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The body double doesn’t have to be helping with the activity like cleaning or doing homework, but their mere presence helps the individual remain focused.
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Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Yes, that was Jim Carrey and not a clone, body double or impersonator.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
Watch Ryan Gosling lift Emma Stone (her body double, actually) with a Dirty Dancing–esque move in Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011).
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
Since her arrival in Congress, in 2021, Greene’s initials have become as recognizable as those of the late liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—who Greene falsely alleged, a year before Ginsburg’s death, had been replaced by a body double.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Yes, that was Jim Carrey and not a clone, body double or impersonator.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
Watch Ryan Gosling lift Emma Stone (her body double, actually) with a Dirty Dancing–esque move in Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011).
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
Since her arrival in Congress, in 2021, Greene’s initials have become as recognizable as those of the late liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—who Greene falsely alleged, a year before Ginsburg’s death, had been replaced by a body double.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Body double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20double. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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