Show Notes
Actor turned Comedian turned Stuntman turned Circus Rigger turned Stunt Rigger. Born in Ortonville, Michigan, in 1971. A former school wrestling champion, Brett has since trained in swordplay, film fighting, knife throwing, bullwhip, and as an escape artist. Throughout his career, Brett has earned a plastic bone that holds his left eye in place and has fractured his femur, the largest bone in the body, completely in half. In college, Brett was a dramatic actor, performing in over a dozen Shakespeare plays. Now, as a SAG-AFTRA stunt rigger, circus rigger, rigging coordinator, and consultant, Brett has been the head rigger of several circus festivals, rigged for Cirkus Smirkus, Dream World Cirque, Peter Pan 360, Mille +UNA (Italy), Mar Del Zvr (Panama) and Marvel Universe Live. Brett has been a member of the rigging teams on Cirque Du Soliel: O, Iris, The Light, The Beatles: Love and as the rigging designer/PM, the Helen Fischer Tour for CDS/45 Degrees. In television and film, Brett has rigged on Creepshow, Black Lightning, Swarm, Panhandle and the Academy Awards. Brett has developed several acrobatic rigging seminars, having taught across the USA, Central America, Australia and the UK. Brett’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1173669/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Fight or Flight Entertainment: https://www.fightorflightent.com/ Rigging Reel: https://youtu.be/LWxg6_I7gSw?si=YBAnMSd4yrLYsYGq FILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDS Do you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1 Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! Patreon: http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod
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