- Ken Kirzinger
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1959|11|4|mf=y
birthplace =Saskatchewan, Canada Ken Kirzinger (born
November 4 1959 ) is a Canadianstuntman andactor best known for his portrayal ofJason Voorhees in "Freddy vs. Jason " (2003).Career
Role as Jason Voorhees
Standing at height|ft=6|in=5.5, he is the tallest man to have played the Crystal Lake killer. "Freddy vs. Jason" director
Ronny Yu tried to limit Kirzinger's stunts on the film as much as possible. StuntmanGlenn Ennis was called in to perform a series of stunts, including a stunt showing Jason running through a field killing teenagers while on fire.Early career
Long before Kirzinger took over the role of Jason Voorhees from
Kane Hodder , he had ties to "Friday the 13th". He appeared in 1989's "" as a New York cook who gets in Jason's way while pursuing Rennie Wickham (Jensen Daggett) and Sean Robertson (Scott Reeves). Jason, played by Kane Hodder, threw the much taller Kirzinger over the counter. In addition to his role as the cook, Kirzinger also served as a stunt coordinator for the film.Relationship with Kane Hodder
Though Kirzinger maintains a friendly relationship with Kane Hodder, the stuntman he replaced as Jason Voorhees, Hodder has expressed his bitterness at not being asked to reprise the role he's played in four previous "Friday the 13th" films.
tunts Canada
Ken Kirzinger is a member of
Stunts Canada . [ [http://www.stuntscanada.com/low/memberprofile.php?m=28] Profile at Stunts Canada.]Personal life
His brother "Dave Kirzinger" played for the
Calgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League from 1978 to 1986.References
External links
*imdb name|id=0457090|name=Ken Kirzinger
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