body double

noun

1. a person whose body is shown in a movie or TV show in substitution for a leading actor, especially in a nude scene.

body double

noun

1. films a person who substitutes for a star for the filming of a scene that involves shots of the body rather than the face

Word History and Origins

Origin of body double¹

1990–95

Example Sentences

“It was Mariah Carey’s music video for ‘Honey,’ and it said, ‘This video is directed by Paul Hunter. The location is Puerto Rico. This is an extra. This is a body double,’ ” said Flores, who added, “And it clicked in my brain, ‘Oh, this is something that people create’ … and that’s where my interest really peaked in a more professional way.”

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Certainly being the body double for Todd helped sell Indy’s naturally loving performance.

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He asks: "Where is the man who wrote these words? Was he replaced by a body double!?"

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"Was he replaced by a body double!?"

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While details of the casting decisions for HBO's show remain mostly under wraps, Flick Miles, who played Emma Watson's body double in the first three films, says she imagines the process would have been "relatively similar".

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