Rick Avery
Rick Avery | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Stuntman, actor, director |
Years active | 1980–present |
Known for | acting, authoring, movie directing |
Rick Avery is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor, director and author.[1][2] He has worked on more than 400 films and television projects, including The Crow, The Prestige, The Dark Knight Rises, Gangster Squad, and American Sniper.[3][4] He is also notable for having doubled for Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere and John Travolta.[5]
Rick is the author of his memoir, A Life at Risk.[6]
Life and career
Rick was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and a Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer.[7] He has three children; Dianne, Brian, and Mike, his sons also work as stunt performers.[2] He is also a four-time master's world boxing champion.[8]
Rick's directorial credits include The Expert and Deadly Outbreak, both released in 1995.[9][10] His acting credits include Heat, Edge of Darkness, Ant-Man and Hands of Stone.[11]
Filmography
Year | Title | Stunts | Second unit director | Director |
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1989 | L.A. Takedown | Yes | No | Michael Mann |
1990 | Men at Work | Yes | No | Emilio Estevez |
1991 | Night of the Warrior | Yes | Yes | Rafal Zielinski |
1992 | Batman Returns | Yes | No | Tim Burton |
1993 | Street Knight | Yes | Yes | Albert Magnoli |
Hot Shots! Part Deux | Yes | No | Jim Abrahams | |
Killing Zoe | Yes | No | Roger Avery | |
1994 | The Crow | Yes | No | Alex Proyas |
Beverly Hills Cop III | Yes | No | John Landis | |
1995 | Casino | Yes | No | Martin Scorsese |
Money Train | Yes | No | Joseph Ruben | |
Heat | Yes | No | Michael Mann | |
1996 | Independence Day | Yes | No | Roland Emmerich |
Escape from L.A. | Yes | No | John Carpenter | |
1997 | L.A. Confidential | Yes | No | Curtis Hanson |
Titanic | Yes | No | James Cameron | |
1998 | BASEketball | Yes | No | David Zucker |
Blues Brothers 2000 | Yes | No | John Landis | |
Finding Graceland | Yes | Yes | David Winkler | |
1999 | Two Shades of Blue | Yes | Yes | James D. Deck |
2000 | Scream 3 | Yes | Yes | Wes Craven |
Traffic | Yes | No | Steven Soderbergh | |
Erin Brockovich | Yes | No | ||
Dude, Where's My Car? | Yes | No | Danny Leiner | |
2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Yes | No | Steven Soderbergh |
The Animal | Yes | No | Luke Greenfield | |
2002 | Clockstoppers | Yes | Yes | Jonathan Frakes |
Orange County | Yes | No | Jake Kasdan | |
The Sweetest Thing | Yes | Yes | Roger Kumble | |
John Q. | Yes | No | Nick Cassavetes | |
2003 | Identity | Yes | Yes | James Mangold |
The Italian Job | Yes | No | F. Gary Gray | |
2004 | Taxi | Yes | No | Tim Story |
Meet The Fockers | Yes | No | Jay Roach | |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Yes | Yes | Adam McKay | |
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Yes | Yes | ||
The Whole Ten Yards | Yes | No | Howard Deutch | |
2005 | Batman Begins | Yes | No | Christopher Nolan |
Cursed | No | Yes | Wes Craven | |
Walk the Line | Yes | No | James Mangold | |
Elizabethtown | Yes | No | Cameron Crowe | |
2006 | Date Movie | Yes | No | Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer |
World Trade Center | Yes | No | Oliver Stone | |
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | Yes | Yes | Liam Lynch | |
The Prestige | Yes | No | Christopher Nolan | |
Smokin' Aces | Yes | No | Joe Carnahan | |
2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Yes | Yes | Mike Nichols |
Ocean's Thirteen | Yes | No | Steven Soderbergh | |
2008 | Superhero Movie | Yes | No | Craig Mazin |
Get Smart | Yes | No | Peter Segal | |
The Dark Knight | Yes | No | Christopher Nolan | |
Frost/Nixon | Yes | No | Ron Howard | |
2010 | Edge of Darkness | Yes | No | Martin Campbell |
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Yes | No | Joe Johnston |
2012 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Yes | No | Brad Peyton |
Men in Black 3 | Yes | No | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
The Dark Knight Rises | Yes | No | Christopher Nolan | |
2013 | Gangster Squad | Yes | No | Ruben Fleischer |
2014 | American Sniper | Yes | No | Clint Eastwood |
2015 | Ant-Man | Yes | No | Peyton Reed |
2016 | Hands of Stone | Yes | Yes | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
2017 | Dunkirk | Yes | No | Christopher Nolan |
2018 | Bumblebee | Yes | No | Travis Knight |
Awards and nominations
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
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2001 | Won | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Traffic |
2009 | Won | Screen Actors Guild Award | SAG Award for Best Stunt Ensemble[12] | The Dark Knight |
2009 | Won | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Work With a Vehicle[13] | The Dark Knight |
References
- ^ "Hollywood Stunt-Superstar Rick Avery Pens New Book". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b "Rick Avery gives crash course on stunt work to 'Top Gear' star". Los Angeles Times. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Rick Avery". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Hollywood Stunt-Superstar Rick Avery's New Book from Gilderoy Publishing Now Available". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Celebrities' stunt doubles who spoiled the illusion for us". worldation.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Rick Avery A Life At Risk". martialartsentertainment.com. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Al Kasik Interviews". usar.army.mil. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "FINAL RESULTS". mastersboxing.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "The Expert". parkcircus.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Deadly Outbreak". variety.com. 5 January 1997. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Review: Edge of Darkness". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Screen Actors Guild Award Winners..." deadline.com. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "2009 taurus world stunt awards - Winners & Nominees". taurusworldstuntawards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
External links
- Rick Avery at IMDb
- Official website
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