P.A. born ‘Fall Guy’ praises new movie for supporting stunt work
An interest in acting that started at Carlton Comprehensive High School in Prince Albert has led to dangerous stunts and action packed fights on movie sets; Jason Wingham is a real life ‘Fall Guy.’
The Prince Albert born actor grew up watching the popular action-adventure television series that ran in the early 1980’s. Now, as a professional stunt performer, Wingham is pleased to see a new movie with the same name bringing awareness to the often underappreciated profession in the film and television industry.
“It’s a really incredible time for us, you know. The work that [actor] Ryan Gosling is doing to promote the career and the stunt people that helped him look good – it’s incredible,” said Wingham.
The movie The Fall Guy hit theatres in Saskatchewan Friday and is being described as a ‘love letter to the stunt community.’ Gosling joked in interviews leading up to the premier that the movie is a campaign to get stunts an Oscar. The profession has never been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.