Brian Keaulana is a well known Hawaiian surfer, lifeguard, and waterman. He played himself in '' Baywatch: Hawaii'' and has provided invaluable support as a

stunt coordinator A stunt coordinator, usually an experienced stunt performer, is hired by a TV, film or theatre director or production company for stunt casting. Their job is to arrange the casting (stunt players and stunt doubles) and performance of stunts for a ...

in dozens of major motion pictures. He has extensive experience for water stunts.

Relatives

Son of the legendary Hawaiian 'Buffalo' Keaulana. Born and raised on the beach at Makaha. His brother,

Rusty Keaulana Russ 'Rusty' Keaulana (born 6 March 1966, in Oahu, Hawaii Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the ...

was 3 time Asp World Longboard Champion.

Filmography

Film

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Point Break ''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", wher ...

'' 2015 stunt coordinator: Hawaii *'' Jurassic World'' 2015 stunts *''

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), and the second in ...

'' 2014 stunts *''

The Descendants ''The Descendants'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the mai ...

'' 2011 stunt coordinator *''

Forgetting Sarah Marshall ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand. The film, which was written by Segel and co-produced by Judd Apatow, was released b ...

'' 2008 stunts as Brian Keaulana *''

Pipeline Pipeline may refer to: Electronics, computers and computing * Pipeline (computing), a chain of data-processing stages or a CPU optimization found on ** Instruction pipelining, a technique for implementing instruction-level parallelism within a s ...

'' 2007 stunt coordinator *''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and ...

'' 2005 stunts *'' The Big Bounce'' 2004 as Barry Salu *''

50 First Dates ''50 First Dates'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Peter Segal and starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin and Dan Aykroyd in supporting roles. It follows the story of Henry, a womanizing ...

'' 2004 as Jet Skier *'' In God's Hands'' 1995 as Brian *''

Waterworld ''Waterworld'' is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it with Char ...

'' 1995 stunts *'' Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise'' 1995 as Brian Keaulana *''

The Endless Summer II ''The Endless Summer II'' is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film ''The Endless Summer''. In ''The Endless Summer II'', surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Mike Hynson and Ro ...

'' 1994 as surfer

Television

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'' (TV) 2010 as Brian Keaulana (2 episodes 2010-1) *'' Beyond the Break'' (TV) 2007 stunts/stunts performer (7 episodes 2006-7) *'' Fear Factor'' (TV) 2005 *'' North Shore'' (TV) 2005 as stunt coordinator *'' Baywatch: Hawaii'' (TV) 1999-2001 as himself

References

External links

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