Steve Truglia

Steve Truglia
Born	1962 London, UK
Occupation	Stunt coordinator, Stunt performer, Television Presenter

Steve Truglia is a stunt coordinator, stunt performer and Action Unit Director in the UK. He is also an experienced Television Presenter and Actor, having trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He is a registered Full member of the UK Equity Stunt Register as a Stunt Co-ordinator, and has been on the register since 1996. Truglia is a life member of the World Stunt Academy. He is an experienced after dinner and motivational public speaker, (he became a TED (Conference) speaker in 2009), and a television presenter with appearances on many TV shows and news channels in the UK and overseas.

Sports

Sporting achievements include 2400+ parachute jumps, (D License), Several Marathons, Bronze Medal Team Army Cross Country Champs 1984, (for 21 SAS), Several Triathlons. 2nd place team in the Army National Triathlon Champs 1992, (for 289 CDO), Rock Climbing, (leading UK E3), Mountaineering, (Grade V), Climbing Instructor, Mountain Leader Training Board Single Pitch Supervisors’ Award 1996, Fencing AFA Grade 6 in all three weapons, 5 years studying Kendo, (Japanese Samurai martial art), Motor Sport Formula Ford 1600 and Formula First. In 1989 Steve won 2nd place in the Team Touraco Driver of the Year Award and runner up in the Forwardline Racing UK driver search, Trampolining, (Elementary Gold Certificate), Swimming ASA Water Skills Level 6, BSAC Dive Leader, 3 years Boxing (Junior ABA's).

In 1988 Steve, (and his K2 team mate), won the trophy for the Fastest Reserve Forces boat in 126 mile Devises-Westminster Canoe Race for The Royal Marines Reserves, (He has completed the DW race three times). This race is the longest continuous canoe race in the World, and is considered by many to be one of the World’s toughest physical events. Steve's best time was 20 hrs 47mins, in 1985 gaining 21st place in the Senior Doubles K2 (for 21 SAS). In 2002 Steve set the UK's first No Limits Freediving British Record by reaching a depth of 250 ft (76.8m), on one breath. His static breath hold is 6mins 10secs).

Forces career

He served as a reservist in UK Special Forces with both the SAS and SBS, (in which he was qualified as a Class 3 Swimmer/Canoeist). He also spent 6 years with 289 Commando (RA). He passed the Parachute Regiment's P company in 1981 and the Royal Marines All Arms Commando Course in 1988. His military skills include: Army Physical Training Instructor, Special Forces Patrol Medic, Special Forces Communicator (Signals), Artillery Signals, Arctic Warfare, Demolitions, Military Parachuting, Escape and Evasion, Dog Evasion, Specialist Driving and Rock Climbing. In 1991 he was awarded the United States Marines Corps 'Gold' parachute wings at Camp Lejeune NC USA. He is also an experienced Survival Instructor.

Film\TV Stunt Credits

• Saving Private Ryan
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• The World Is Not Enough
• Entrapment
• Kenneth Brannagh's As You Like It
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)
• The Wolfman (2010 film)
• Resident stunt driver on Channel 5's Fifth Gear motoring show, from 2004 through to present.
• Benidorm (TV)
• Vera (TV)
• Hollyoaks (TV)
• Casualty (TV)
• The Magicians (BBC)

Records

• The longest full body fire burn in the UK by being ablaze for 2mins 5secs and plans to break the World Record. Steve has also performed more body burns than any other Uk Stuntman, currently at around 70 full body burns.
• British Record,(2002), for No Limits Freediving (Breath hold diving - 76 metres)
• In 2004 he was awarded a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Abseil; over 100 m in a time of 8.9secs. This was performed for the Guinness World Record 50th Anniversary TV show from the 400 ft London landmark Centre Point.
• In May 2009 broke the World record for the largest loop the loop car stunt (12 metres), in a television special filmed for the UK's Channel 5 motoring show Fifth Gear which he presented. In 2011 he drove 39 loop the loops for Shell V Power at the AutoRai Motorshow in Amsterdam, the most consecutive 11m high loops ever driven.
• Planning a World Record High Altitude Parachute Jump from the Edge of Space, to beat Joe Kittinger's 1960 record. Steve's plan is to jump from 120,000 feet in a spacesuit.

Other Interests

Steve is a keen amateur classical pianist, and a former professional guitarist, saxophonist and singer. He is a keen close up Magician and Mentalist, and is an expert in Escapology. He is a member of The Magic Circle and of the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians Steve is currently training to compete in natural Bodybuilding, (i.e. without the use of WADA banned substances).

External links

• Official Website
• Space Jump Website
• IMDb page

Media

• Article on BBC News Online Jan 2010
• Article in The Times Jan 2010
• Article on stunt work in the Guardian Dec 2009
• Article on movie stunts for the Daily Mail Oct 2009
• A video of a talk in July 2009 at the TED Global Conference in Oxford, UK about technological improvements in stunts and his forthcoming parachachute jump from the edge of space, in his own words, "...the greatest stunt on earth."
• breaks World's largest Loop the Loop Car Stunt
• Stunt Fire Article in The Sun Newspaper
• High Fall Nominated for TV Award Article
• Freediving Article
• Sets British Freediving Record Article
• Stunts in TV Reconstruction of SAS Siege for Discovery Newspaper Article
• Interviewed for Times Newspaper Stunt Article
• Feature Article on Autotrader Website
• Feature Article on James Bond Fan Website
• EyeForFilm.co.uk interview September 2007