This week, it was revealed that Chandler Riggs, the 14-year-old boy who stars on “The Walking Dead” as Carl, has an unexpected stunt double: Emily Brobst, a 29-year-old woman. (Riggs also has another stunt double on the show as well.) What made the news strange — beyond the obvious — was the accompanying photo, a perfect visual representation of seeing double. Which makes sense, of course, because that’s the magic of stunt doubles. They look just enough like their famous counterparts to fool audiences. Ahead, 14 amazing photos of celebs and their aerobatic doubles.
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FameFlynetTom Cruise, left, with his stunt double on the set of “Knight and Day.”
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Larry Marano / Getty ImagesDwayne Johnson, left, and his stuntman sighting on the set of “Pain & Gain” on April 14, 2012 in Miami.
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FameFlynetShia LaBeouf battles it out on larger than life rubble in Chicago, IL on July 31, 2010 with the help of his stunt double for “Transformers 3.”
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Bobby Bank / WireImage / Getty ImagesAnthony Molinari, stunt double for Mark Ruffalo, and Mark Ruffalo filming on location for “Now You See Me” on March 22, 2012 in New York City.
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Bobby Bank / WireImage / Getty ImagesTaylor Lautner with his stunt double on the set of “Tracers” on June 24, 2013 in New York City.
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FameFlynetActor Andrew Garfield, right, rehearses a scene with his stunt double at the “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” movie set in Madison Square Park on June 22, 2013 in New York City.
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ABC / Getty ImagesChristian Slater, right, with his stunt double, Marc Shaffer, on the set of ABC’s “The Forgotten.”
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FameFlynetDaniel Craig watches intently as his stunt double went through a fight scene on location in Panama City, Panama during filming of “Quantum of Solace.”
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Jose Antonio De Lamadrid / Getty ImagesCameron Diaz and her stunt double seen during the shooting of the film “Knight and Day” on Dec. 9, 2009 in Seville, Spain.
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Frazer Harrison / Getty ImagesActress Jennifer Garner, right, and her stunt double Shanna Duggins attends arrivals to the after party for the 3rd Annual Taurus World Stunt Awards at Paramount Studios June 1, 2003 in Hollywood, Calif.
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ABC / Getty ImagesJulie Newmar, left, with her stunt double on the set of the “Batman” TV series on March 3, 1966.
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Keystone / Getty ImagesJames Bond actor Sean Connery holding his stunt double, Alf Joint, in a headlock during the filming of “Goldfinger.”
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FameFlynetActress Abbie Cornish, left, took to the ice with her stunt double in New York City, New York on March 31, 2010 to film her newest movie “Limitless.”
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Gene Page / AMCChandler Riggs with his stunt double on the set of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”