Gary Connery
British skydiver, BASE jumper, and stuntman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gary Connery (born 18 June 1969)[1] is a British skydiver, BASE jumper, and professional stuntman.[2] Connery has performed stunt-work in numerous films. He has also acted as the stunt-double for Gary Oldman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rowan Atkinson, and John Hurt.[2] He is acknowledged as the first skydiver to land after a wingsuit jump without using a parachute.[1][2][3][4] He made his first parachute jump at age 23, as part of his army training.[2]
He was the stunt-double of the Queen during one of the parts of 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[5] He has performed 880 skydives and 450 BASE jumps.[6] He has jumped from locations such as the Eiffel Tower, Nelson's Column, the London Eye, London's Tower Bridge, and from inside the Millennium Dome.[2][6]
He was jailed for 18 months in 2022 for causing grievous bodily harm to his girlfriend by pushing her down the stairs in their house.