Samuel Koch (born 28 September 1987) is a German actor and former stunt performer. In 2010, during the filming of '' Wetten, dass..?'', he was involved in an incident that resulted in his quadriplegia. Since then, he has received recognition for his performances in the soap opera ''

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'' (2014) and the drama film '' Head Full of Honey'' (2014). He was a third assistant director on the war film ''

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'', in which he had a small role. He competed on '' The Masked Singer Germany'' in 2021.

''Wetten, dass...?'' and spinal cord injury

On 4 December 2010, Koch was seriously injured during a segment of the entertainment show '' Wetten, dass..?'' He took on a challenge to jump over five moving cars of gradually increasing size using spring-loaded boots. He successfully jumped the first and the third cars (the second one was aborted), but he failed to clear the fourth car, driven by his own father. Koch's head hit the windshield and he landed on the studio floor, fracturing two cervical vertebrae and damaging his spinal cord.Peer Schader
"Unfall bei Wetten, dass: Ein Sturz, ein Schock und viele Fragen"

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Heute.de magazin. (4 December 2010) Retrieved 4 December 2010 Koch survived after emergency surgery, but as of 2011 he is permanently paralyzed from the neck down. The episode was suspended and then taken off air about 20 minutes later, for the first time in the program's history. In the following episode, host

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announced his resignation, leaving after the last installment of the 2011 season.

Selected filmography

*'' Wetten, dass..?'' (2010) as himself *''

'' (2014) as Tim Adler (24 episodes) *'' Head Full of Honey'' (2014) as Fahrkartenverkäufer *''

'' (2018) as soldier and third assistant director *''Draußen in meinem Kopf'' (2018) as Sven *'' The Masked Singer Germany'' (2021) as Phoenix *''Sachertorte'' (2022) as Matze

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Samuel Living people 1987 births German male film actors German male television actors German male soap opera actors German stunt performers German people with disabilities Actors with tetraplegia German wheelchair users People from Neuwied Male actors from Rhineland-Palatinate 21st-century German male actors

''Wetten, dass...?'' and spinal cord injury

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