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Anna Mercedes Morris

She has also completed stuntwork for the upcoming films Lonely Street and Bratz: The Movie, and is also the stunt double for Taryn Manning in the upcoming film Last Resort.

Anthony Sewell

He did on screen stunt work for the BMX race subplot in an episode of the American television series CHiPs which originally aired on March 3, 1979.

Åpen Post

The show became one of Norway's most popular TV productions though it was the center of criticism due to controversial episodes such as Bård Tuft Johansens "Chicken stunt", involving the then Norwegian Labour Party leader Thorbjørn Jagland.

CFLZ-FM

On September 20, 2013, at Noon, after playing "This Is What It Feels Like" by Armin van Buuren, CFLZ shifted its brand to the current 2Day FM 105.1/101.1, and began simulcasting on sister station CJED-FM, who dropped their adult hits format the previous day for a Christmas music stunt in anticipation of a new format.

Chris Angel

Criss Angel (born 1967), illusionist, escapologist, stunt performer, and actor

Clarence Moniba

He also played a lead football stunt role in the movie Invincible while going against the main character Vince Papale, played by Mark Walhberg, and he appeared in several football action scenes of We Are Marshall.

Cole Palen

Palen was associated with several movies, most notably in 1983, when he worked as a stunt double for Woody Allen in the film Zelig.

CommunityAmerica Ballpark

On June 3, 2007 the ballpark was the site of a world record-setting performance of the Deep Purple hit "Smoke on the Water" by 1683 guitarists, in a publicity stunt for KYYS radio (now KZPT).

Curling on TSN

Will Ferrell, in character as Ron Burgundy, also appeared in the broadcast booth alongside Rauter, Moore and Howard during the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials as a publicity stunt for Farrell's new movie, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Dale Buggins

Dale Charles Buggins (1961-1981) was an Australian stunt motorcyclist who had built a national and international reputation by the age of 20.

First Ladies Summit

There is speculation that the event was merely an expensive publicity stunt thrown by Rosmah Mansor to justify her self-styled "First Lady of Malaysia" title — technically such a title cannot exist as Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, not a republic.

François Petit

Some may also have seen Petit in "Beyond the Mat", a pro-wrestling documentary, attending to wrestling performer, Mick Foley, after a particularly dangerous stunt in a match.

Garvin Cross

He is included in the Guinness Book of World Records for his skills as a precision stunt driver, and he has worked on films and television spots for automobile companies such as Ford, Porsche, Toyota, Dodge, Mercedes, Lincoln, Nissan and Lexus.

George Marshall Ruge

George Marshall Ruge is known for his work as second unit director and stunt coordinator on such film projects as the Pirates of the Caribbean four-film franchise, and as stunt coordinator on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Glenn Sundby

A 1949 stunt in which Sundby walked down the Washington Monument's 898 steps on his hands was included as an item illustrated in the pages of Ripley's Believe It or Not!.

Igor Breakenback

He was stunt coordinator for Waz (in which he was also the stunt double for Stellan Skarsgård), and for Outlaw (where he doubled for Danny Dyer.) Breakenback also had small acting parts in both films.

Jackson Burns

Burns has worked in many fields including lumberjack, pipeliner, heavy equipment operator, hydrostatic tester, private investigator, Olan Mills portrait photographer, karate instructor, motorcycle racer, door installer, salesman and amusement park supervisor until he broke into the movie stunt business.

His fire drag stunt from a vehicle at 246 feet totally engulfed Burns in flames at one point and damaged his Nomex fire suit ; Burns took 22 squib hits at once, 22 total in 15 seconds; and as stunt double for George Kennedy on the motion picture The Man Who Came Back, was dragged from the back of a horse for a total distance of 282 feet.

Jim Mallon

Perhaps the most memorable stunt created by Mallon's crew was the creation of a replica of the top of the Statue of Liberty.

KDHT-FM

The stunt lasted until 3 PM the following Monday, when, after playing "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, "Jack FM" returned to Denver, with "What I Like About You" by The Romantics being the first song played.

Koichi Sakamoto

A fan of Jackie Chan and Super Sentai, Sakamoto worked to become a stunt performer for Blue Mask on Hikari Sentai Maskman at live stunt shows, performing at Kōrakuen Stadium and Tokyo Dome.

Lee Barnes

Barnes has the honor of being the only known stunt double for silent film star Buster Keaton during Keaton's independent years of filmmaking.

