Luci Romberg is an American

stuntwoman A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...

. She is also the co-owner of Tempest

Freerunning Freerunning is an athletic and acrobatic discipline incorporating an aesthetic element, and can be considered either a sport or a performance art, or both. Freerunning is similar to parkour, from which it is derived, but emphasizes artistry over ...

, a

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lifestyle brand that also operates multiple training facilities and is based in

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Personal life

Romberg currently lives in

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and is a champion

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

and an all-conference

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player as well as a practitioner of

freerunning Freerunning is an athletic and acrobatic discipline incorporating an aesthetic element, and can be considered either a sport or a performance art, or both. Freerunning is similar to parkour, from which it is derived, but emphasizes artistry over ...

. Romberg graduated from

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in 2005 where she received a gymnastics scholarship and studied

kinesiology Kinesiology () is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human health ...

. She has openly spoken about her struggles with

bulimia Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging or fasting, and excessive concern with body shape and weight. The aim of this activity is to expel the body of calories eate ...

while training as a collegiate gymnast.

Movie and television career

Ms. Romberg works as a professional stuntwoman and is a member of the Stunt Women's Association of Motion Pictures. She often works as a stunt double for

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. She has acted in several movies, including: ''

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'', ''Changeling'', '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'',

Identity Thief ''Identity Thief'' is a 2013 American road comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, screenplay by Craig Mazin, story by Mazin and Jerry Eeten and starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The film tells the fictional story of Sandy Patterson, wh ...

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and The Boss. She has also appeared in many television shows, like: ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development. The serie ...

'', ''Monk'', and '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. In 2010, Romberg was a guest on ''

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''. Romberg created the short film ''Tru Beauty: A Luci Romberg Story'' which detailed her struggle with bulimia and the empowerment she found through freerunning. The film was released in 2016.

Parkour and freerunning career

In 2008, Romberg was invited to join the Los Angeles based Team Tempest Freeruning group. She was the only female member on the team until 2017.

Appearances on ''Sasuke''

Romberg has appeared on the

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ese TV show and athletic competition ''Sasuke'' twice. The first time, she was chosen alongside Levi Meewenburg and Brian Orosco in G4's third ''

American Ninja Challenge ''American Ninja Challenge'' was a nationwide competition sponsored by G4 TV to send a number of American citizens to Japan to compete in the TBS hit TV show '' Sasuke'' (known as ''Ninja Warrior'' in US). American Ninja Challenge has been h ...

'' to represent the U.S. in Japan for Sasuke 21. There, she became the first woman to clear the Jumping Spider, but failed soon after on the Half-Pipe attack. The next tournament, she was invited back, but was eliminated on the Jumping Spider. Aside from her appearance in the first ''

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'', where she failed the Pipe Slider, she has not competed in ''Sasuke'' since.

Red Bull Art of Motion

Romberg was the only woman to compete in the Red Bull Art of Motion freerunning competition in 2009. Romberg has since become an eleven-time female world champion of the competition.

Awards and nominations

Romberg had three nominations, with one category win, at the Taurus World Stunt Awards 2014.
Taurus Stunt Awards 2014 Nominees She was nominated for the Best Overall Stunt for a Stunt Woman for her fall down basement stairs in ''

The Conjuring ''The Conjuring'' is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural film in ''The Conjuring'' Universe franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and ...

'', and for being hit by a car in ''

'', for which she won the category. She was also nominated The Hardest Hit, for her stunt in ''Identity Thief''.

References

External links

luciromberg.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Romberg, Luci Living people American stunt performers American Ninja Warrior contestants Year of birth missing (living people)