fake Shemp
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by film director Sam Raimi in reference to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, whose sudden death in 1955 necessitated the use of these techniques to finish the films to which he was already committed.
Noun[edit]
fake Shemp (plural fake Shemps)
- (film) A person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.