Carlos Lopez IV (June 26, 1989 – October 2, 2014) was an American stunt performer.
Biography
Born in
North Carolina, Lopez's credits included ''
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'', ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''
22 Jump Street
''22 Jump Street'' is a 2014 American satirical buddy cop action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill, Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman and produced by and starring Hill and Channing Tatum. ...
'' and ''
Olympus Has Fallen
''Olympus Has Fallen'' is a 2013 American action thriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the ''Has Fallen'' film series. The ...
'', as well as the TV series ''
The Vampire Diaries'' and ''
Banshee''. He also played Henry in the 2006 martial arts comedy film,
The Foot Fist Way
''The Foot Fist Way'' is a 2006 American low-budget martial arts black comedy film directed by Jody Hill and starring Danny McBride. The film was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions that picked up distribution rights to the film and hoped for it ...
.
Lopez held a second degree
black belt
Black Belt may refer to:
Martial arts
* Black belt (martial arts), an indication of attainment of expertise in martial arts
* ''Black Belt'' (magazine), a magazine covering martial arts news, technique, and notable individuals
Places
* Black B ...
in
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
, and was a member of North Carolina's Stuntman Association. While on vacation in
Portugal on October 2, 2014, Lopez accidentally fell from a balcony, resulting in his death.
Season One, Episode two of Marvel's Daredevil tv series was dedicated to his memory.
References
External links
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1989 births
2014 deaths
American stunt performers
Accidental deaths in Portugal
People from North Carolina