For five years, viewers around the world have laughed, gasped, and paused in disbelief at South Park’s notorious season 27 premiere. And yet, the man behind the most infamous naked Trump moment? Completely invisible. Until now.
Meet Dennis Alan, 74, Chicago native and professional Trump doppelgänger. Yes, the one strutting through the California desert in nothing but underwear, tumbling, and, well… let’s just say the animation didn’t shy away.
“It went viral worldwide, yet I’m invisible in the credits,” Dennis tells Metro. “If it weren’t for my agent pushing my name, I’d still be a ghost in my own career.”
Dennis isn’t just any impersonator. His Trump resemblance is so uncanny that some critics insisted the scene was AI-generated. Cue showrunners posting behind-the-scenes shots just to prove it was 100% human.
“No algorithm can recreate this level of bad genetics,” he jokes. “My face? Already 90% Trump. They added maybe 10% digitally. Everything else, the body, the acting, the comedic timing, totally me.”
Yet here’s the twist: Dennis isn’t entirely thrilled about being outed. “Accreditation is a double-edged sword,” he explains. “I try to ride the line where I’m enjoyed by Trump supporters and anti-Trump people alike.
“I don’t do political rallies, I do funny.” In other words, he wants the laughs without fully committing to either side of the culture war.
The backstory is as chaotic as the scene itself. Filmed in 2020, just before the pandemic shut everything down, the footage was originally intended for an independent project by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
When Parker emailed Dennis in 2025 asking to reuse a minute of the clips for the episode, he was “glad to say yes,” though the real impact didn’t hit until it aired.
And yes, Dennis is crystal clear about one thing: the animated ‘part’ wasn’t his. “I was all for going completely naked if the pay reflected the artistic commitment,” he says. “But the production went for a flesh-coloured G-string. Artistic accuracy is important, apparently.”
Now, as Trump is “back” on South Park, Dennis wants the world to know his role for the record. He’s already known for posing nude as Trump in a Vanity Fair spread, and now this South Park moment joins the ranks of his most famous - and infamous work.
In a career built on impersonation, comedy, and a very particular set of genetics, Dennis Alan has one request: give credit where it’s due. Because for the man who gave the world naked Trump strutting through the desert… invisibility is no longer funny.
