- Sébastien Foucan
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footnotes =Sébastien Foucan (born
May 24 1974 inParis ,France ) is a French actor of Guadeloupean descent. He is one of the founders offree running . He created the sport along with his friends includingDavid Belle . He has been influenced by the art ofparkour and is generally considered to be a "second generation" founder of parkour along with David Belle. He is well known as an ambassador for free running to many countries and is generally considered to represent free running. Well known for his views on thephilosophy behind free running, he also stresses the need for proper training in the basics of free running, not only for safety, but also to maintain the positive appearance of the activity in the public eye.He came to prominence in the
United Kingdom after the showing of Mike Christie'sJump London documentary on Channel 4 in September 2003, and the subsequent documentaryJump Britain .In addition to leading these programs, Sébastien also appears as Mollaka in the 21st
James Bond film, "Casino Royale". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/ IMDb, "Casino Royale (2006)"] ] He spent three months in theBahamas filming his role in the movie. A stunt double was used for portions of the opening chase scene. [cite web |url=http://www.theurbanheroes.com/client.php?client=1 |title=Curtis - Sébastien's stunt double |date=2006-11-29 |publisher=www.theurbanheroes.com |accessdate=2007-05-14|quote=Curtis was hired to be a stunt double in the recent James Bond Film ‘Casino Royale’. He was on location in the Bahamas for 13 weeks working closely with Gary Powell the stunt coordinator to help plan and execute the opening chase scene.] Besides this, Sébastien appears in the music video for Madonna's 2005 single,Hung Up .Foucan helped
K-Swiss develop the Ariake, the first free running and parkour shoe in a line of 5 models.References
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David Belle External links
* [http://www.foucan.com Official Website]
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* [http://www.le-parkour.com www.le-parkour.com]
* Sébastien Foucan in British Documentary " [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5901806041431700202 Jump Britain] " at Google VideoPersondata
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