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Dar Allen Robinson (March 26, 1947 – November 21, 1986) was an American stunt performer and actor. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." [1] He invented the decelerator (use of dragline cables rather than airbags for a "high fall gag", [citation needed] or a stunt calling for a jump from a high place) which allowed a cameraman to film a top-down view of the stuntman as ...
The first record, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (also referred to as "The Quilt Album"), was released in December 1973 and spawned the Top 30 hit "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" in the summer of 1974. The album introduced the band's unique mixture of rock, country, bluegrass and pop to the world and is still the favorite of many of the group's fans.
The stunt, which was part of Red Bull's "New Year No Limits" event, showcased Maddison's incredible technical prowess, and cemented his status as one of the top stunt performers in the world. Red Bull
The New England Journal of Medicine published a paper that documented his 44-day fast and stated his re-feeding was perhaps the most dangerous part of the stunt. [36] The study reported, "He lost 24.5 kg (54 lb)—25 percent of his original body weight—and his body mass index dropped from 29.0 to 21.6.
Broadway stuntman Orion Griffiths is heading back to the stage prodution of 'Pippin: The Musical' months after breaking his back during a rehearsal last summer. 'CBS This Morning' has a look at ...
Oprah famously gave all 276 members of her studio audience a shiny new Pontiac G6 in 2004, but the $7.7 million stunt ultimately did little to aid Pontiac itself, which shut its doors six years ...
Leo Garcia of the Garcia Family Thrill Riders designed and built the very first (horizontal) Triple Splitting Globe of Death in 2006. This Globe is the only one of its kind that hydraulically lifts 5 feet off the ground and splits/separates into three sections while the Garcia Thrill Riders race their motorcycles in the center piece with a 4-foot gap underneath them.
In 1940, he asked for active duty, and while he was serving in World War II, she carried on working as an extra and became treasurer of the stunt girl's fraternal organization. [ 14 ] In Universal's Hollywood Story (1951), she was cast as a retired silent film actress alongside Francis X. Bushman , William Farnum , and Betty Blythe , and earned ...