Charles Picerni, Jr. (born 29 March 1961; age 63), also credited as Chuck Picerni, Jr., is a stuntman, stunt actor, stunt coordinator, and second unit director whose career spans over twenty years and some 120 credits. Among the many films in which he performed stunts were Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In Star Trek III he performed stunts as a Klingon helmsman.
Picerni was born in Los Angeles, California. Stunt performing runs in Picerni's family, including his father, Charles Picerni, and brother, Steve Picerni. The junior Picerni began his stunt career in The Beastmaster (1982), followed Scarface (1983).
After Star Trek IV, Picerni went on the perform stunts in such films as Die Hard (1988), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), Hook (1991), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Patriot Games (1992), True Lies (1994), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Eraser (1996), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Godzilla (1998), The Fast and the Furious (2001), XXX (2002), Daredevil (2003), and Collateral (2005). He also served as a stunt coordinator on such films as The Hunt for Red October (1990), Seven (1995), Kiss the Girls (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), and Beauty Shop (2005).
Picerni won a Taurus Award from the World Awards for his stunt driving in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), an award which he shared with stuntman Eddie Yansick. Picerni was also nominated for another Taurus Award for his work as stunt coordinator on the same film; stuntman Johnny Martin, who served as Picerni's co-stunt coordinator, shared the nomination. In 2007 he was nominated for another Taurus World Stunt Award for best stunt with a car in Déjà Vu (2006).
External links[]
- StuntsUnlimited.com – member profile
- Charles Picerni, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database