- Nick Loren
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Nick Loren 
Nick Loren in Chicago 2009Born Nick Loren
December 14, 1970
San Diego, CA, U.S.Occupation Actor & Television Personality Years active 1996–present Spouse Denise Loren (m. 2000–present) 3 children Website http://www.facebook.com/nicklorenpage Nick Loren (born 14 December 1970) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and professional stunt double.[1][2][3] He has been the professional stunt double for John Travolta and an accredited actor [2] in over 17 films including: From Paris with Love, Old Dogs, Wild Hogs, Hairspray, A Love Song for Bobby Long, Be Cool, Swordfish, and Face/Off. Nick has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, The Hollywood Reporter, AdAge.com, O Magazine, Dateline NBC, Eye On LA,[4] as well as many morning shows and magazines.
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Career
In February 1996 Loren met actor John Travolta while working as a stand-in on the set of Face/Off. Loren put his music on hold to work with Travolta. In 1997, Nick had a small role in the movie The General's Daughter. In late 2007 Loren decided to go back to music, launching his debut solo album titled Forever Be Cool in June 2008. The release party was hosted by television personality Mark Steines of Entertainment Tonight and attended by Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, Luiz Guzman, Chubby Checker, and director Tony Scott. His album reached number 6 on the Top 40 AC chart in January 2009.
While filming From Paris with Love [1] in Paris, France in December 2008, Loren suffered a severe broken ankle after a stunt went wrong and he fell three stories out of a window. This led Loren to evaluate his profession as a stuntman and he redirected his career towards hosting and producing film and television. One of Lorens first producing endeavors was Dog-On Television,[5] a DVD for stay at home dogs. The DVD has been featured in O Magazine, on Dateline NBC's Pet Nation, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider.[citation needed] Along with producing Nick has gone on to become a television personality for the magazine style talk show titled First Coast Living.[6]
Since 2009, Loren has been traveling the country teaching workshops to children and young adults on how to handle being in the entertainment business.[7] Loren was a single dad to his 5 year old son before he married television production manager Denise Loren September 9, 2000. They now have two children together.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2010 to present First Coast Living Himself - Host Daily Magazine Style Show 2010 From Paris With Love Chief of Security Actor & Stunt Double to John Travolta 2009 Old Dogs Guido - Singing Waiter #2 2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 Tunnel Commander Actor & Stunt Double to John Travolta 2008 Entertainment Tonight Himself Episode dated June 9, 2008 2007 Hairspray Cop Nick 2007 Wild Hogs Chili Pepper Actor & Stunt Double to John Travolta 2006 Lonely Hearts Detective January Actor & Stunt Double to John Travolta 2005 Be Cool Assistant Director 2004 Ladder 49 Man at bar 2004 A Love Song for Bobby Long Merchant 2004 LA Twister New Owner 2004 The Punisher Agent Moss 2004 Dog-On Television Executive Producer (video) Executive Producer & Editor 2003 Basic Helicopter Pilot 2001 Domestic Disturbance Cop 2001 Swordfish Dark Suit 2000 Lucky Numbers Father 2000 Bar Hopping Composer film Composer 1997 General's Daughter Colonel Nick Discography
Albums
- Forever Be Cool (2008)
References
- ^ a b J Rentilly (November 1, 2009). "Double Life". American Way Magazine. http://www.americanwaymag.com/nick-loren-john-travolta-be-cool-paris-stuntman. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Zach Gale (July 3, 2009). "Nick Loren: On life, music and being Travolta’s stunt double". My Daily Find. http://www.mydailyfind.com/tag/nick-loren. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ Fairoza (May 13, 2010). "Who is Nick Loren?". In A World With Fairoza. http://fairoza.com/nickloren/. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ Stunt Double Sings. Eye On LA/ABC. 2009. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=6978060.
- ^ Juddan Pollack (April 2, 2011). "Entertainment Marketer Targets Couch-Potato Canines". AdAge. http://adage.com/article/viewpoint/entertainment-marketer-targets-couch-potato-canines/41606/.
- ^ "About First Coast Living". http://www.firstcoastnews.com/firstcoastliving/. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ Jacqui Janetzko (April 2, 2011). "Actor works with young performers". Ocala. http://www.ocala.com/article/20100628/articles/100629675.
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Categories:- Living people
- American male singers
- American actors
- American musicians
- American television personalities
- People from San Diego, California
- Singers from California
- Actors from California
- 1970 births
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