the same time.

In the caption, the Tucci wrote: "This was sent to me from a friend. C’est moi at university about 42 years ago. Ah, youth. Ah, hair."

Short, dark hair? Check. Bushy moustache? Check. White singlet? Check.

Tucci is basically the spitting image of Freddie Mercury circa Live Aid.

The post quickly went viral with hundreds of his followers commenting on his resemblance to the Queen singer.

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One fan wrote: "I thought this was Freddie Mercury lol."

Another said: "Such Freddie Mercury vibes."

"You look like Freddie Mercury here!" someone else stated.

Mercury died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991 at 45.