Buddy Joe Hooker
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Buddy Joe Hooker is a Hollywood actor, Second unit director, Stunt man and Stunt coordinator. He is most famous for his expertise in designing and performing vehicle stunts for movies and television.
His film credits show involvement in over 150 productions. Some of his projects include: Blazing Saddles, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Hooper, Sharky's Machine, Rambo: First Blood, Octopussy, The Right Stuff, Scarface, Against All Odds, Gardens of Stone, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Days of Thunder, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Grindhouse (Death Proof), Righteous Kill and many others. He is also a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall Of Fame.
He is married to Gayle Sherman, and they currently reside in Southern California with their twin sons (Kanan and Houston).
[edit] Cultural references
- A fictional account of his life is presented in the 1978 movie Hooper, starring Burt Reynolds. Hooker actually performed stunts in the film for both Burt Reynolds and Reynold's co-star Jan-Michael Vincent.[1]
