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Wayne Michaels

Born 22 January 1959 · Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK · 67

Wayne David Michaels (born 22 January 1959 in Blackpool) is an English stuntman and stunt arranger. Michaels attended Millfield School from 1972 to 1977. He is married to Tracey Eddon since 1990 and have one child.He performed the bungee jump in the opening scenes in the James Bond film GoldenEye. The opening 220 m bungee jump, shot at the Verzasca Dam in Switzerland, was voted the best movie stunt of all time as of 2002 and set a record for the highest bungee jump off a fixed structure. Apart from his work on a number of James Bond films, he has performed stunts on more than 60 British and international film and television projects during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the 2000s.

Known for

Highlights

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989 · Film · German Agent (uncredited)
Batman1989 · Film · Napier Hood
Bottom1991 · Series · Party Guest
Robin of Sherwood1984 · Series · Ailric of Loxley
The Bourne Identity1988 · Series · Man in Elevator
Dempsey and Makepeace1985 · Series · Ex-Paratrooper

Filmography

Movies

5 films

Batman1989 · Film · Napier Hood
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989 · Film · German Agent (uncredited)
The Lady and the Highwayman1988 · Film · Rory
East of Ipswich1987 · Film · Second biker
Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer1984 · Film · Ailric of Loxley

Filmography

Series

6 shows

Bottom1991 · Series · Party Guest
The Bourne Identity1988 · Series · Man in Elevator
Dempsey and Makepeace1985 · Series · Ex-Paratrooper
Screen Two1985 · Series · Second Motorbiker
Robin of Sherwood1984 · Series · Ailric of Loxley
Bergerac1981 · Series · Ramsay