stunt double
noun
: a person who takes an actor's place during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes for a movie or TV show
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The fourth season ends with the trio solving the murder of Sazz Pataki, Charles' friend and Brazzos stunt double.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sazz Pataki Sazz is Charles’ stunt double on Brazzos.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader on screen, was reported to have held the item onscreen alongside his stunt double Bob Anderson.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Per the complaint, LaBella was hired as the stunt double for actor Ella Hunt in the movie, and that Hunt negotiated a mandatory intimacy coordinator for all nude or intimate scenes.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sazz Pataki Sazz is Charles’ stunt double on Brazzos.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader on screen, was reported to have held the item onscreen alongside his stunt double Bob Anderson.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Per the complaint, LaBella was hired as the stunt double for actor Ella Hunt in the movie, and that Hunt negotiated a mandatory intimacy coordinator for all nude or intimate scenes.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stunt double
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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