Jonathan Goodwin
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Jonathan Goodwin (born February 20, 1980) is a British TV escapologist. He first appeared on Channel 4 TV programme Dirty Tricks and has subsequently appeared in TV specials The Seven Stupidest Things to Escape From, and Deathwish Live. His signature is "lo-fi" escapes where he is usually helped by his father. These escapes often go wrong, causing pain and embarrassment for Goodwin.
Goodwin caused a national outcry when his stunt, Cheating the Gallows, went wrong live on national television and he was hanged. He survived the incident, suffering only minor rope burns[1]. Goodwin has been buried alive[2], locked inside a box with 50,000 bees wearing just his underwear, and sewn up inside a dead cow, among many other bizarre escapes.
He had a one off appearance on series 2 of Channel 4's Balls of Steel'and also appeared on the show The Convention Crasher.
On April 14th 2008, Goodwin made his debut on American Television with his own special "One Way Out", on the Discovery Network. Goodwin attempted an Escape from an office flooded with 22 tonnes of water.
Goodwin is also a programme assistant for Derren Brown's Trick or Treat.
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- ^ BBC News TV hanging show sparks complaints
- ^ Telegraph.co.uk '"Wales was so boring, I had to chain myself up for fun"'
