Double
Double noun - A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.
Usage example: his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
Stunt man
Stunt man noun - A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.
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- The gymnast stunt man is clearly taller and many pounds lighter than the heavyset Victor Wong and the fight double has far more hair.
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He started off his career as a stunt man, and having become a lead actor since then, he still does many of his own stunts instead of enlisting a Stunt Double (although this is less common due to his age and past injuries as of late).
Source: Stunt Double - One of the Yous suggests wielding both the beam cannon and the shotgun at the same time to enable a Double Jump, and this is somehow taken by one of the other Yous to fuse that You and Stunt Man You into one being who wields both.
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