Steve Truglia

Steve Truglia is a Stunt Co-ordinator, Stunt Performer and Action Unit Director in the UK. He is also an experienced Television Presenter. He has stunts credits on major motion pictures such as Saving Private Ryan, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Entrapment and Kenneth Brannagh's As You Like It. He also has dozens of credits on a variety of major television shows and commercials. He is a registered Full member of the UK Equity Stunt Register as a Stunt Action Co-ordinator, and has been on the register since 1996. Steve is an official stunt judge for the British Advertising Awards and is a life member of the World Stunt Academy.

Steve served with UK Special Forces with both the SAS and SBS. He also passed the Parachute Regiment's 'P' Company and the Royal Marines Commando Course.In 2004 Steve Truglia was awarded a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Abseil; over 100 m in a time of 8.9secs. This was performed for the Guinness World Record 50th Anniversary TV show from the 400 ft London landmark Centre Point. Steve also holds the British Record for No Limits Freediving (Breath hold diving - 76 metres). He has performed the longest full body fire burn in the UK by being ablaze for 2mins 5secs and plans to break the World Record of 2mins 6secs in the near future and is included in the 2007 edition of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. He is an extreme sports expert and has over 1400 parachute jumps to his credit.

Steve is an experienced after dinner and motivational public speaker, and a television presenter with appearances on many TV shows in the UK. He is currently the resident stunt driver on Channel 5's Fifth Gear motoring show, having appeared in several episodes from 2004 through to 2008.

Steve is planning a World Record High Altitude Parachute Jump from the Edge of Space, to beat Joe Kittinger's 1960 record. Steve's plan is to jump from 120,000 feet in a spacesuit.

External links

* [http://www.prostunts.net/ Steve Truglia's Official Website]
* [http://www.spacejump.co.uk Steve Truglia's Space Jump Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1020883/ Steve Truglia's IMDb page]

Media

* [http://www.redbridgeindependent.co.uk/display.var.428830.0.steves_all_fired_up.php Steve Truglia's Fire Stunt Newspaper Article]
* [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004380590,00.html Steve Truglia Stunt Fire Article in The Sun Newspaper]
* [http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/archive/display.var.492753.0.stuntmans_a_tru_hero.php Steve Truglia's High Fall Nominated for TV Award Article]
* [http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/120/21 Steve Truglia Freediving Article]
* [http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/128/22 Steve Truglia Sets British Freediving Record Article]
* [http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?lnk=601&featureid=63&description=Stuntman%20Steve Steve Truglia Feature Article on UK's Channel 5 Fifth Gear TV Show official website]
* [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/1004/1004683_a_rescue_that_stunned_world.html Steve Truglia's Stunts in TV Reconstruction of SAS Siege for Discovery Newspaper Article]
* [http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article1713734.ece Steve Truglia Interviewed for Times Newspaper Stunt Article]
* [http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/FEATURES/AUTOTALK/32989.html Steve Truglia Feature Article on Autotrader Website]
* [http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/interview_steve_truglia_tnd.php3 Steve Truglia Feature Article on James Bond Fan Website]
* [http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature.php?id=439 EyeForFilm.co.uk interview with Steve Truglia September 2007]