Jack Gill (b. 1955)
Born:
March 19, 1955
Jack Gill has created some of the movie industries' most memorable action sequences. He directed 2nd unit and/or was the stunt coordinator on blockbuster movies such as Bad Boys for Life (2020) Venom (2018) Jumanji (2017) Fate of the Furious(2017) Furious 7 (2015), Ride Along 2 (2016), Ride Along (2014), Fast Five (2011), The Hangover Part III (2013), Date Night (2010), Wild Hogs (2007), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Showtime (2002), Money Train (1995) and many more. As a stuntman, he has jumped cars and motorcycles through walls of wood, glass and flame on Knight Rider (1982) and The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); he has taken falls from buildings as high as twelve stories, and jumped from exploding boats and mountain tops; he has flown through the air hanging from helicopter struts and streaked through the sky in the F-16 Fighter aircraft. Jack is a past President of Stunts Unlimited, a member of the Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has been nominated and won many stunt awards over the past years. His preparation, precision and safety practices are well-known and followed throughout the business. He and his wife, actress Morgan Brittany, their daughter Katie Gill and son Cody Gill, reside in the hills of Agoura, California.