You may have seen him walking downtown, at the library or even teaching your religion class.

And like many other University students, there was probably a double-take when you thought “Joe Millionaire’s” bachelor Evan Marriott was standing nearby.

Although he is not the actual celebrity, Eric Covington, a 28-year-old graduate student and religion teacher from Richmond, Va. is as close to the real thing as it gets.

At 5 foot 11 inches, Eric is nowhere equal to Marriott’s 6-foot 5-inch frame, but his face is so similar to the reality star’s that he could pass for his brother.

“Three weeks ago my grandma called me long-distance and told me she was angry with me for kissing all these girls on national television,” Covington said. “I had to convince her that it wasn’t me.”

His family members are not the only people mistaking him for the celebrity. Covington said that everywhere he goes recently someone is telling him that he looks like Marriott.

Covington and Marriott do share some similarities besides their uncanny resemblance. Covington’s home in Richmond, Va. is very close to where Marriott grew up and attended military school.

And like Marriott, Covington also worked in construction before attending graduate school.

Covington said, “It seems like Evan and I have a lot in common, I am sure that we would have fun hanging out. We could even build a house together!”

Covington admits to being a low-key, down to earth guy, as Marriott is portrayed, but he would never participate in any type of reality show.

Covington shed some light on the girl he would have chosen if he were the real “Joe Millionaire.”

“Definitely Zora. She wins on so many levels. She knows what it’s like to live in an apartment without heat like I do, plus she doesn’t smoke like Sarah,” Covington said.

This recent exposure has certainly been an interesting experience for this laid-back grad student.

“It’s kind of fun, I have to admit, but I’m sure that in a couple of months all this hype will die down and people will stop referring to me as ‘Joe Millionaire,’” Covington said.