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Rick Avery is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor, director and author.[1][2] He has worked on more than 400 films and television projects, including The Crow, The Prestige, The Dark Knight Rises, Gangster Squad, and American Sniper.[3][4] He is also notable for having doubled for Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere and John Travolta.[5]

Rick Avery
Born	New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Stuntman, actor, director
Years active	1980–present

Rick is the author of his memoir, A Life at Risk.[6]

Life and career

Rick was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and a Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer.[7] He has three children; Dianne, Brian, and Mike, his sons also work as stunt performers.[2] He is also a four-time master's world boxing champion.[8]

Rick's directorial credits include The Expert and Deadly Outbreak.[9][10] His acting credits include Heat, Edge of Darkness, Ant-Man and Hands of Stone.[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work
2001	Won	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Traffic
2009	Won	Screen Actors Guild Award	SAG Award for Best Stunt Ensemble[12]	The Dark Knight
2009	Won	Taurus World Stunt Awards	Best Work With a Vehicle[13]	The Dark Knight

References

External links

• Rick Avery at IMDb
• Official website

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