stuntman
noun
stunt·man
ˈstənt-ˌman 
: a man who performs stunts
especially
: one who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes
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The Fall Guy A year after a life-threatening fall, stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) returns to work on the set of his ex-girlfriend's (Emily Blunt) directorial debut.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
John’s score nimbly dances with the pratfalls and springing traps, never leeching them of their primal, juvenile laughter, but also treating the film’s stuntmen with the same dignity as the Martha Graham ballet company.
—Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Having executed more than 20,000 skydives, including stuntman events in Godzilla, Point Break, and Ironman 3, MacCormac, 50, is no stranger to danger.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
The striking image was shot on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., and features a half-burning Rondell Jr. shaking hands with fellow stuntman Danny Rogers, both dressed in business suits.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
John’s score nimbly dances with the pratfalls and springing traps, never leeching them of their primal, juvenile laughter, but also treating the film’s stuntmen with the same dignity as the Martha Graham ballet company.
—Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Having executed more than 20,000 skydives, including stuntman events in Godzilla, Point Break, and Ironman 3, MacCormac, 50, is no stranger to danger.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
The striking image was shot on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., and features a half-burning Rondell Jr. shaking hands with fellow stuntman Danny Rogers, both dressed in business suits.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Stuntman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stuntman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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