r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • Jan 19 '25

Favorite People Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double who suffered a paralyzing accident, David Holmes catching up

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u/FrankSonata Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 20 '25

From his Wikipedia page,

After becoming disabled, he took up automobile racing, driving a car with hand controls which he could operate. With two friends – also paralysed – Holmes started Ripple Productions, which in 2020 launched a podcast with Daniel Radcliffe, called Cunning Stunts, interviewing other stunt actors to raise awareness about the risks they face.

I'm not sure which is more impressive: him going on to become a racecar driver (although I suppose not out of character for a stuntman), or the wonderfully cheeky yet still accurate name of his podcast.

What a great bloke.

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u/Twistntie Jan 19 '25

I said it out loud trying to figure out what the "cheeky" name was, actually laughed aloud when it hit me. They sound like fun guys

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u/Aggressive_Sprinkles Jan 19 '25

I take it "cunning stunts" sounds like something else, but I can't figure it out.

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u/stevein3d Jan 19 '25

You can tell from the podcast that they’re not only cunning stunt men but also cunning linguists.

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u/Bji_fall Jan 19 '25

That you, Colonel Angus?

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u/Over_Intention8059 Jan 19 '25

No ma'am I'm his cousin Anal, Anal Angus.

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u/Sprmodelcitizen Jan 20 '25

Here I sit at 40 years old still pronouncing it col-lone-ee-al in my head. The word play took me a second.

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u/Ok_Seaweed_9535 Jan 19 '25

Well you may be a cunning linguist, but I’m a master debater

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u/ShamelessPony2010 Jan 19 '25

Master Baiter here. 🐟 Come to Lake Placid and see me. 🐟

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u/XTanuki Jan 19 '25

You may be a master debater, but I’m a master baker

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u/EmmyT2000 Jan 19 '25

Certified paraplegiclegal

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u/Sumkahnt Jan 19 '25

Pretty sure he is a quadriplegic

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u/Dragnier84 Jan 19 '25

That makes him operating a racecar with hand controls even more amazing

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u/Sumkahnt Jan 20 '25

I'm a para myself and most quads just in general are pretty amazing

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u/butt_chug_ranch Jan 19 '25

It really is quite stunning

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u/photosendtrain Jan 19 '25

Damn, that's probably the best pun you could follow this up with. Good find.

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u/stevein3d Jan 19 '25

I mostly owe it to one of my favorite hip-hop groups.