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Giant stunt double for Bob Hoskins

Jul 2, 2009
 
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Giant stunt double for Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins had to do his own fight scenes for a TV drama after programme makers sent a giant stunt man. The Hollywood star is just 5ft 6 ins but production staff on BBC1 show The Street inadvertently arranged for a stand-in who towered a foot taller than him. Hoskins, whose Hollywood roles have included Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, said: "You could say I've done a few fight scenes in my time, but this one was quite tough. I wound up doing my own stunts because, when the stunt man turned up, he was six foot... [read full story]                    

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