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He has also worked with just about every blockbuster director out there: Lucas, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, JJ Abrams.
Shah’s stature (he is just under 4ft 2in, or 126cm, according to Guinness World Records), combined with his fearlessness, have helped him find a niche in cinema that has led to an absurdly storied career, not to mention an MBE last month for his services to the film industry.
Thus, Shah found himself in the iconic Superman costume (and a Christopher Reeve mask), winched up high in the air on wires and swung around for several days with his fist extended in front of him.
On Titanic, Shah stunt-doubled for all the children, which meant continuously falling and sliding off decks, being deluged by tons of water in the corridors and basically drowning in myriad ways, all while not being able to swim.
He had a whale of a time in New Zealand, marching through the landscape in his hairy hobbit feet, doing horseback stunts, sword fighting and boating down rivers with Viggo Mortensen (who found it hilarious that Shah couldn’t swim).
He’s done plenty outside cinema, too: television comedy, music videos, working in nightclubs where he met a lot of rock stars: “Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Pink Floyd …”
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