Larry Rippenkroeger
Larry Rippenkroeger | |
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| Occupation(s) | Stunt double, actor |
Larry Rippenkroeger is a stunt double. He was previously a jet-ski champion.[1]
During the filming of the film Live Free or Die Hard, Rippenkroeger was the stunt double for Bruce Willis.[2] Rippenkroeger was seriously injured when he fell twenty-five feet to the pavement.[2] He suffered broken bones in his face and fractures in both wrists. Production was temporarily shut down. Willis picked up the tab at area hotels for Rippenkroeger's parents and visited him a number of times at the hospital. Rippenkroeger was also visited by actors Josh Duhamel and James Caan, who he also doubled for on Caan's TV series, Las Vegas.
References
- ^ World Champions 1982 – 2004 2004 World Finals Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Ijsba.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
- ^ a b Welkos, Robert W. (May 25, 2007). "Defying death for real". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
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