Željko Božić
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Željko Božić (born September 29, 1974 in Belgrade, Serbia; died June 7, 2006) was a famous Serbian stuntman and actor. He became internationally famous mainly for his stunt awards winnning in Moscow and Belgrade, and as founder of Koloseum stunt awards open source stunt project. His film career has been long both in his home country and elsewhere.
He worked in movies: "The peacemaker" (1997), "Welcome to Sarajevo" (1997), "Gypsy magic" (1997), "The professional" (2001), "All invisible children" (2005), "We are not Angels 2" (2004), "Fade to Black" (2005), "Made in YU" (2004)...
His name is sometimes spelled Zeliko Bozich in film credits.
[edit] Injured while performing dangerous stunt
On 2006-04-27, Božić was severely injured when he performed an unique and extremely dangerous car stunt. He jumped from a height of 50 feet, off a bridge and into a river, staying inside the car during the fall. This stunt demonstration was a promotion for the Koloseum International Stunt Festival which will be held in september. [1]
On 2006-06-07, Božić died. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1010348/
[edit] Honors and awards
- World stunt academy member - since 2001
- International stunt academician - since 2005
- Professor on Dramatic arts Academy BK - since 1997
- President of stuntmen's association of Serbia and Montenegro since 1999
- Founder of Koloseum Stunt Awards - Open source stunt festival project
- Awards for best automobile stunts - Moscow 2005
- Awards for Apsolute stunt championship (3 place) - Moscow 2003
- Awards for Hi fall - Belgrade 2005
