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 first book tells the full story of how the director’s most recent film came to be, from Tarantino’s seedling of an idea after seeing a stunt double and actor chat it up on-set, to the film’s FYC campaign during the 2020 awards season.
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Carry did such a good job with the action scenes that Schultz used a stunt double in only a few spots.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Movie star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), had to drive a length and take the viewer back to ’69.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The fourth season ends with the trio solving the murder of Sazz Pataki, Charles' friend and Brazzos stunt double.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Carry did such a good job with the action scenes that Schultz used a stunt double in only a few spots.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Movie star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), had to drive a length and take the viewer back to ’69.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The fourth season ends with the trio solving the murder of Sazz Pataki, Charles' friend and Brazzos stunt double.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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