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Spanky Spangler Biography

Birth Name:Spanky Spangler

Profession Stunts, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Broke over 20 world records with his stunt performances, including one for the longest jump performed in an automobile
  • Was inducted into three halls of fame for stuntmen
  • Started performing dangerous stunts when he was only 12 years old
  • Enlisted in the army as a paratrooper and worked his way up to becoming the youngest Green Beret the U․S․ military had seen
  • Often works as a stunt coordinator for Robbie Knievel and other daredevils
  • His specialties as a stunt man are falling from heights up to 275 feet, stunt driving, car hits, pipe rolls, camera car driving, stunt coordination and setup and fire burns
  • Has performed over 22,000 stunts and has performed in front of crowds in excess of 300,000
  • Jumped over the Rio Grande in a rocket-powered truck
  • Trained in many sports when he was young to prepare himself physically for his dream of becoming a Hollywood stuntman
  • In Arizona, September 13th is Spanky Spangler Day