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| birth_name = Conrad Earl Palmisano |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|05|1}} |
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| birth_place = [[Santa Rosa, California]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|1|10|1948|5|1}} |
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| birth_place = [[Santa Rosa, California]] U.S. |
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| occupation = [[Stunt double|Stuntman]], film director |
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| years_active = 1970–2024 |
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| occupation = [[Stunt double|Stuntman]], Film Director |
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| years_active = 1970–present |
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* {{marriage|[[Irene Cara]]|1986|1991|end=divorced}} |
* {{marriage|[[Irene Cara]]|1986|1991|end=divorced}} |
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* {{marriage|Kathryn Anderson|2000| |
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| awards = Zee Cine Award for Best Action Film |
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'''Conrad Earl Palmisano''' (May 1, 1948 – January 10, 2024) was an American film [[Stunt double|stuntman]] and film director.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hollywood-stuntman-conrad-palmisano-choreographs-stunts-for-mahesh-babus-next/369565-71-180.html |title=Hollywood stuntman Conrad Palmisano choreographs stunts for Mahesh Babu's next |website=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618214842/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hollywood-stuntman-conrad-palmisano-choreographs-stunts-for-mahesh-babus-next/369565-71-180.html |archive-date=18 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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His career began in 1970 on TV's ''[[The Young Rebels]]''. In 1972, he was stunt coordinator for ''[[The Final Comedown]]''. In 1980, he became president of the [[Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures]] for four seasons. He was one of the first engineers toward integrating [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in 1984. |
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Palmisano became known mainly for integrating committee established filmmakers like ''[[First Blood]]'' (1982), ''[[Robocop 2]]'' (1990), ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995), ''[[Free Willy 2]]'' (1995), ''[[Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins]]'' (1995) with [[Sylvester Stallone]], ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' (2001) with [[Jackie Chan]]; ''[[After the Sunset]]'' (2004) with [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Salma Hayek]], ''[[The Other Guys]]'' (2010) with [[Will Ferrell]], among others. He was nominated for a [[Taurus World Stunt Awards|Taurus Award]] for both ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' (2001) and ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web|title = IMDB – Conrad E. Palmisano – Awards & Nominations| website=[[IMDb]] |url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003886/awards?ref_=nm_awd |accessdate = 2015-07-12}}</ref> |
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==Personal life and death== |
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Palmisano was married to singer and actress [[Irene Cara]] from 1986 to 1991.<ref>{{cite news | title=Oscar-winning singer-actress Irene Cara married veteran stuntman Conrad Palmisano| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/04/14/Oscar-winning-singer-actress-Irene-Cara-married-veteran-stuntman-Conrad-Palmisano/4744513838800/| work=[[United Press International]] |date=April 14, 1986}}</ref> 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, who died in 2019. |
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Palmisano died on January 10, 2024, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Jaden |title=Conrad Palmisano, Stuntman and Coordinator Behind 'Weekend at Barnie's' and 'Sleepless in Seattle,' Dies at 75 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/conrad-palmisano-dead-stuntman-1235869133/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=11 January 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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'''Conrad Palmisano''' (born May 1, 1944) is an American film [[Stunt double|stuntman]] and [[film director|director]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hollywood-stuntman-conrad-palmisano-choreographs-stunts-for-mahesh-babus-next/369565-71-180.html |title=Archived copy |website=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618214842/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hollywood-stuntman-conrad-palmisano-choreographs-stunts-for-mahesh-babus-next/369565-71-180.html |archive-date=18 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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His career began in 1970 on TV's ''[[The Young Rebels]]''. In 1972, he was stunt coordinator for ''[[The Final Comedown]]''. In 1980 he became president of the [[Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures]] for four seasons.{{Citation needed|date = July 2015}} He was one of the first engineers toward integrating [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in 1984. Conrad became known mainly for integrating committee established filmmakers like ''[[Robocop 3]]'' (1993), ''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995), ''[[Free Willy 2]]'' (1995), ''[[Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins]]'' (1995) with [[Sylvester Stallone]], ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' (2001) with [[Jackie Chan]]; ''[[After the Sunset]]'' (2004) with [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Salma Hayek]], ''[[The Other Guys]]'' (2010) with [[Will Ferrell]], among others. He was nominated for a [[Taurus World Stunt Awards|Taurus Award]] for both ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' (2001) and ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web|title = IMDB – Conrad E. Palmisano – Awards & Nominations| website=[[IMDb]] |url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003886/awards?ref_=nm_awd |accessdate = 2015-07-12}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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He was married to singer and actress [[Irene Cara]], 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.{{Citation needed|date = July 2015}}. In 2000 he married actress Kathryn Anderson. |
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| 1980 |
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| ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'' |
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==Partial filmography== |
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* ''[[Grand Theft Auto (film)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' (1977) – Roadside Cop (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980) – Religious Zealot #4 |
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| [[Hal Needham]] |
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* ''[[Cujo (film)|Cujo]]'' (1983) (Stunt Coordinator) |
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* ''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]'' (2006) |
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| 1982 |
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* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011) |
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| ''[[Rambo: First Blood]]'' |
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* ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013) |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Ted Kotcheff]] |
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| 1983 |
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| ''[[Cujo (film)|Cujo]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Lewis Teague]] |
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| 1983 |
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| ''[[Uncommon Valor]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| Ted Kotcheff |
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| 1984 |
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| ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Barry Levinson]] |
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| 1985 |
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| ''[[Space Rage]]'' |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Himself]] |
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| 1986 |
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| ''Busted Up'' |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| Himself |
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| 1988 |
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| ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 1989 |
