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21-695: Jessica Sonneborn is an American actress, writer, director and stunt double , who is known for starring roles in Bloody Bloody Bible Camp and Dorothy and the Witches of Oz . Sonneborn worked on many independent films in New England before moving to LA and debuted in The Midnight Shorts Collection (2004) and since then regularly appeared in feature films , direct-to-video productions, TV series, TV mini-series and Short movies . Being

42-519: A BA in Anthropology, and Lesley University with a Masters in Education. Stunt double A body double or photography double is used in certain specific shots to replace the credited actor of a character. The body double's face is obscured to maintain the illusion that they are the same character; usually by shooting their body at an angle that leaves their face out (such as by showing

63-400: A ballerina , controversy arose over how much credit for the dancing in the film was being given to her and how much to her "dance double", American Ballet Theatre soloist Sarah Lane . Prior to Black Swan , there had also been dance doubles in other films. In Flashdance (1983), Jennifer Beals ’ dancing was doubled by Marine Jahan and, at one point, the male dancer Crazy Legs for

84-623: A 1976 episode of The New Avengers , titled "Target!" as a character named Klokoe. He made his film debut later that same year, in The Pink Panther Strikes Again , as the Italian Assassin. Another early role was as Mr. Sin, the "pig-brained Peking Homunculus", a villain with a distinct appetite for homicide, in the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang . In 1979, Roy played a genetically engineered life form "Decima" in

105-838: A difficult break dancing sequence. Deep Roy Gurdeep Roy (born Mohinder Purba ; 1 December 1957), known professionally as Deep Roy , is a Kenyan-British actor, puppeteer and stuntman. At 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story , all the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Keenser in Star Trek and its sequels , and in television series such as The X-Files , Doctor Who , and Eastbound & Down . Roy

126-653: A part of the body is shown, the term for the double might be more specific. A common double is a "hand double", who is used to shoot inserts where only the hand or arm is in the shot. These inserts are often shot by the second unit with a double at a later point in production primarily because it allows the main unit to use the lead actors' time more efficiently. Body doubles are often used for shots involving nudity. The reasons for this vary. Actors' nude bodies may have too many physical flaws and imperfections that would show on camera, especially due to aging, while some actors are uncomfortable performing nude. A common body double

147-674: A sought-after horror movie actress, she appeared in Detour into Madness Vol. 1 , Camp Slaughter , School of Horror , A Lure: Teen Fight Club , Bloody Bloody Bible Camp and recently in House Across The Street (starring Eric Roberts ), Piranha Sharks (starring Kevin Sorbo ) and her self-written movie Alice D (starring Kane Hodder and Al Snow ). She also appeared in popular TV series such as United States of Tara , Hello Ladies and Cuts . Graduated from Wheaton College with

168-470: A star actor's contractual "support crew", along with the star's cooks, trainers, dressers, and assistants. Often stunt doubles have to look like their respective actors, in order to maintain the illusion that it is the actor on-screen. Stunt doubles for Eddie Murphy , John Wayne , Harrison Ford , Steve Martin , Salman Khan and Michael Landon have been associated with their lead actors for decades. Sometimes stunt doubles are cast in small roles apart from

189-411: Is contractually prohibited from taking certain risks. Stunt doubles should be distinguished from daredevils, who perform stunts for the sake of the stunt alone, often as a career. Sequences often do not place stunt doubles in the same mortal peril as the characters: for example, harnesses and wires can be digitally removed from the final film. Many stunt doubles have long production careers as part of

210-480: Is the "butt double", mostly used with TV , since whole-body nudity is less common in that medium. The term "stunt butt" is also attested, as is " stunt cock ". In some productions, a scene calls for two characters in the same shot who are portrayed by a single actor. A body double can portray one of the characters, while the credited actor plays the other, thus enabling both characters to appear simultaneously on camera. An unusual example of body doubling took place in

