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Pirates of the Caribbean fan pays $6,000 to look like Jack Sparrow

ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 15: Actor Johnny Depp, dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow, of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (L) and President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey took part today in "Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios" presentation at Disney's D23 EXPO 2015 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

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ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 15: Actor Johnny Depp, dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow, of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (L) and President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey took part today in "Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios" presentation at Disney's D23 EXPO 2015 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
By Joe Kelley
Nov 30, 2015

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There's being a fan, and then there's being a superfan.

Amanda Sparrow lives in the U.K. and is such a big fan of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean that she changed her name, and has spent over $6,000 to look like her idol Jack Sparrow.

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The mom of four only watched the movie (which came out in 2003) for the first time in January 2015 after her daughter said she looked like the pirate.

The 43-year-old now dresses like Jack Sparrow every day, has gotten tattoos and even has had golden teeth put in.

She even has a Jack Sparrow impersonator business in addition to working part-time as a salesperson. (Mirror)

Sparrow says the only part of the costume she removes is the 'stuck on' beard.

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