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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“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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“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.
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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”
