Spanky Spangler
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