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Diamond Farnsworth on appearing in The Ten Commandments when he was five years old

On working on Quantum Leap, and on doubling for Scott Bakula; on what going into doubling an actor, and on specific episodes and costumes on Quantum Leap; on a stunt on Quantum Leap where he waterskied behind a helicopter, and on safety precautions for stunts involving airplanes and helicopters; on the Quantum Leap episode "Justice" and working with explosives, and on the episode "Memphis Melody" where Scott Bakula played Elvis

On how he came to work on JAG while he continued to do stunts for Quantum Leap, and on his long-running relationship with Donald P. Bellisario; on working with David James Elliott on JAG, and on some dramatic stunts he did on the show; on working with Katherine Bell who did many of her own stunts, and on memorable stunts on the show; on consulting with the military on JAG, and on stunts he did on an aircraft carrier; on working on JAG during the events of September 11, 2001; on doubling Scott Bakula on Star Trek: Enterprise, and on using an air ram on the show; on wearing the makeup forPlanet of the Apes and doing horse stunts; on stuntman Joe Canutt, and on the prevalence of families going into stuntwork

On a stunt he performed in the pilot of NCIS, and on working with Mark Harmon; on working with Cote de Pablo and Katrina Law on NCIS, and on working with his daughter when she performed stunts on the show; on working with budgets and stunt performers as a stunt coordinator; on working with the cinematographer, and on how he would determine if an actor was capable of performing a stunt; on being nominated for Emmys, and on what is in a stunt bag

On why he left NCIS, and on performing stunts with Mark Harmon's son Sean; on the logistics of performing stunts involving explosions, and on his stunt work in movies including Hero at Large, The Grey Fox, multiple Sylvester Stallone films, and The Fugitive; on how stunt work has changed since he started his career, and on how technology has impacted stunt work; on advice for aspiring stunt performers, and on the importance of oral history interviews; on his proudest career achievement

B-roll photos from his career and life, including pictures of Farnsworth with his father and images of him on set with actors he doubled, and doing some of his stunts

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on Quantum Leap as Scott Bakula's double

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on JAG

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on Star Trek: Enterprise

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts on NCIS

Diamond Farnsworth on doubling Scott Bakula for stunts on Quantum Leap

Diamond Farnsworth on doing stunts for multiple Donald P. Belissario shows, why he and Bellisario worked so well together, and on his favorite story about him

Diamond Farnsworth on doubling Scott Bakula on Star Trek: Enterprise

Diamond Farnsworth on doubling Mark Harmon on NCIS

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts with Mark Harmon's son Sean on NCIS

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts in the movie Hero at Large starring John Ritter

Diamond Farnsworth on working with his father, stunt performer Richard Farnsworth, on the movie The Grey Fox

Diamond Farnsworth on his stunt work in multiple Sylvester Stallone movies including First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II

Diamond Farnsworth on performing stunts in the film version of The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford

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

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 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 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 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 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