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Whenever a director needs to finish a work without a particular actor, but needs to make it appear as if said actor is being filmed, they employ a “Fake Shemp.” So who was the “Shemp” in question and how did the saying get its start in Hollywood? It all began with the Three Stooges and a particular contractual obligation.
Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/02/three-stooges-fake-shemps/
Sources:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/54982/11-times-when-fake-shemps-replaced-real-actors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_Shemp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Healy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges
