Definition of body double
: a double who takes the place of an actor especially in scenes calling for nudity
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With talking-head input from directors, editors, sound technicians, movie historians, movie geeks, Guillermo del Toro, Janet Leigh’s body double, and Leigh’s daughter Jamie Lee Curtis, this is a frightfully fun 90-minute film class.
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Instead of lifeless white body doubles, the brand will now show new, diverse mannequins on their sales floors.
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With measurements of 39-24-36 or 40-21-35 — depending on which men's magazine one came across — Thyssen was just right as a body double for Monroe during the filming of the romantic comedy Bus Stop (1956).
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Baldwin also played into the Melania Trump body double gossip by sending Cecily Strong's Melania on a trip with a Donald double.
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See Morin for yourself in the video, below: Morin should seriously consider a career as Markle's body double, TBH.
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On Stranger Tides, with Mónica reportedly filling in as Penelope's body double while Penélope was pregnant. 10.
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Twitter Facebook − + mandy • 6 days ago Go away talentless poser...btw nice body double cause that aint your body those aint your breasts and everyone knows it.
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For the record, there is no Melania Trump body double, but that didn't stop the blathering about it.
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First Known Use of body double
1981
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Definition of body double for English Language Learners
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: a person who takes an actor's place in a movie or television show for certain scenes (such as sex scenes)
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