{"id":189372,"date":"2021-02-26T03:52:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wax-figures-of-celebs-fill-seats-at-nycs-peter-luger-steakhouse\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T03:52:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:52:05","slug":"wax-figures-of-celebs-fill-seats-at-nycs-peter-luger-steakhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wax-figures-of-celebs-fill-seats-at-nycs-peter-luger-steakhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Wax figures of celebs fill seats at NYC&#8217;s Peter Luger steakhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Wax figures of celebs fill seats at NYC&#8217;s Peter Luger steakhouse<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Is that Jon Hamm at the bar, holding a double scotch, neat? And tiara or no tiara \u2014 does Audrey Hepburn really dare light that cigarette?<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities Hamm and Hepburn \u2014 plus Michael Strahan, Jimmy Fallon and Al Roker \u2014 have flocked to Brooklyn\u2019s Peter Luger Steakhouse courtesy of Madame Tussauds.<\/p>\n<p>The wax museum is helping the iconic steakhouse survive the pandemic with panache, by supplying the five celebrity figures to help fill out a dining room left mostly empty by the city\u2019s 35-percent-capacity limit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of people like it,\u201d restaurant vice president David Berson told The Post of the figures, which were installed on Wednesday and will stay up until March 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome customers, when they first walk in, they don\u2019t realize it\u2019s a wax figure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone yesterday asked Jon Hamm if he knew where the bathroom was \u2014 as if he was almost an employee,\u201d Berson said of the \u201cMad Men\u201d star. <\/p>\n<p>In real life, Hepburn died of cancer at age 63, but at Peter Lugers, she\u2019s back in her pearls-and-bouffant heyday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A Madame Tussauds wax figure of \u201cMad Man\u201d star Jon Hamm holds a glass of whiskey by the bar at Peter Luger Steak House.\" class=\"wp-image-17419353 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Madame Tussauds wax figure of \u201cMad Man\u201d star Jon Hamm holds a glass of whiskey by the bar at Peter Luger Steak House.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Noam Galai\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bread has just arrived at her table where she and her improbable dining companion, Giants star-turned-TV-personality Strahan, have yet to tuck into their matching martinis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s all decked out,\u201d notes Berson. \u201cJewels, everything. I think she has a cigarette in her hand but we\u2019re trying not to let her smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A Madame Tussauds wax figure of NBC weatherman and TV personality Al Roker guides patrons to the second story dining room.\" class=\"wp-image-17419380 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Madame Tussauds wax figure of NBC weatherman and TV personality Al Roker guides patrons to the second-story dining room.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Noam Galai\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The wax figure of hard-working NBC weatherman and TV personality Roker works hard at Luger\u2019s, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s by the stairs to the second-story dining room, pointing people the way up,\u201d Berson joked. <\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the wax figure of Fallon is dining alone. But the real-life \u201cTonight Show\u201d host is planning to fix that sometime soon. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A Madame Tussauds wax figure of NBC\u2019s \u2018The Tonight Show\u2019 host Jimmy Fallon takes a spot at Brooklyn's Peter Luger Steakhouse.\" class=\"wp-image-17419323 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Peter-Luger3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Madame Tussauds wax figure of NBC\u2019s \u201cTonight Show\u201d host Jimmy Fallon takes a spot at Brooklyn\u2019s Peter Luger Steakhouse.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Noam Galai\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s hoping to swing by and sit with his figure for dinner,\u201d Berson said.<\/p>\n<p>Customers shouldn\u2019t expect any autographs, but it\u2019s quite safe to lean in for a selfie, Berson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all COVID free,\u201d he said of the celebrity diners. \u201cAnd living their best lives.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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