Everything about Stunt Double totally explained
A
stunt double is a type of
body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous
film or video sequences, in
movies and
television (such as jumping out of a building, jumping from vehicle to vehicle, or other similar actions), and for other sophisticated stunts (especially fight scenes). Stunt doubles may be used in cases where an actor's physical condition precludes a great amount of physical activity, or when an actor is contractually prohibited from performing stunts. Stunt doubles are sometimes referred to as "
stunties."
The terms
stunt double and
body double may be used interchangeably for cases where special skills are needed, such as dancing, playing the piano, or competitive skiing. Stunt doubles should be distinguished from
stunt performers, who perform stunts for the sake of the stunt alone, often as a career.
Many stunt doubles have happy and long production careers as part of a star actor's contractual "support crew" along with the star's cooks, trainers, dressers, assistants. Stunt doubles for Eddie Murphy, John Wayne, Harrison Ford, Steve Martin and Michael Landon have been associated with their lead actors for decades.
"Stunt double" isn't the exclusive province of humans; several
dog actors are used as doubles, for example
Enzo was the stunt double for his aging sire
Moose on the
sitcom Frasier.
Soccer, the
dog who portrayed
Wishbone, reportedly hated swimming and therefore had stunt doubles.
Some actors, for example:
James Garner,
Burt Reynolds,
Johnny Yong Bosch,
Tom Cruise,
Charlize Theron,
Michelle Yeoh,
Thora Birch,
Milla Jovovich,
Bridgette Wilson,
Jason Statham,
Dolph Lundgren,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and
Viggo Mortensen are known to have performed their own stunts.
Jackie Chan is particularly famous for doing most of his own stunts. Thai martial artist and actor
Tony Jaa performs his own stunts, likewise.
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