David Shumbris
- Stunts
- Actor
He was born on 7th November 1972, in Goshen, New York. He is a middle
child with a younger brother and an older sister. He grew up watching
movies and playing sports, his favorite being baseball. After seeing
Indiana Jones Và Chiếc Rương Thánh Tích (1981)
at age 10, he fell in love with the action, and by the time he was 15,
he wanted to be part of the action. After much persistence and
determination, he received his SAG (Screen Actors Guild) membership as
a Stuntman in 1994, doubling
Leonardo DiCaprio in the film
Nhật Ký Bóng Rổ (1995).
He has worked on more than a 100 films, TV shows, and commercials. A
few stunt credits include
Angels in America (2003),
Analyze That (2002), and
Ứng Cử Viên Bị Giật Dây (2004).
He has also done work on
The Forgotten (2004), starring
Julianne Moore, for which he's
nominated for a 2005 Taurus Stunt Award in the High Work Category
performing a backwards 180' descender fall. From 1999 to 2001, he
studied acting with famed drama teacher
William Esper at his studio in New York.
Other students that have attended his studio are
David Morse,
Patricia Heaton,
Aaron Eckhart, and
Kathy Bates. Since then, David has
combined his acting with his stunt abilities to form a well-rounded
stunt-actor. His acting credits include notable TV appearances on
Luật Pháp Và Trật Tự (1990),
Luật Pháp Và Trật Tự: Nạn Nhân Đặc Biệt (1999),
and Gia Đình Sopranos (1999). David
and his wife Leda were married in June 2005 and currently live in the
New York City area.