stuntman

noun stunt·man \ ˈstənt-ˌman \

Updated on: 19 May 2018

Definition of stuntman

: a man who performs stunts; especially : one who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes

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Deadpool 2 is the work of David Leitch, a career stuntman who’s now directing.

— gary thompson, Philly.com, "'Deadpool 2': An offbeat action comedy with legs. Gross, little baby legs," 16 May 2018
This is the fourth promo for the Deadpool sequel that its studio, 20th Century Fox, has released so far, and the first that gives some sense of the plot of the film, which is directed by Atomic Blonde director and former stuntman David Leitch.

— alex abad-santos, Vox, "Deadpool 2 new trailer: X-Force is assembled," 22 Mar. 2018
Bernecker is believed to be the first stuntman to die on a U.S. set since 2000.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "Mother of N.O. stuntman killed on 'Walking Dead' set files lawsuit: report," 24 Jan. 2018
The costumes had to be on stuntmen who were fighting very hard.

— john ortved, ajc, "Costuming ‘Star Wars’ with eyes on past and future," 22 Jan. 2018
Director Martin, a veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator (his credits include Titanic), orchestrates some halfway decent scares.

— frank scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Delirium': Film Review," 16 Jan. 2018
The singer has hesitations about plunging back into the role of rock ’n’ roll stuntman.

— john jurgensen, WSJ, "An Aging Punk Star’s Dilemma: Am I Too Old to Stage Dive?," 7 Dec. 2017
In 1938, Ford ran into his estranged stuntman fishing off Long Beach Pier and invited him onto his boat; reconciled, the two became drinking buddies.

— scott stossel, WSJ, "Review: ‘Wayne and Ford,’ Co-creating Masculinity," 15 Dec. 2017
In older movies, duel scenes featured movie stars in close-ups only; the rest was done by stuntmen.

— michele wojciechowski, HWD, "How The Princess Bride Built Film’s Most Beloved Sword Fight," 9 Oct. 2017

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