Steve Truglia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1962
London, England |
| Died | 17 November 2016 (aged 54)
Chongqing, China |
| Occupation(s) | Stunt coordinator, stunt performer, television presenter, magician |
Steve Truglia (3 October 1962 – 17 November 2016) was a stunt coordinator, stunt performer and action unit director in the UK. [1] [2] He became a TED speaker in 2009. [3] Truglia died while attempting to abseil from a helicopter. [4]
Career
Truglia served as a reservist in the UK Special Forces for twenty years. [1]
Truglia became a professional stuntman in 1996. [1] [5] His motion picture stunt credits included Saving Private Ryan and two James Bond films. [6]
Truglia set multiple records, including:
- The longest Full Body Burn in the UK, ablaze for 2 minutes 5 seconds (unofficial record). [1]
- British record (2002) for no limits freediving (breath hold diving) – 76 metres (249 ft). [1] [7]
- Awarded Guinness World Record in 2004 for fastest abseil over 100 metres (330 ft) (8.9 seconds). [1]
Truglia made a fundraising attempt for a world-record high altitude parachute jump from the edge of space, to surpass what was then Joe Kittinger's 1960 record. Truglia's plan was to jump from 120,000 feet (37,000 m) in a spacesuit. [6] [8] He did not attempt the stunt prior to his death.
Death
Truglia died on 17 November 2016 while attempting a world record 100-metre (330 ft) speed abseil from a helicopter above Chongqing. [4]
See also
- Parachuting
- Yevgeni Andreyev
- Felix Baumgartner
- Charles "Nish" Bruce
- Alan Eustace
- Michel Fournier
- Joseph Kittinger
- Nick Piantanida
- Cheryl Stearns
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Steve Truglia". TED Conferences. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Steve Truglia obituary". The Times. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022. – via thetimes.co.uk (subscription required)
- ^ "Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space". TED Conferences. 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b Blackburn, Ralph (22 November 2016). "Wanstead James Bond stuntman Steve Truglia dies during 100m abseil race in China". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Judd, Deany (11 December 2009). "My nine to five: Steve Truglia". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b Klesius, Michael (15 June 2008). "Super Jump". Air & Space/Smithsonian. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Truglia, Steve (5 June 2002). "Setting the 76m British Record". deeperblue.net. ISSN 1469-865X. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "London man in record space-edge parachute jump bid". BBC. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
External links
- Official stunt website, archived 7 March 2016
- Card Shark Show website, archived 20 November 2016
- Stars of Vegas website
- Space Jump website, archived 19 September 2015
- IMDB Profile, archived 17 February 2017
Media
- Article in The Times Jan 2010
- A video of a talk in July 2009 at the TED Global Conference in Oxford, UK about technological improvements in stunts and his forthcoming parachute jump from the edge of space, in his own words, "...the greatest stunt on earth."
- breaks World's largest Loop the Loop Car Stunt
- High Fall Nominated for TV Award Article
- Freediving Article Archived 18 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- 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
- Card Shark Show in The Independent
- 1962 births
- 2016 deaths
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Accidental deaths in the People's Republic of China
- Bodyguards
- British Army Commandos soldiers
- British freedivers
- British skydivers
- British stunt performers
- English people of Italian descent
- Military personnel from London
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- Special Boat Service personnel
- Sportspeople from London
- 20th-century British Army personnel