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* {{marriage|Kathryn Anderson|2000|2019|end=died}}}} '''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=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>

'''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>


==Career==
==Career==
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>
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 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>
==Personal life==
{{Unsourced|section|date=November 2022}}
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. That marriage ended in divorce. (Cara died in 2022.) In 2000, Palmisano married actress Kathryn Anderson. She died in 2019.


==Personal life and death==
==Partial filmography==
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.
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto (film)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' (1977) – Roadside Cop (uncredited)

* ''[[Airplane!]]'' (1980) – Religious Zealot #4
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>
* ''[[Cujo (film)|Cujo]]'' (1983) (Stunt Coordinator)

* ''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]'' (2006)
==Filmography==
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011)
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
* ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'' (2012)
|-
* ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013)
! Year
! Title
! width="65"| [[Stunts]]
! width="65"| [[Second unit|Second unit director]]
! Director
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Hal Needham]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Rambo: First Blood]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Ted Kotcheff]]
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Cujo (film)|Cujo]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Lewis Teague]]
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Uncommon Valor]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Ted Kotcheff
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Natural (film)|The Natural]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Barry Levinson]]
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Space Rage]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| [[Himself]]
|-
| 1986
| ''Busted Up''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Himself
|-
| 1988
| ''[[She's Having a Baby]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1989
| ''[[Weekend at Bernie's]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Ted Kotcheff
|-
| ''[[Turner & Hooch]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Roger Spottiswoode]]
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Robocop 2]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Irvin Kershner]]
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Under Siege]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Andrew Davis (director)|Andrew Davis]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| ''[[Weekend at Bernie's II]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Robert Klane]]
|-
| ''[[Robocop 3]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Fred Dekker]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| ''[[On Deadly Ground]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Steven Seagal]]
|-
| ''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Gregg Champion]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1995
| ''[[Batman Forever]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Joel Schumacher]]
|-
|''[[Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Richard Donner]]
|-
| ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Dwight Little]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1998
| ''[[Six Days, Seven Nights]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Ivan Reitman]]
|-
| ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Richard Donner
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Martin Scorsese]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Bryan Singer]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Rush Hour 2]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Brett Ratner]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[P.J. Hogan]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[[After the Sunset]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Brett Ratner
|-
| ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{Partial|Action unit director}}
| [[Dennie Gordon]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| rowspan="2"| Brett Ratner
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Rush Hour 3]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Disturbia (film)|Disturbia]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[D.J. Caruso]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Seven Pounds]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Gabriele Muccino]]
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Other Guys]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Adam McKay]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Ivan Reitman
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Michael Bay]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[21 Jump Street (film)|21 Jump Street]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[22 Jump Street]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Texas Rising]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Roland Joffe]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Rules Don't Apply]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| [[Warren Beatty]]
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==

*{{IMDb name|0003886}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama person|101153}}
* {{AFI person | 283033-Conrad-Palmisano }}
* {{IMDb name|0003886}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|101153}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/conrad.palmisano Facebook page (official)]
* [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

Conrad Palmisano
Publicity Photo of Conrad Palmisano
Born
Conrad Earl Palmisano

(1948-05-01)May 1, 1948
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2024(2024-01-10) (aged 75)
Occupation(s)Stuntman, film director
Years active1970–2024
Spouses
​
​
(m. 1986; div. 1991)​
Kathryn Anderson
​
​
(m. 2000; died 2019)​
AwardsZee 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

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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.

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

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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

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Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II Yes No Hal Needham
1982 Rambo: First Blood Yes Yes Ted Kotcheff
1983 Cujo Yes No Lewis Teague
1983 Uncommon Valor Yes Yes Ted Kotcheff
1984 The Natural Yes No Barry Levinson
1985 Space Rage No No Himself
1986 Busted Up No No Himself
1988 She's Having a Baby Yes Yes John Hughes
1989 Weekend at Bernie's Yes Yes Ted Kotcheff
Turner & Hooch Yes No Roger Spottiswoode
1990 Robocop 2 Yes Yes Irvin Kershner
1992 Under Siege Yes Yes Andrew Davis
1993 Weekend at Bernie's II Yes Yes Robert Klane
Robocop 3 Yes Yes Fred Dekker
1994 On Deadly Ground Yes No Steven Seagal
The Cowboy Way Yes Yes Gregg Champion
1995 Batman Forever Yes Yes Joel Schumacher
Assassins Yes Yes Richard Donner
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Yes Yes Dwight Little
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Yes Yes Ivan Reitman
Lethal Weapon 4 Yes Yes Richard Donner
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Yes No Martin Scorsese
2000 X-Men No Yes Bryan Singer
2001 Rush Hour 2 Yes Yes Brett Ratner
2003 Peter Pan Yes Yes P.J. Hogan
2004 After the Sunset Yes Yes Brett Ratner
New York Minute Yes Action unit director Dennie Gordon
2005 Into the Blue No Yes John Stockwell
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Yes Yes Brett Ratner
2007 Rush Hour 3 Yes Yes
Disturbia Yes Yes D.J. Caruso
2008 Seven Pounds No Yes Gabriele Muccino
2010 The Other Guys Yes Yes Adam McKay
2011 No Strings Attached Yes Yes Ivan Reitman
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Yes No Michael Bay
2012 21 Jump Street Yes No Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
2014 22 Jump Street Yes No
2015 Texas Rising Yes Yes Roland Joffe
2016 Rules Don't Apply Yes No Warren Beatty

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "IMDB – Conrad E. Palmisano – Awards & Nominations". IMDb. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Oscar-winning singer-actress Irene Cara married veteran stuntman Conrad Palmisano". United Press International. April 14, 1986.
  4. ^ 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.
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