Larry Rippenkroeger
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Larry Rippenkroeger is a stunt double. He was previously a jet-ski champion.[1]
During the filming of the film Live Free or Die Hard, Rippenkroeger was the stunt double for Bruce Willis. Rippenkroeger was seriously injured when he fell twenty-five feet to the pavement.[2][3] He suffered broken bones in his face and fractures in both wrists. Production was temporarily shut down. Willis picked up the tab at area hotels for Rippenkroeger's parents and visited him a number of times at the hospital. Rippenkroeger also doubles for James Caan in his TV series, Las Vegas.
