Dennis Madalone

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Dennis "Danger" Madalone (born September 29, 1954) is an American stunt coordinator and musician.

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Career

Madalone coordinated stunts for over 400 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager . [1] He also coordinated stunts for Castle . [1]

In 2002, he released his song and music video, a tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, titled "America We Stand As One". Described as "the scariest music video", "saccharine" and "bizarre", the video has become an internet phenomenon. [2]

Personal life

Madalone grew up in South Plainfield, New Jersey and graduated from South Plainfield High School in 1974. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "How the 'Star Trek' Punch Became the Worst Fight Move on TV". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. Columnist, Mark Morford, SF Gate (2005-04-29). "Scariest Music Video ... Ever / Meet Dennis Madalone. He loves America. Really, *really* loves America. Oh, and sad '80s haircuts. Watch and learn". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  3. Abbott, Patricia. "Homecoming was overdue", Courier News , June 5, 2002, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 14, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2017. "The South Plainfield High School graduate (Class of `74) spent a day at his alma mater speaking to students about both music and stunt careers. ... Dennis 'Danger' Madalone, Hollywood stunt man turned singer/songwriter recently returned to his home town of South Plainfield with the message America, We Stand As One, a message he hopes to share with the entire country."