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| ''[[Weekend at Bernie's]] |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| Ted Kotcheff |
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| ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Roger Spottiswoode]] |
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| 1990 |
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| ''[[Robocop 2]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Irvin Kershner]] |
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| 1992 |
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| ''[[Under Siege]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Andrew Davis (director)|Andrew Davis]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 1993 |
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| ''[[Weekend at Bernie's II]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Robert Klane]] |
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| ''[[Robocop 3]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Fred Dekker]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 1994 |
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| ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Steven Seagal]] |
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| ''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Gregg Champion]] |
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| rowspan="3"| 1995 |
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| ''[[Batman Forever]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Joel Schumacher]] |
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|''[[Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Richard Donner]] |
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| ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Dwight Little]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 1998 |
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| ''[[Six Days, Seven Nights]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Ivan Reitman]] |
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| ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| Richard Donner |
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| 1999 |
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| ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Martin Scorsese]] |
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| 2000 |
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| ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Bryan Singer]] |
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| 2001 |
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| ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Brett Ratner]] |
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| 2003 |
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| ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[P.J. Hogan]] |
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| rowspan="2"| 2004 |
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| ''[[After the Sunset]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| Brett Ratner |
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|- |
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| ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{Partial|Action unit director}} |
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| [[Dennie Gordon]] |
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| 2005 |
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| ''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'' |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]] |
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|- |
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| 2006 |
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| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| rowspan="2"| Brett Ratner |
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| rowspan="2"| 2007 |
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| ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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|- |
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| ''[[Disturbia (film)|Disturbia]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[D.J. Caruso]] |
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|- |
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| 2008 |
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| ''[[Seven Pounds]]'' |
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| {{no}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Gabriele Muccino]] |
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| 2010 |
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| ''[[The Other Guys]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Adam McKay]] |
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| rowspan="2" | 2011 |
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| ''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| Ivan Reitman |
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|- |
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| ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Michael Bay]] |
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|- |
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| 2012 |
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| ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| rowspan="2"| [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller]] |
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|- |
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| 2014 |
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| ''[[22 Jump Street]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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|- |
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| 2015 |
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| ''[[Texas Rising]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{yes}} |
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| [[Roland Joffe]] |
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|- |
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| 2016 |
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| ''[[Rules Don't Apply]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| {{no}} |
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| [[Warren Beatty]] |
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* [https://www.facebook.com/conrad.palmisano Facebook page (official)] |
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263077149/conrad-earl-palmisano Conrad Palmisano] at [[Find a Grave]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 22 December 2024
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Conrad Palmisano | |
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 Publicity Photo of Conrad Palmisano | |
| Born | Conrad Earl Palmisano May 1, 1948 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2024 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Stuntman, film director |
| Years active | 1970–2024 |
| Spouses | |
| Awards | Zee Cine Award for Best Action Film |
Conrad Earl Palmisano (May 1, 1948 – January 10, 2024) was an American film stuntman and film director.[1]
Career
[edit]His career began in 1970 on TV's The Young Rebels. In 1972, he was stunt coordinator for The Final Comedown. In 1980, he became president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures for four seasons. He was one of the first engineers toward integrating Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1984.
Palmisano became known mainly for integrating committee established filmmakers like First Blood (1982), Robocop 2 (1990), Batman Forever (1995), Free Willy 2 (1995), Assassins (1995) with Sylvester Stallone, Rush Hour 2 (2001) with Jackie Chan; After the Sunset (2004) with Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, The Other Guys (2010) with Will Ferrell, among others. He was nominated for a Taurus Award for both Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007).[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Palmisano was married to singer and actress Irene Cara from 1986 to 1991.[3] 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, who died in 2019.
Palmisano died on January 10, 2024, at the age of 75.[4]
Filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hollywood stuntman Conrad Palmisano choreographs stunts for Mahesh Babu's next". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "IMDB – Conrad E. Palmisano – Awards & Nominations". IMDb. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Oscar-winning singer-actress Irene Cara married veteran stuntman Conrad Palmisano". United Press International. April 14, 1986.
- ^ Thompson, Jaden (January 11, 2024). "Conrad Palmisano, Stuntman and Coordinator Behind 'Weekend at Barnie's' and 'Sleepless in Seattle,' Dies at 75". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2024.