Wayne David Michaels (born 22 January 1959 in Blackpool) is an English stuntman and stunt arranger.

Biography

Michaels attended

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from 1972 to 1977. He performed the

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in the opening scenes in the James Bond film ''

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''. The opening 220 m bungee jump, shot at the

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in Switzerland, was voted the best movie stunt of all time as of 2002 and set a record for the highest bungee jump off a fixed structure. Apart from his work on a number of

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films, he has performed stunts on more than 60 British and international film and

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projects during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the 2000s.

Select filmography

References

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* English stunt performers 1959 births Living people People educated at Millfield {{UK-film-bio-stub