By Sean O'grady For Mailonline
Published: 00:48 GMT, 26 March 2019 | Updated: 01:13 GMT, 26 March 2019
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He will play Sir Elton John in the highly anticipated biopic Rocketman to be released later this year.
And Taron Egerton, 29, has wished the iconic musician, 72, a happy birthday by dressing up as him for a photo he shared on Instagram.
The Welsh actor posed in a gold jacket and matching hot pants for the snap, where he completed his look with a pair of shades and large gold, blue and red boots.
Taron Egerton, 29, has wished Sir Elton John, 72, a happy birthday by dressing up as him for a photo he shared on Instagram
He wrote: 'Happy Birthday, @eltonjohn. You are just about the most extraordinary person I’ve ever met.
'In honour of your birthday, here’s a photo of me (as you) in some hot pants.'
Taron recently revealed that he 'loved every second' of filming a sex scene with his Rocketman co-star Richard
