Stunt Performer/Stunt Supervisor/Stunt Coordinator

Jeannie Epper on learning her way when she started as a stuntwoman

Jeannie Epper on the thrill of doing stunts

Jeannie Epper on what she learned about stunts from her father and challenges for women

Jeannie Epper on accidents she's had as a stuntwoman

Jeannie Epper on receiving the lifetime achievement award for stunt work (the Taurus World Stunt Award)

Jeannie Epper on the types of stunts she's performed- high falls and stunts she performed as Lynda Carter's stunt double on Wonder Woman

Jeannie Epper on stunt driving

Jeannie Epper on her favorite stunts to do

Jeannie Epper on how she gets jobs in stunt work now

Jeannie Epper on the challenges of securing stunt work

Jeannie Epper on being one of the founding members of the Stuntwoman's Association of Motion Pictures

Jeannie Epper on dealing with the risks and fears that come with being a stuntwoman; on being part of a stunt family

Jeannie Epper on how safety regulations have changed for stunt people over the years

Jeannie Epper on the lack of women stunt coordinators

Jeannie Epper on doing stunt coordinator work

Jeannie Epper on her style as a stuntwoman, and insurance coverage for her profession

Jeannie Epper on how CGI has affected stunt work

Jeannie Epper on advice to an aspiring stunt person

Diamond Farnsworth on being a stunt performer on the film Paint Your Wagon

Diamond Farnsworth on the precautions you need to take when performing motorcycle stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on horses

Diamond Farnsworth on the amount of rehearsal time he usually got for stunts when working in television, and on hating retakes

Diamond Farnsworth on whether the tragic accident on the set of The Twilight Zone movie in 1982 affected safety in the stunt profession more generally, and on how he approached safety issues on set in his work

Diamond Farnsworth on a stunt he refused to do while shooting Rambo

Diamond Farnsworth on injuries he sustained in his stunt work, including on the movies Rollerball and Rollercoaster

Diamond Farnsworth on the Stuntmen's Association

Diamond Farnsworth on what he likes about doing stunts, the kinds of stunts he did in his career, and the kind of stunts he liked best

Diamond Farnsworth on a stunt that he did for Streets of Fire that he knew would get him hurt, on precautions he would take to avoid injuries, and on how stunt performers are paid

Diamond Farnsworth on the role of a stunt coordinator

Diamond Farnsworth on the role of assistant directors and second unit directors, and on how stunt coordinators work with directors and other production professionals

Diamond Farnsworth on how stunt professionals work with actors who perform their own stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on the safety precautions for stunt performers when falling through windows

Diamond Farnsworth on the safety precautions for stunts involving water, in particular on a stunt he did on Quantum Leap where he waterskied behind a helicopter

Diamond Farnsworth on safety precautions for stunts involving airplanes and helicopters

Diamond Farnsworth on doing an explosion stunt for an episode of Quantum Leap, and on how stunt coordinators work with practical effects professionals on-set

Diamond Farnsworth on not having a background in martial arts but still being able to perform stunts of that nature

Diamond Farnsworth on why he thinks there are many families who all go into stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on not having men double for women when doing stunts, and on how he works with stunt performers and budgets as a stunt coordinator

Diamond Farnsworth on working with the cinematographer as a stunt coordinator, and on the logistics of shooting a fight scene

Diamond Farnsworth on working with the cinematographer as a stunt coordinator, and on the logistics of shooting a fight scene

Diamond Farnsworth on how he would determine if an actor could perform their own stunts when he was serving as stunt coordinator

Diamond Farnsworth on what a "stunt bag" is and what is usually inside one

Diamond Farnsworth on the logistics of performing a stunt involving an explosion

Diamond Farnsworth on how stunt work has changed since he started his career, and on how technology has impacted stunt work

Sandra Gimpel on how she learned to do stunts on Lost in Space, on which she was Bill Mumy's stunt double and stand-in

Sandra Gimpel on the community of stunt performers when she started out in the business, and on the most importance advice she got from early mentors

Sandra Gimpel on the fact that most stunt performers were men when she started out in the business

Sandra Gimpel on how her background as a dancer helped her when she became a stunt performer

Sandra Gimpel on the importance of emulating actors' movements and walk when doubling for them

Sandra Gimpel on why her small stature was advantageous when she became a stunt performer

Sandra Gimpel on "sugar glass", which is made of resin and used for stunt performers to be able go break through glass windows, and other forms of breakable glass used for stunt performers

Sandra Gimpel on the idea of actors "doing their own stunts": "99% of the actors have a stunt double...it's not that the actor can't do the stunt, it's not smart to let them do the stunt"

Sandra Gimpel on how she handled an actor wanting to their own stunts when she was the stunt coordinator on set

Sandra Gimpel on working with directors as a stunt coordinator, and on working with Jim Carrey on a stunt he wanted to perform in "The Truman Show" (where she was a stunt performer, not the coordinator on set)

