Conrad Earl Palmisano (May 1, 1948 – January 10, 2024) was an American film stuntman and film director.

Career

His career began in 1970 on TV's '' The Young Rebels''. In 1972, he was stunt coordinator for '' The Final Comedown''. In 1980, he became president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures for four seasons. He was one of the first engineers toward integrating

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in 1984. Palmisano became known mainly for integrating committee established filmmakers like ''

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'' (1982), '' Robocop 2'' (1990), '' Batman Forever'' (1995), '' Free Willy 2'' (1995), '' Assassins'' (1995) with

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, '' Rush Hour 2'' (2001) with

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; '' After the Sunset'' (2004) with

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and

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, ''

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'' (2010) with

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, among others. He was nominated for a Taurus Award for both ''Rush Hour 2'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2007).

Personal life and death

Palmisano was married to singer and actress Irene Cara from 1986 to 1991. They met while filming ''Certain Fury'' (1985). They also worked together on ''Busted Up'' (1986), his second and last feature film as executive director. That marriage ended in divorce. In 2000, Palmisano married actress Kathryn Anderson, who died in 2019. Palmisano died on January 10, 2024, at the age of 75.

Filmography

References

External links

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Facebook page (official)

Conrad Palmisano
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