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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2025 · 1H 9M

Peter Kent, Arnold’s Stunt Double

from Toronto Legends · host Andrew Applebaum

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt double Peter Kent talks about the OTHER Canadian Peter Kent (and meeting his brother the ‘Scud Stud’ Arthur), getting hired by fellow Canadian James Cameron in 1984 for a little film called The Terminator (and getting paid a flat $40/day), his working and personal relationship with The Austrian Oak on 14 films over 14 years, the pressure of standing in for the seven-time Mr Olympia and greatest bodybuilder in history, his interactions with Tom Cruise/Richard Dawson/Carl Weathers/James Caan/Vanessa Williams/Linda Hamilton/Danny DeVito/Tom Arnold/Rosanne Barr/Jamie Lee Curtis, almost getting erased while filming Eraser, and how Arnold insisted he upgrade from untipped Old Port Cigarillos to Cuban cigars from Fidel Castro’s private stash! For all your Vancouver Island real estate needs, please visit Peter Kent at https://kentrealestate.ca/ For all your Peter Kent the Stuntman needs, please visit Peter’s facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PeterKentsSchoolofHardKnocks/photos_by TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stunt double Peter Kent talks about the OTHER Canadian Peter Kent (and meeting his brother the ‘Scud Stud’ Arthur), getting hired by fellow Canadian James Cameron in 1984 for a little film called The Terminator (and getting paid a flat $40/day), his working and personal relationship with The Austrian Oak on 14 films over 14 years, the pressure of standing in for the seven-time Mr Olympia and greatest bodybuilder in history, his interactions with Tom Cruise/Richard Dawson/Carl Weathers/James Caan/Vanessa Williams/Linda Hamilton/Danny DeVito/Tom Arnold/Rosanne Barr/Jamie Lee Curtis, almost getting erased while filming Eraser, and how Arnold insisted he upgrade from untipped Old Port Cigarillos to Cuban cigars from Fidel Castro’s private stash! For all your Vancouver Island real estate needs, please visit Peter Kent at https://kentrealestate.ca/ For all your Peter Kent the Stuntman needs, please visit Peter’s facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PeterKentsSchoolofHardKnocks/photos_by TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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