Role
Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.
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Stand
Stand noun - A level usually raised surface.
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The Masters of the Universe film dumped Orko for a stand-in character who filled the same role in the franchise.
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He at least accepted his role fairly well and inserted his character into an episode of Star Trek: Voyager he was directing ("Timeless"), rather than having a stand-in.
Source: I Am Not Spock - Donald Glover: Probably better known as his rapper alter ego Childish Gambino and for his role as Troy on Community, he also does stand-up and did a Comedy Central special in 2011.
Source: Recorded and Stand-Up Comedy
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