Scott Leva

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Scott Leva was born 29 May 1958 and is an award winning Stuntman and Stunt Coordinator. He began his career as a gymnast and entered stuntwork in the 1970s.


In 1987, Scott was tapped by Cannon Films to play both Spider Man and Peter Parker in their adaptation of the comic. He was also the actor on the first photographic cover of Spider Man comics, issue 262 pictured as Peter Parker caught half in costume.

He is known to Star Trek fans as the actor behind Ortikan

After a friend died doing a high fall, Scott started to tinker with the standard airbags used by stunt performers and eventually designed an airbag with a different structure. The older airbags had a tendency to throw a stunt performer if they didn't hit the bag perfectly, the new bag uses a different arrangements of air bladders and a less slippery top layer to help the performer to stay on the bag. He was awarded a Science and Technical Oscar for this design.

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[edit] Awards

  • 2003 World Stunt Awards Nominated for Best High Work for a 125 foot fall onto the top of a car on Ballistic: Ecks VS. Sever
  • 2003 World Stunt Awards Nominated for Best Overall Stunt Performer as stunt coordinator on Ballistic: Ecks VS. Sever
  • 2006 Academy Awards Science and Technical Oscar for his design of a safer air bag for high fall stunt work

[edit] Filmography Highlights

Stunts or Stunt Coordinator

Actor

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Ortikan (1 episode, 1997)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

  • Ritual (2001/I) (second unit director)
  • Pilgrim (2000) (second unit director)
  • If Dog Rabbit (1999) (second unit director)
  • The Heist (1999) (second unit director)
  • Southern Cross (1999) (second unit director)
  • The Outsider (1998) (TV) (second unit director)
  • Mars (1998) (second unit director)
  • Acts of Betrayal (1997) (second unit director)
  • Mercenary (1997) (TV) (second unit director)
  • The Journey: Absolution (1997) (second unit director)
  • Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997) (TV) (second unit director)

Director

  • The Greatest Show Ever (2007) (TV)



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