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David Schwimmer's hilarious response to viral video of beer thief lookalike

David Schwimmer has responded after a picture of a suspected thief bearing an uncanny resemblance to the Friends star went viral.

Police in Blackpool posted an image on Facebook asking for witnesses to identify the man, who was pictured leaving a restaurant in Blackpool carrying what appeared to be a crate of cans.

Facebook users quickly piled into the comments section, pointing out the suspect’s likeness to Schwimmer’s character Ross Geller on the well-loved US sitcom.

His infamous goofy persona was the butt of hundreds of jokes delivered by eager Facebook users, much to the delight of the masses flocking to the post.

Many of the gags incorporated some of Ross’s most memorable lines from the hit show which called it a day in 2004 after 10 memorable seasons.

But on Wednesday, Schwimmer posted his own response – showing him “stealing” his own crate of cans.

“Officers, I swear it wasn’t me. As you can see, I was in New York,” he wrote.

“To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation.”

We guess we could call this story: ‘The One Where Ross Supplies An Alibi’. Images: Blackpool Police & David Schwimmer
We guess we could call this story: ‘The One Where Ross Supplies An Alibi’. Images: Blackpool Police & David Schwimmer

While their main interest remains catching the alleged thief, Blackpool Police couldn’t help themselves and offered their best line to the online crowd while confirming the culprit was not Ross.

“Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses,” they began.

“We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date.

“We’re so sorry it has to be this way.”