Stunt doubles

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Stunt doubles do all the dirtiest work and dangerous stuff to create awesome action. They leap, hop on speeding train, jump off a cliff, all the badass action sequences too risky for the actors to do...

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While many movie stars try to perform as much of the stunts themselves, directors will call on the stunt doubles instead of actors.

Side-by-side photos of actors and their stunt doubles not only prove your whole life is a lie. They pay tribute to those who truly deserve it but aren't always noticed. By viewers or the media.

Johnny with his stunt double

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Big action stars like The Rock and Arnold Schwarzenegger make it seem like there’s nothing they can’t do. We constantly see them jumping off buildings and getting hit by cars, but they’re not really the ones doing the heavy lifting. Whenever things get too dangerous for them to handle, their stunt doubles are ready to step in and do the dirty work. Hollywood studios would never put the lives of their big stars on the line, and that’s why most of them have someone to help them out when the…