Leigh Hennessy

After earning a master's degree in communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and working for Congressman Jimmy Hayes in Washington, D.C., Leigh's career shifted to stunt work in Hollywood.

Lill Lindfors

According to author John Kennedy O'Connor's book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, the EBU was not pleased with this stunt.

Man Mountain Dean

After a highly successful wrestling tour of Germany which had been booked by his wife, he was invited to take a job in the UK as stunt-double for Charles Laughton in the movie The Private Life of Henry VIII.

Manon von Gerkan

She is the daughter of German architect Meinhard von Gerkan and a former girlfriend of American illusionist and stunt performer David Blaine.

Michael Gilden

Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including Charmed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Family Law, Cybill, NCIS (TV series) and Pulp Fiction, and had a role as an Ewok in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

Mike McGill

Along with Rodney Mullen, McGill was the stunt double for Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube.

Mitchell Lewis

The other Winkie Guard actors were Harry Wilson, Ambrose Schindler (Jack Haley's Tin Man stunt double), and Italian-born actor Robert St. Angelo, and Phil Harron.

Muscle Heat

The action scenes were choreographed by two men from Jackie Chan's stunt team, Chan Man Chin (Rumble in the Bronx, Rush Hour), and Sam Won (Thunderbolt, Supercop).

Nina Quartero

Quartero once tried a publicity stunt by claiming that she was betrothed to Notre Dame All-American Quarterback Frank Carideo.

Nissan Juke

A Nissan Juke driven by stunt-driver Terry Grant claimed a Guinness World Record when it was driven round the Goodwood Hill Course on two wheels in 2 minutes 55 seconds.

Noah Starr

As a fight director, Starr has worked with Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin and served as a stunt coordinator for a Kung Fu film.

North Korean abductions of South Koreans

The ex-husband of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, himself a suspected abductee from the South, was allowed to meet his South Korean mother in 2006, but Yokota's parents called the meeting a publicity stunt by Pyongyang, meant to isolate his daughter from her Japanese family, as the man has now remarried a native North Korean and has a son with her.

Pinch Me

It was released in August 2000 as the first single from their 2000 album, Maroon, which was a follow-up to their hit album, Stunt.

Premature burial

During his career, Hungarian-American magician and escapologist Harry Houdini performed two variations on a "Buried Alive" stunt/escape.

Rémy Julienne

His career suffered a setback in 1999, when a stunt went wrong during the filming of Taxi 2, written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès, causing the death of a cameraman Alain Dutartre and the serious injury of the cameraman's assistant.

Shane Wakelin

On 5 June 2012, he took part in a stunt for Melbourne radio station Gold FM's breakfast program which involved a competition to see which mode of transport would get someone from Nunawading railway station to the Gold FM studio in Richmond in the shortest time.

Sonny Everett

Sonny appeared several times on TV's Mike Douglas Show and was featured in a principal acting role in the films Cloud Dancer (1980) starring David Carradine and Oscar-winner Jennifer O'Neill, and stunt performer in Moving Violations (1986) starring Sally Kellerman and Robert Conrad.

South Plainfield, New Jersey

Dennis Madalone, stunt coordinator and musician, best known for his patriotic song "America We Stand As One".

Spanky Spangler

Another notable Spangler stunt is a successful jump over the Rio Grande in a rocket-powered truck.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

The night passes and the only person to approach the girls and repeat the line is the homicidal 'Stunt-man' Mike, played by Kurt Russell.

Stunt cock

In the sixth book of The Dresden Files, Blood Rites, Harry investigates a pornographic film crew and is mistaken for a stunt cock by one of the actors.

Stunt Island

Additionally, there is an Airfield in the game where the player can select a plane and fly around Stunt Island to scout different locations.

Tom Sims

Sims was the primary snowboarding stunt double for "007" (Roger Moore) in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, which helped popularize both the snowboard and its usage.

Tony Angelo

Tony Angelo also does stunt work, having driven in ads for Audi, Nissan and Chevrolet.

WNRG-FM

On May 27, 2010, at Noon, WJZX flipped from Broadcast Architecture's syndicated satellite feed Smooth AC "Smooth Jazz Network" to a stunt format called "Tiger 106.9", which referenced Tiger Woods's scandals and featured cheating-themed music from all eras.

Yuka Sato

Sato is credited as a stunt performer in the 2007 figure skating comedy motion picture Blades of Glory.


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