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There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.
Ian McDiarmid

Meaning of "stunt double" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STUNT DOUBLE

stunt double  [stʌnt ˈdʌbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUNT DOUBLE

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stunt double is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STUNT DOUBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stunt double

A stunt double is a type of body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in movies and television, and for other sophisticated stunts. 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 daredevils, who perform stunts for the sake of the stunt alone, often as a career. It should also be noted that sequences often do not place stunt doubles in the same mortal peril as the characters: for example, harnesses and wires can be digitally edited out of the final film. Many stunt doubles have long production careers as part of a star actor's contractual "support crew" along with the star's cooks, trainers, dressers, and assistants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUNT DOUBLE


abubble
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bubble
ˈbʌbəl
double
ˈdʌbəl
Hubble
ˈhʌbəl
hubble-bubble
ˈhʌbəlˈbʌbəl
knubble
ˈnʌbəl
nubble
ˈnʌbəl
redouble
rɪˈdʌbəl
rubble
ˈrʌbəl
stubble
ˈstʌbəl
trouble
ˈtrʌbəl
undouble
ʌnˈdʌbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUNT DOUBLE

stun grenade
stun gun
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stunning
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stuns´l
stunsail
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stunt flier
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stuntwoman
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WORDS THAT END LIKE STUNT DOUBLE

at the double
bauble
body double
chasuble
crowd trouble
daily double
distrouble
double-double
engine trouble
fat-soluble
finger trouble
heart trouble
indissoluble
insoluble
irresoluble
rouble
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soluble
voluble
water-soluble

Synonyms and antonyms of stunt double in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stunt double» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUNT DOUBLE

Find out the translation of stunt double to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stunt double from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stunt double» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

替身
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stunt double
570 millions of speakers

English

stunt double
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डबल स्टंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضعف حيلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дублер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dublê
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডবল দেখেছিলেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stunt double
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aksi double
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stunt double
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタントダブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이중 스턴트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stunt double
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đóng thế đôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டண்ட் இரட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टंट दुहेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dublör çift
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stunt
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dubler
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дублер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dublura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανακόψει διπλό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stunt double
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stuntman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stunt double
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUNT DOUBLE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stunt double

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9 QUOTES WITH «STUNT DOUBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stunt double.
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Craig Horner
I have a stunt double; his name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously, it's actually been recorded by 'National Geographic.' He calls it the Hammer Fist.
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Craig Horner
I have a stunt double. His name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously - it's actually been recorded by National Geographic. He calls it the Hammer Fist. And he's my stunt double! He makes me look awesome.
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Tony Jaa
I had the opportunity to go cast for a Hollywood film that was filming in Thailand called 'Mortal Kombat 2.' Out of 100 people, I was cast to be the stunt double for Robin Shou.
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Michael B. Jordan
I'm an athlete; I've got an ego when stunt doubles have to come in. Not an ego like that, but when it comes to physical stuff, if I didn't have to have a stunt double, I would always probably do it myself unless the producers were jumping in and stopping me.
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Christian Kane
On 'Angel' I got to work a lot with Mike Massa, who was David Boreanaz' stunt double, and Mike would let me do most of my stuff by myself. I did almost all my fight scenes by myself.
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Svetlana Khodchenkova
Sometimes you may even have a stunt double do certain things for you, but when it's close-up and it's really dramatic, that's when you really need to concentrate. You cannot get body doubles or anybody else to do it for you.
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Ian McDiarmid
There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.
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Alex O'Loughlin
I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff.
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Steve Truglia
Yakima Canutt was famously John Wayne's stunt double, and in the Western movie 'Stagecoach,' there is a fantastic scene where there are some horses thundering along, pulling a carriage. He climbs out onto the horses and drops down underneath them, so he's being dragged along, and then he lets go.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUNT DOUBLE»