Sandra Gimpel on a near fatal accident during a stunt she performed on the show Bring 'Em Back Alive, and on the importance of safety on set and double checking the set up before performing stunts

Sandra Gimpel on an accident when she was performing a stunt where she had to jump off a building, and on how she tries to ensure safety on sets

Sandra Gimpel on how much she rehearses a stunt before performing it on film, and on an accident that happened while she was performing a stunt in a Kellogg's cereal commercial

Sandra Gimpel on what a stunt coordinator does and what a second unit director does, and how it worked when she was acting as both on set

Sandra Gimpel on how the sunt coordinator works with the second unit director on set

Sandra Gimpel on her thoughts on the fatal accident that happened during the filming of a stunt on the 1983 "The Twilight Zone" movie (she did not work on that project), and on an incident when she insisted a director not shoot a stunt due to dangerous circumstances

Sandra Gimpel on whether accidents like the one on the set of "The Twilight Zone" movie have led to changes in safety standards in the industry

Sandra Gimpel on speaking out about the safety of a stunt, even at the risk of losing a job, but the fact that not everyone can or will speak up for fear of losing a gig, and on an accident on the set of Other World where she was acting as stunt coordinator

Sandra Gimpel on stunts she won't perform, including her dislike of motorcycles, and on how she handles it when the on-set set ups don't meet her expectations

Sandra Gimpel on the most dangerous stunt she's performed, and on the closest calls in her career

Sandra Gimpel on injuries she's sustained while performing stunts

Sandra Gimpel on insurance coverage for stunt performers

Sandra Gimpel on not having a speciality as a stunt performer, but being able to perform many different kinds of stunts, and on how the equipment stunt performers use has changed over time especially for women

Sandra Gimpel on redoing stunts when she is acting as second unit director

Sandra Gimpel on what makes a good stunt performer

Sandra Gimpel on each stunt person having an indvidual style, and on why Taekwondo is a good style for fighting on-camera

Sandra Gimpel on being the stunt coordinator and second unit director on Harts of the West with Beau Bridges, and on her feelings about Westerns

Sandra Gimpel on performing stunts for television versus film: "television's much faster... features, they take their time"

Sandra Gimpel on what she likes about doing stunts, and on not know she would end up as a stunt performer when she was starting out

Sandra Gimpel on how stunt work has changed since she started in the industry

Sandra Gimpel on legendary stunt performers and on her mentors in the stunt profession

Sandra Gimpel on advice for aspiring stunt performers

Leslie Hoffman on training to be a stuntwoman

Leslie Hoffman on rehearsing stunts

Leslie Hoffman on dealing with life or death situations as a stunt person

Leslie Hoffman on doing pratfalls

Leslie Hoffman on doing staircase falls

Leslie Hoffman on performing fire stunts

Leslie Hoffman on the risks of a high jump stunt and precautions she takes

Leslie Hoffman on advice to aspiring stunt people

Julie Ann Johnson on the training and physical requirements to be a stunt performer

Julie Ann Johnson on the role of a stunt person

Julie Ann Johnson on the wardrobe she wore as a stunt person

Julie Ann Johnson on the logistics of being a stunt person in terms of getting work

Julie Ann Johnson on the different types of stunt work she did

Julie Ann Johnson on the people on the set she works with most closely

Julie Ann Johnson on her reputation as a stunt person and what she was known to be able to do well

Julie Ann Johnson on how stunt performers pay scales are determined, and on working for Hal Needham

Julie Ann Johnson on changes that have taken place in the stunt performing industry

Julie Ann Johnson on forming the Society of Professional Stuntwomen in 1975

Julie Ann Johnson on her style as a stunt performer and her favorite kinds of stunts

Julie Ann Johnson on the importance of a stunt person staying in good shape, and on the substance abuse problems in the industry

Julie Ann Johnson on comparing how stunt women are treated in features and in television

Julie Ann Johnson on how budgets impact what a stunt person is able to do

Julie Ann Johnson on advice to an aspiring stunt woman

Gene LeBell on early stuntwomen and men doubling for women

Gene LeBell on how he got into stunt work

Gene LeBell on the lack of early safety regulations for stunt people

Gene LeBell on his specialty in stunts and the background necessary for the profession

Gene LeBell on coordinating stunts

Gene LeBell on different types of stunts - high falls, stunt driving, pratfalls, stair falls and fistfights

Gene LeBell on preparations for stunt fistfights and fire stunts

Gene LeBell on stunts he won't do and stunts he'd like to do

Gene LeBell on essential qualities for a stuntperson

Gene LeBell on how he's credited a stuntperson

Hal Needham on doing stunts "by the seat of his pants"

Hal Needham on being a stunt coordinator

Hal Needham on advice to aspiring stuntmen and directors

Hal Needham on stunt men staying physically and mentally fit

Hal Needham on insurance coverage for stunt men