stuntman
noun
stunt·man
ˈstənt-ˌman 
: a man who performs stunts
especially
: one who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes
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Throughout most of his life, Reynolds would have battles with pain pills, owing to other injuries from his college football career, and a brief stint as a stuntman.
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Gillian Telling, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In the film, Pussycat encounters Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), a stuntman for Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Hollywood star whose career is on the downslide.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Brad Pitt leads the ensemble, reprising his role as Cliff Booth, who in this film transitions from stuntman to Hollywood fixer.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Perhaps the most entertaining image of Lieutenant Raine is in the film's final chapter when the all-American boy cleans up in a white tuxedo and fails miserably at presenting himself as stuntman Enzo Gorlomi — brashly tossing out Italian fragments in his Tennessee drawl.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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Gillian Telling, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In the film, Pussycat encounters Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), a stuntman for Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Hollywood star whose career is on the downslide.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Brad Pitt leads the ensemble, reprising his role as Cliff Booth, who in this film transitions from stuntman to Hollywood fixer.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Perhaps the most entertaining image of Lieutenant Raine is in the film's final chapter when the all-American boy cleans up in a white tuxedo and fails miserably at presenting himself as stuntman Enzo Gorlomi — brashly tossing out Italian fragments in his Tennessee drawl.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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“Stuntman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stuntman. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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