{"id":7618,"date":"2025-02-02T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:11:27","slug":"wayne-michaels-bungee-stunt-in-james-bond-film-goldeneye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/wayne-michaels-bungee-stunt-in-james-bond-film-goldeneye\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Michaels&#8217; Bungee Stunt in James Bond Film Goldeneye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne David Michaels, born on 22 January 1959 in <strong>Blackpool<\/strong>, is an English stuntman and stunt arranger known for his work in film and television. He attended Millfield School from 1972 to 1977 and has been married to fellow stunt performer Tracey Eddon since 1990, with whom he has one child.<\/p>\n<p>He is best known for performing the iconic bungee jump in the opening sequence of the James Bond film <em>GoldenEye<\/em>. The 220-metre jump, filmed at the Verzasca Dam in Switzerland, was voted the best movie stunt of all time in 2002 and set a record for the highest bungee jump off a fixed structure.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work on several James Bond films, Michaels has contributed to more than 60 British and international film and television productions spanning the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. His career has established him as one of the most respected stunt professionals in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bungee Stunt in Goldeneye\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qcbVJUqoYEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stunt performers Wayne Michaels &amp; Tracey Eddon at London Film and Comic Con\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBIwJsZPhZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne David Michaels, born on 22 January 1959 in Blackpool, is an English stuntman and stunt arranger known for his work in film and television. He attended Millfield School from 1972 to 1977 and has been married to fellow stunt performer Tracey Eddon since 1990, with whom he has one child. He is best known for performing the iconic bungee jump in the opening sequence of the James Bond film GoldenEye. 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