Discover the use of stunt double in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stunt double and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stunt Double
Explores the work done by stunt doubles, who are specially trained to take the place of actors and actresses during dangerous scenes in movies and television shows.
Aileen Weintraub, 2003
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The Stunt Double in Winter
THE. STUNT. DOUBLE. IN. WINTER. Because it has been without solace for some time now it has honed its multivalent wants to a scarce and thrifty few: A solid chair; a finer margin to its days. It can remember taking a lover of sorts, long long ...
Robyn Art, 2008
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Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman
Adventures in Silverado (1948) stunt double for William Bishop & Forrest Tucker West ofSonora (1948) stunt double for Charles Starrett Whirlwind Raiders (1948) stunt double for Charles Starrett Silver River (1948) stunt double for Errol Flynn ...
Gene Freese, 2013
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The Amazing Tom Mix: The Most Famous Cowboy of the Movies
Tom did not use a stunt double until 1935, during the making of The Miracle Rider, when he used Cliff Lyons. By then Tom was 55 and had only recently been seriously injured in two bad horse falls. Tom did all of his own stunts from the ...
Richard D. Jensen, 2005
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145 Things to Be When You Grow Up
In most cases, professionally-trained stunt performers take the risks that keep you on the edge of your seat. Stunt doubles take the place of actors to perform dangerous scenes in movies, television shows, and commercials. As a stunt double, ...
Jodi Weiss, Russell Kahn, 2004
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One Hundred and One Improv Games for Children and Adults
Players set up the dangerous aspect (“I want to clean the refrigerator, but I just remembered that I put a 600pound Bengal tiger in there”) and then they call out, “ Stunt doublel” This signals the stunt double to come onstage and act out the ...
Bob Bedore, 2004
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My Life as a Stuntboy
Derek Fallon gets the opportunity of a lifetime—to be a stunt boy in a major movie featuring a pretty teen starlet.
Janet Tashjian, Jake Tashjian, 2011
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Divination by "The Ten Commandments": Its Rhetorics and ...
... artist Stunts (uncredited):644 Haguib Asfar ... stunt double Rahwia Badawi ... stunt double: Ms. Deering Kay Bell ... stunts Polly Burson ... stunts Joyce Cochtie . .. stunt double J. Collins ... stunt double: Mr. Hill Claude Colvin ... stunt double: Mr .
Evan Samuel Heimlich, 2007
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Film and Risk
The stunt double indeed signifies death in that the double performs dangerous stunts that can go horribly wrong (such as evidenced by Courtney's injuries). Yet unlike the specter of the double, in performing the stunt, the stunt double transfers  ...
Mette Hjort, 2012
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Fall Girl: My Life as a Western Stunt Double
My Life as a Western Stunt Double Martha Crawford Cantarini, Chrystopher J. Spicer. 14. O. April. Love. Everything wonderful happens in AprilLove. Springtime ! County fair Time! First-kiss Time! —advertising for the film in which Pat Boone ...
Martha Crawford Cantarini, Chrystopher J. Spicer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUNT DOUBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stunt double is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Tom Cruise clung to a plane in the new 'Mission: Impossible'
“There is no stunt double in this movie,” says Wade Eastwood, stunt coordinator on “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” the fifth film in the high-octane ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Watch Tom Cruise "Scared Shitless" During High-Flying 'Mission …
Tom Cruise didn't need a stunt double while filming the riskier scenes of Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. A newly released stunt featurette proves that the ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
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Surin overcame fear of heights for Pan Am CN Tower stunt
In the scene, which kicked off the lavish opening ceremony, Surin hands off the torch to fellow sprinter Donovan Bailey. Bailey's stunt double then base-jumps off ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Britain's Got Talent: Ofcom investigates dog stunt double
ITV boss Peter Fincham admitted the show should have made it clearer that O'Dwyer used a stunt double dog for her winning sketch. There was no sign of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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These Mad Max Stunt Doubles Fell in Love On Set and Then Got …
Mad Max: Fury Road may not seem like a particularly romantic film, but two stunt doubles ended up falling love on set, and they're now married with a kid. «TIME, Jun 15»
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Whoa! Tom Hardy's Stunt Double Is Insanely Attractive and …
We're talking about his Mad Max: Fury Road stunt double: Jacob Tomuri. Jacob ... This world has double the Tom Hardy and that is a wonderful thing. We live in ... «E! Online, Jun 15»
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Britain's Got Talent dog stunt double complaints keep rising and …
More than 1,000 people have complained about the stunt double dog used by the winning act in Britain's Got Talent. The disclosure that a lookalike dog was ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
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Britain's Got Talent: Simon Cowell 'felt like an idiot' over stunt double
Simon Cowell has confessed that he "felt like a bit of an idiot" after discovering that a "stunt double" dog was used by the winner in the Britain's Got Talent final. «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
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Simon Cowell orders investigation into Matisse stunt double
Considering the tightrope walk is why most people would have voted for Matisse to win, pretty disappointing to discover it was a stunt dog.. — Katie Louise ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Furious 7 -- Stunt Crew Furious ... We Got No Credit!
We're told the stunt team members feel like they were "punched in the gut" when ... Paul Walker's 2nd unit stunt double -- who was inside a bus as it fell off a cliff ... «TMZ.com, Apr 15»

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