While some stars have famously completed their own stunts — Tobey Maguire catching Kirsten Dunst -- and his lunch tray -- in Spider-Man and Tom Cruise pulling off the majority of the action sequences in his films -- not everyone is down to scale the Burj Khalifa or even get into a faux fight. Enter the wonderful world of stunt doubles -- a.k.a. the long-lost twins of our favorite stars.
From Ryan Gosling's other Ken on the set of Barbie to two Wonder Women being better than one, here are 24 behind-the-scenes photos of stars and their stunt doubles that will have you seeing (stunt) double.
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“River Phoenix And His Stunt Double, Steven Lambert, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, 1989.”
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“Kurt Russell and his stunt double D. Warlock 1980.”
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“Julie Newmar as Catwoman with her stunt double Marilyn Watson, ca. 1966.”
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“Carrie Fisher and her Stunt-Double Get a Tan (1983).”
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“Arnold and his stunt double Peter Kent, 1990.”
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“Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz with their stunt doubles on the set of The Mask, 1994.”
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“Stunt doubles for Kevin Peter Hall in Predator (1987).”
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“Carrie Fisher and her stunt double with Harrison Ford's stunt double at the beach, 1982.”
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“Bette Davis and her stunt double Sally Sage on the set of Now, Voyager (1942).”
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“Andre the Giant and his stunt double while filming The Princess Bride in late 1986.”
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“Michael J. Fox with his stunt doubles on the set of Back To The Future 2 - 1989.”
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“Lynda Carter being carried by her stunt double Jeannie Epper, 1975.”
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“Helen Slater with her stunt double Tracey Eddon on the set of Supergirl in 1983 (Tracey Eddon was also Carrie Fisher's stunt double in Return of the Jedi).”
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“Arnold Schwarzenegger with his stunt double Peter Kent on the set of The Terminator, early 1980s.”
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“Tom Deakman, stunt man for Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura, 1993.”
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“Jodie Foster with her sister, and stunt double, Connie - behind the scenes of Taxi Driver, 1976.”
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“Wonder Woman and her stunt double [c.1975].”
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“Actor Ariana Richards and stunt double Amy Gillespie on the set of the original Tremors movie, 1989.”
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“Lou Ferrigno, stunt coordinator and Bill Bixby’s stunt double Frank Orsatti and Lou’s stunt double Manny Perry on the set of The Incredible Hulk 1981.
20
Halle Berry poses with stunt double Anisha Gibbs on set of 'John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,'
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Natasha Lyonne enjoys a coffee with her stunt doubles between takes on ‘Russian Doll.’
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his stunt double stand side-by-side while filming ‘Pain & Gain’
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Ryan Gosling and his stunt double, Adam Hart, while on the set of ‘Barbie.’
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“Harrison Ford and his stunt double Vic Anderson ca 1980”