Conrad Palmisano (born May 1, 1944) is an American film

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and

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Career

His career began in 1970 on TV's ''

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''. In 1972, he was stunt coordinator for ''

The Final Comedown ''The Final Comedown'' is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout bet ...

''. In 1980, he became president of the

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for four seasons. He was one of the first engineers toward integrating

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in 1984. Palmisano became known mainly for integrating committee established filmmakers like ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995) with

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, ''

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'' (2001) with

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; ''

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'' (2004) with

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and

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, ''

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'' (2010) with

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, among others. He was nominated for a Taurus Award for both ''

'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2007).

Personal life

He was married to singer and actress

Irene Cara Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress of Black, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Cara rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and f ...

from 1986 to 1991. They met while filming ''Certain Fury'' (1985). They also worked together on ''Busted Up'' (1986), his second and last feature film as executive director. That marriage ended in divorce. In 2000, Palmisano married actress Kathryn Anderson. She died in 2019.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1977) – Roadside Cop (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1980) – Religious Zealot #4 * ''

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'' (1983) (Stunt Coordinator) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013)

References

External links

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