especially: one who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebGene LeBell, the colorful judo champion, wrestler and stuntman who trained Bruce Lee, fought Elvis Presley and John Wayne in the movies and was an inspiration for Brad Pitt’s character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has died. Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022 The crypto-bro investor does not evoke vicarious excitement, like a stuntman jumping motorcycles or a daredevil mountaineer, because his antics at the keyboard don’t appear to take much skill. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 May 2022 Perry spent 30 years as a stuntman and helped choreograph memorable sequences in the Fast & Furious and John Wick series. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2022 Outside of the fight world, LeBell worked in film and television as a stuntman, appearing in more than 250 films. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Ryan Gosling stars as a stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver and gets tangled up with some small-time West Coast gangsters. Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2022 So, when the stuntman-turned-filmmaker came calling, Henry jumped at the opportunity to flex his action muscles. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Quentin Tarantino has even credited him as the partial inspiration behind Cliff Booth, Brad Pitt's character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, alongside stuntman Hal Needham. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2022 Bayer’s son Ziggy appears in the clip alongside stuntman Eddie Braun. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 14 July 2022 See More