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Douglas R. Coleman (born 1958) is an American stuntman, film director, second unit director, and magician. [1] As a stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director, he has worked with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann, and Christopher Nolan.
Coleman began his career in stunts in 1983 on TV's The A-Team and The Dukes of Hazzard . In 1996, while doubling for Vincent Perez in The Crow: City of Angels (of which he was also serving as second unit director), Coleman suffered multiple serious injuries in a 23-story fall that nearly ended his career. He was performing a stunt in a harness meant to simulate a fall before it broke, called a descender. [2]
In 2018, Coleman received an Emmy nomination for his work on the HBO television series Westworld . [3]
Among the films he's served as second unit director on include Four Brothers , Analyze That , Punisher: War Zone , The Love Guru , Max , Blades of Glory , Winter's Tale , The Longest Yard , I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry , The Karate Kid , Get Smart , Run All Night , and Star Trek: Nemesis . [4]
He is married to fellow stunt performer Eliza Coleman, with whom he has two children, including stuntwoman Whitney Coleman. [5] He is also a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Blue Ribbon committee of the Taurus World Stunt Awards' Blue Ribbon committee. [6] [7]
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