# fake Shemp

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who appears disguised in a film as a replacement for another actor or person.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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