Larry Rippenkroeger

Larry Rippenkroeger is a stunt double. He was previously a jet-ski champion. [ [http://www.ijsba.com/ijsba/index.cfm?s=wf2005&t=2005/wf/champions.htm World Champions 1982 - 2004 2004 World Finals ] ]

During the filming of the film "Live Free or Die Hard", Rippenkroeger was the stunt double for Bruce Willis. Rippenkroeger was seriously injured when he fell twenty-five feet to the pavement. [ [http://www.ijsba.com/ijsba/index.cfm?s=ijsba&t=2006/misc/0055.htm Larry Rippenkroeger Seriously Injured ] ] [ [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/movies/la-et-stuntmen25may25,0,5722369.story?coll=env-movies Defying death for real - Los Angeles Times ] ] He suffered broken bones in his face and fractures in both wrists. Production was temporarily shut down. Willis picked up the tab at area hotels for Rippenkroeger's parents and visited him a number of times at the hospital. Rippenkroeger also doubles for James Caan in his TV series, "Las Vegas".

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*imdb name|0728076 at the Internet Movie Database