Stunt performer
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"Stunt man" and "stunt woman" redirect here. For a list of works with a title relating to the word "stuntman," see stuntman.
See also similar terms stunt double and stunt coordinator.
A stunt performer is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career. These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be. Stunt performers are distinct from stunt doubles, as they perform their stunts purely for the sake of the stunt itself, often before an audience for their entertainment, while a stunt double typically performs stunts intended for use in a motion pictures or dramatized television (although one person could certainly be both, as was the case with Harry Houdini among others).
Famous stunt performers include:
- Steve Truglia
- Criss Angel
- David Blaine
- Zeljko Bozic
- Dorothy Dietrich
- Joe Eigo
- Bob Gill
- Colin Handley
- Buddy Joe Hooker
- Harry Houdini
- Rémy Julienne
- Ken Kirzinger
- Evel Knievel
- Robbie Knievel
- Johnny Knoxville
- Super Dave Osborne/Bob Einstein (Mock Stunt Performer)
- Sam Patch, the first US "daredevil" who gained a reputation jumping high waterfalls
- Dar Robinson
- Thomas Solomon
- Bam Margera
- Wee Man
- Steve-O
- Kristen Johnson (escape artist)
Dean Gunnarson:"World's Greatest Escape Artist"
