Eddie Perez
Biography
Eddie Perez is a stunt performer, stunt coordinator and second unit director who was born in New York. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in education and worked as a doorman at New York City nightclubs, where he met celebrities. Mickey Rourke urged him to move to Los Angeles, where he trained Rourke and Anthony Michael Hall. That led to jobs as personal trainer and bodyguard for Duran Duran, then to head of security for the band and for Pink Floyd, with more than seven world tours between them. He later trained in acting under Peter Flood and in stunts under Paul Stater. He coordinated stunts and directed second unit on Blade and Shoot'em Up, coordinated stunts for five seasons of Shameless, appeared in Sicario and DeadPool, and directed the award-winning short The Test Of Time, which was sold to shorts TV.
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 29 years1994 to 2023
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A change of course
Before moving into stunts, Perez worked as a personal trainer for actors Mickey Rourke and Anthony Michael Hall, and as a bodyguard for Duran Duran, Sylvester Stallone, and Sandra Bullock.
Early training
Perez trained in acting under Peter Flood and in stunts under Paul Stader. He went on to serve as stunt coordinator and second unit director on movies such as Blade and Shoot 'Em Up.
Eddie Perez movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Eddie Perez shares two films with Robert Downey Jr., and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Patton Oswalt's page
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All films by Robert Downey Sr.
Craig EfrosDirector, 1 film, 2014
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