Began as child actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974. Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a junior pro surfer. Born, bred and continues to reside in Malibu. Many, many stunts later David made the promotion to "Stunt Coordinator" in 1978 on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)". Coordinating TV and films all over the world brought him up to the position of 2nd ...
show all Began as child actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974. Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a junior pro surfer. Born, bred and continues to reside in Malibu. Many, many stunts later David made the promotion to "Stunt Coordinator" in 1978 on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)". Coordinating TV and films all over the world brought him up to the position of 2nd Unit Director on "Gorky Park (1983)". "Action" movies proceeded to explode along with David's career. Befriending Harrison Ford , two of David's most noteable 2nd unit's were "Patriot Games (1992)" and "Clear and Present Danger (1994)". As shown in Filmography he worked back to back until the break from Disney offering to 1st unit Direct the feature, "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)". Directorial debut grossed over $100 Million. Just completing, two, yet to be released features for '97, "Desperate Measures" & "Sphere" with Barry Levinson.
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