231-555: The Jack Russell terrier on Wishbone (1995-1997), reportedly hated swimming and therefore had stunt doubles. A dance double performs physically difficult dancing. The Black Swan dance double controversy brought significant attention to dance doubles. After the 83rd Academy Awards , in which Natalie Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Black Swan (2010) as

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252-642: The Tin Woodman ), Jim Henson 's The Dark Crystal as a puppeteer extra, The NeverEnding Story as Teeny Weeny, the rider of the "racing snail", Alien from L.A. , Howling VI: The Freaks as Mr Toones and Return of the Jedi as Droopy McCool . He appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) as an Egyptian border guard and in the film Star Trek (also 2009) as Keenser, Scotty 's assistant on

273-572: The Chocolate Factory (also 2005). He played all the Oompa-Loompas (165 of them) in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In referencing his workload during production, director Tim Burton called Roy the "hardest-working man in show biz ". Roy had extensive training for the role in dance, yoga, and some minor instrument playing. He has performed many other roles in films and on television, including The X-Files , Flash Gordon , Return to Oz (as

294-429: The actor they double for. In the episode " The Trouble with Tribbles " (1967) of the original Star Trek series (1966-1969), William Shatner 's stunt double Paul Baxley was cast as Ensign Freeman, a minor character primarily seen during a bar fight. Non-humans are also known to have stunt doubles. For example, Enzo was the stunt double for his aging sire Moose on the sitcom Frasier (1993-2004). Soccer ,

315-536: The body double from the back) or in post-production by superimposing the original actor's face over the body double's. The double's face is usually not seen on-camera, particularly when they do not facially resemble the actor; a wig will usually be employed if the double's hair color is different from that of the main actor. This is in contrast to a stand-in , who replaces an actor for non-filming purposes such as scene arrangement and lighting adjustments. A body double must sometimes be able to recite his or her lines with

336-502: The end of production. He has played apes in two movies: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes , and again in the Tim Burton remake of Planet of the Apes (2001) in two roles, one as a young gorilla boy and as Thade's niece. He has worked for Burton in three other films, Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), where he supplied General Bonesapart's voice, and Charlie and

357-592: The first season of Blake's 7 episode "The Web", the diminutive chess genius, "The Klute", in the second season of Blake's 7 episode "Gambit" and he voiced the character "Moloch", in the third season of Blake's 7 episode "Moloch". He was a stand-in for the Jedi Master Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back . He is uncredited on the film but can be seen in many behind-the-scenes photos dressed as Yoda for perspective shots filmed towards

378-626: The image of the characters in same setting, such as with Deep Roy , who portrayed the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). The 1984 film Body Double , directed by Brian De Palma , featured a plot that hinged on the discovery that one character had in fact served as a body double for another. A stunt double is often a stunt performer , specifically a skilled replacement, used for dangerous sequences or other sophisticated stunts (especially fight scenes ). Stunt doubles may be used in cases where an actor's physical condition or age precludes much activity, or when an actor

399-421: The movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). A scene requiring Linda Hamilton to appear as two Sarah Connors in the same scene was created by employing Hamilton's identical twin sister Leslie as her double. This has become less common with digital editing currently available which can splice together multiple takes, allowing for an actor to perform as each character in separate takes that are joined to create

420-523: The same timing as the actor, and also reproduce the exact physical actions in co-ordination with the other principal actors; usually, doubles must have a strong resemblance to the actor they replace. An extensively used body double, especially when used in cases where the credited actor is unavailable, unwilling to film or has died, is known as a fake Shemp . A double can be used for cases where special skills are needed—such as playing musical instruments, dancing or other athletic abilities. Also, if only

441-827: Was born on 1 December 1957 in Nairobi to Indian parents in a Sikh family. He studied accounting in London before dropping out at 18. He later enrolled in The Slim Wood School of Comedy and got his start in the entertainment arena in England in 1970 as a stand-up comic in local cabaret clubs. In April 1970, Roy opened on the UK stage in Ray Cooney's Miracle Worker at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea . He made his professional screen acting debut in

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