Russian IT worker who found worldwide fame as Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike bitten by suspected drug addict

A TUBBY Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike has been bitten by a suspected drug addict while helping to restrain him.

IT worker Roman Burtsev, 33, became something of a celebrity after the media picked up on his resemblance to the Hollywood superstar.

He was interviewed by newspapers and magazines, was invited to work as a model and started getting invitations to VIP Moscow parties.

Roman Burtsev bears an uncanny resemblance to Oscar winnner Leonardo DiCaprio

But the doppelganger has now found himself in the headlines again – after getting caught up in the arrest of a suspected drug addict.

Mr Burtsev said: “I was on my way to a car parts shop when I saw a man who looked like a junkie beating himself against trees and cars.”