California Cryobank uses celebrity look-alike sperm donors

If you can't have the man of your dreams, don't fret. It is still possible to have a baby who looks a bit like him. Women who hanker after David Beckham's manly profile or Russell Crowe's rugged charm can now choose a look-alike donor at a sperm bank.

As well as Beckham and Crowe, the California Cryobank claims to have donors who resemble Ben Affleck, Hugh Grant and comedian Ben Stiller. There are even two said to look like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe although, at just 20, you might think he is a little young.

Donor No 11385 on the sperm bank's list is said to be a dead ringer for Beckham, described as a "blond-haired dreamboat". The service features more than 100 celebrities and sports stars, including some from a bygone age, such as Errol Flynn.



The donors are not named or pictured by the LA-based sperm bank, among the biggest and most popular in the US.

Under US law, donors must remain anonymous and prospective parents are not allowed to see the donor at all. Instead they are given a brief description of the man's height, build, and hair and eye colour.

The Cryobank believes matching the donor to the face of a celebrity will give mothers-to-be a better idea of what their child could grow up to look like.