A man, who looks exactly like famous actor, sets himself on fire

Yesterday, a video that went viral first on Instagram after which on Twitter prompted an enormous uproar on social media. In the video, a person resembling Harrison Ford was seen stepping onto a platform, sporting a gray swimsuit and holding an indication. Suddenly, he set himself on fireplace, and the stunning scene unfolded as he began burning.

The viewers witnessing this unimaginable scene have been each terrified and astonished as the person’s garments caught fireplace whereas he continued to wave the signal he was holding. For a second, everybody thought he was the well-known actor himself, and their hearts skipped a beat. Those who watched in concern weren’t fully unsuitable as a result of the person who set himself on fireplace was none apart from Harrison Ford’s stunt double, Mike Massa. The signal he was holding was additionally one of many banners ready for the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Hollywood actors’ union strike.

Mike Massa, the 55-year-old who has labored in quite a few films in Hollywood for years, additionally serves as an assistant director. However, the primary responsibility and experience of the skilled Hollywood employee are stunt doubling. In different phrases, Mike Massa steps in for the massive stars in harmful scenes in films and performs their roles, taking important dangers of their place. Mike Massa, one of the crucial skilled stunt doubles within the business, additionally serves because the coordinator for these scenes, offering coaching in stunt doubling; in different phrases, he’s the grasp of this craft. Having labored on quite a few films for years, Mike Massa is Harrison Ford’s stunt double. Resembling the star actor, Mike Massa appears to be like just like the well-known actor’s twin with the make-up completed for the films.

Amidst the applause from his colleagues and actors who got here to indicate help, in addition to the fearful glances of the curious onlookers unfamiliar with the state of affairs, Mike Massa’s fiery act lasted solely 18 seconds.

However, Mike Massa spoke to The Washington Post newspaper about this motion, which appeared like a protracted and harmful scene from a movie to the viewers. He stated, “We wanted to make a statement, and I accepted the union’s proposal. In films, we put our lives on the line. We wanted to show something similar while fighting for our rights and prove how determined we are about the strike.”