George Colucci

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George Colucci (born 6 June 1963; age 61) is a stuntman, stunt actor and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. On Deep Space Nine, he was the main stunt double for Armin Shimerman and Max Grodénchik. Colucci is the brother of stuntwoman Linda Madalone and the brother-in-law of Trek stunt coordinator Dennis Madalone. On several occasions he assisted Madalone in the stunt coordination on Deep Space Nine and Voyager such as providing Stunt Safety for Madalone's stunt in the Voyager first season episode "The Cloud" on Wednesday 30 November 1994 on Paramount Stage 9. He is related to actor George Gerard Colucci.

Several costumes worn by him were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, including his costumes from "Random Thoughts" [1]^(X), "Repentance" [2]^(X), "Blood Oath" [3]^(X), "Things Past" [4]^(X), a costume as double for Quark [5]^(X), a Jem'Hadar costume [6]^(X), and two costumes as double for Neelix. [7]^(X) [8]^(X)

Colucci started to work in the stunt industry in the late 1980s. His earlier credits include the action drama Ghetto Blaster (1989, with Dyanna Lynn and stunt coordination by Chuck Borden), The Immortalizer (1989, with Mitchell Danton), Blind Fury (1989, with Chuck Courtney, Chris Doyle, John Escobar, Terry James, Dan Koko, Tom Morga, Frank Orsatti, Spiro Razatos, Cherie Tash, and Jim Wilkey), Link Big (1989), Tremors (1990, with John Gillespie and Jeff Imada), Lambada (1990), Circuitry Man (1990, with Chuck Borden, Chris Doyle, Dennis Madalone, and B.J. Davis), Darkman (1990), and Children of the Bride (1990). He also performed stunts in Jesse Hawkes (1989), Snoops (1989), Wiseguy (1990, with Jonathan Banks and Ada Maris), and Perry Mason (1990, with Gary Jensen).

In the 1990s he performed stunts in Diplomatic Immunity (1991), Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991), Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991, with Chuck Borden, Chris Doyle, Dennis Madalone, and Tim Trella), Highway to Hell (1991, with Christine Anne Baur, Gary Baxley, Simone Boisseree, Doug Coleman, and Noon Orsatti), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), The Nutt House (1992, with Maria Kelly, Scott Leva, Patricia Tallman, and Gene LeBell), Army of Darkness (1992), CIA II: Target Alexa (1993), Scanner Cop (1994), Stargate (1994), as stunt double for George Pilgrim in Tammy and the T-Rex (1994), Digital Man (1995), the thriller Crash Dive (1997), Bella Mafia (1997), Gods and Monsters (1998), Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998, with Kane Hodder, Johnny Martin, Rusty McClennon, and Erik Stabenau), The Siege (1998), and The General's Daughter (1999).

Colucci worked as stunt coordinator on a number of television movies including the drama False Arrest (1991), I Can Make You Love Me (1993), A Matter of Justice (1993), Victor One (1994), The Women of Spring Break (1995), the action drama Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996, with Dyanna Lynn and Chuck Borden), All Lies End in Murder (1997), and the mystery thriller A Deadly Vision (1997, with Brian Hite, Joe Murphy, and Lincoln Simonds). He also performed stunts in episodes of Knots Landing (1991), Renegade (1992, with Branscombe Richmond), Reasonable Doubts (1993), The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1994, with Brenda Bakke, Tom McCleister, and Matt McColm), Diagnosis: Murder (1994, with Robert Bralver and Eddie Braun), Space: Above and Beyond (1995, with Jeff Cadiente), L.A. Heat (1997), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995-1997, starring Teri Hatcher), and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-1998).

Further stunt work includes the action film Militia (2000), the thriller Asylum Days (2001, with Ron Althoff), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Spider-Man (2002), Red Dragon (2002), Anger Management (2003), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Two for the Money (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), The Departed (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Hindsight (2008), Shutter Island (2010), The Next Three Days' (2010), Tower Heist (2011). In addition, he worked as stunt coordinator on the thriller Motives (2004, with Brian Hite), Karla (2006, with Dennis Madalone and Patricia Tallman), and the drama Afterschool (2008).

Beside regular stunt work on Without a Trace (2003-2006) and Castle (2009-2011) on which Dennis Madalone worked as stunt coordinator, Colucci also appeared in episodes of Sheena (2001), V.I.P. (2001-2002, with Jeff Cadiente, Henry Kingi, Jr., and Darlene Ava Williams), Oz (2002), Third Watch (2003), The Black Donnellys (2007), Life on Mars (2008, with Steve Rizzo), Law & Order (2006-2009), 24 (2010, with Brian Avery, Max Daniels, and Christopher Leps), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, 2002, and 2010), and Rescue Me (2011).

In 2008 he was part of the stunt team which received a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture for their work on The Bourne Ultimatum. Fellow Star Trek stuntmen Jeremy Fry, Gilbert Combs, Chris O'Hara, and stunt coordinators Darrin Prescott, Jeff Imada, and Scott Rogers were also part of the team.

More recently, Colucci performed stunts in Man on a Ledge (2012, with Victor Paguia), Premium Rush (2012, with Cheryl Lewis, Angela Meryl, Kimberly Shannon Murphy, and Victor Paguia), Nature Calls (2012), Gimme Shelter (2012), the adventure To Have and To Hold (2012, with Brian Avery, Mike Avery, Thomas DeWier, Chris Durand, Brennan Dyson, Trevor Habberstad, Thom Williams, and Marcus Young), the romance Nightingale (2013), Paranoia (2013), and Blue Bloods (2012), Unforgettable (2012), and Boardwalk Empire (2010 and 2012).