stuntman

noun

stunt·man | \ˈstənt-ˌman

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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Following the release of images on Martinez's Instagram, the 31-year-old stuntman denied her accusations. — Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, "'Bachelor' star Leandro Dottavio on leave from stuntman job following harassment allegations," 9 Aug. 2018 Oleson only had a limited number of takes to capture the whole coordinated effort on film, due to the inevitable fatigue of the actors and stuntmen. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Wilson Fisk is back and better than ever in season 3 of Daredevil," 12 Nov. 2018 And then the stuntman meets Brendan Fraser at the end. — Zach Baron, GQ, "What Ever Happened To Brendan Fraser?," 22 Feb. 2018 The rocker hired a stuntman to hilariously reenact his infamous 2015 fall. — Abby Jones, Billboard, "Dave Grohl Pranks Swedish Fans With Fake Tumble Off Stage at Foo Fighters Show: Watch," 6 June 2018 Maryland stuntman Travis Pastrana did what few have done before over the weekend. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, "Maryland man replicates three of Evel Knievel’s iconic motorcycle jumps," 9 July 2018 To honor the legendary stuntman, Pastrana — who is 34 and lives outside Annapolis, Md. — wore a costume similar to Knievel’s, including a white jumpsuit with white stars and a blue V, plus high-heeled dress boots. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, "Maryland man replicates three of Evel Knievel’s iconic motorcycle jumps," 9 July 2018 In 2016, a wildfire killed two and destroyed 18 houses just outside of Los Angeles, including the home of Hollywood stuntman Loren Janes. — Cam Wolf, GQ, "Steve McQueen’s Destroyed-in-a-Wildfire Rolex Is Going Up for Auction," 5 June 2018 Prior to his talk, Benson detailed one instance during the film's production that stood out to him while writing the book involving stuntman Bill Weston and a scene set in a zero-gravity environment. — Andy Nguyen, latimes.com, "Author takes Burbank crowd on a ‘Space Odyssey’ in library discussion," 14 Apr. 2018

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