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John Tamburro

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Alias:
John Santini

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Tamburro is an American helicopter camera and stunt pilot, providing picture and camera helicopters, aerial camera gimbals and everything else needed to capture the perfect stunt or aerial sequence. He was nominated in 2001 for a World Stunt Award for best aerial work in the feature film Gone in 60 seconds.  He began his aviation career in 1989 as a commercial helicopter pilot in Southern California. After a successful career as a news pilot, covering major events, including the OJ Simpson chase, LA riots and Northridge earthquake, he had the honor of flying the top organ transplant teams in Los Angeles.  Coming from a family of stuntmen and pilots he decided to dedicate his flying to the motion picture industry. Specializing in the film industry since 1991 he has accumulated over 7500 hours flying in feature films, television and commercials with a perfect safety record.  From iMDb mini bio.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Aerial Coordinator:
2004  Collateral

Pilot:
2004  Collateral
2004  Species III
2010  Skyline

Stunts:
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1995  Heat
1995  Jury Duty
1996  Riot
1996  Spy Hard
1998  Enemy of the State
1998  Running Woman
2004  Collateral
2004  Species III
2010  Skyline

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TV Production

Stunts:
2000  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2005  The Closer

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