Actors And Their Stunt Doubles

Not All Fun and Games

Tony Angelotti played the stunt double for Johnny Depp on set of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He almost died while performing a “human yo-yo scene” and ended up sustaining permanent injury. Angelotti sued Disney for the incident.

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