Obama look-alike plays Satan in 'The Bible'

The Satan character in History Channel’s “The Bible” looks oddly like President Barack Obama, many viewers remarked after seeing him in Sunday's episode.

From the Twittersphere:

The Bible on the History channel portrayed the temptation of Christ in the desert and satan looked exactly like Barack Obama. Coincidence? — Robert Thomas (@thoro6rt) March 18, 2013

Oh my ! Watching the Bible on history channel. Satan looks like Obama. Who ever played satan looks like Obama.... CREEPY#tcot — Shelley (@KissFreedom) March 18, 2013

Just caught 5 minutes of #TheBible on History Channel... Satan looks like Obama-- say what?! — Brenna Miller (@BrennaMiller1) March 18, 2013

Conservative radio host Glenn Beck also pointed out the resemblance, tweeting this photo to his followers:

Anyone else think the Devil in #TheBible Sunday on HIstory Channel looks exactly like That Guy? twitter.com/glennbeck/stat… — Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) March 17, 2013

Update: “The Bible” executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey addressed the issue in statements released by A&E Networks on Monday.

“This is utter nonsense,” said Burnett. “The actor who played Satan, Mehdi Ouzaani, is a highly acclaimed Moroccan actor. He has previously played parts in several Biblical epics– including Satanic characters long before Barack Obama was elected as our President.”

Downey said, "Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love for our President, who is a fellow Christian. False statements such as these are just designed as a foolish distraction to try and discredit the beauty of the story of The Bible.”

(h/t Buzzfeed)