Scott Leva

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In 1985, Scott was tapped by Cannon Films & Joseph Zito (who was the 2nd director to replace Tobe Hooper as being the first director attached for Spider-Man) to play Spider-Man in their adaptation of the comics. He was also the actor on the first photographic cover of a Spider-Man comic book, appearing as Peter Parker, half-way in costume, on The Amazing Spider-Man, #262 (cover date March 1985). He can be seen in costume as Spider-Man, on the blooper reel for the 2000 film X-Men, on which he served as a stunt-coordinator.

After a friend died doing a high fall, Scott started to tinker with the standard airbags used by stunt performers and eventually designed an airbag with a different structure. The older airbags had a tendency to throw a stunt performer if they didn't hit the bag perfectly, the new bag uses a different arrangements of air bladders and a less slippery top layer to help the performer to stay on the bag. He was awarded a Science and Technical Oscar for this design.

• 2003 World Stunt Awards Nominated for Best High Work for a 125-foot fall onto the top of a car on Ballistic: Ecks VS. Sever
• 2003 World Stunt Awards Nominated for Best Overall Stunt Performer as stunt coordinator on Ballistic: Ecks VS. Sever
• 2006 Academy Awards Science and Technical Oscar for his design of a safer air bag for high fall stunt work

• Changeling (2008) (utility stunts)
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (stunt rigger) (utility stunts)
• Dexter (stunt rigger) (1 episode, 2007)
• 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards (2007) (TV) (utility stunts)
• Hannah Montana (stunt rigger)
• Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) (utility stunts)
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006) (assistant stunt coordinator)
• Crank (2006) (stunt safety)
• Zoom (2006) (stunts)
• World Trade Center (2006) (stunts)
• Everybody Hates Chris (2005) TV series (stunt rigger)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (stunts)
• Desperate Housewives (2004) TV series (stunt rigger)
• Collateral (2004) (stunts)
• World's Finest (2004) (aerial stunt effects coordinator) (stunt coordinator)
• 2003 ABC World Stunt Awards (2003) (TV) (utility stunts)
• Taken (2003) (stunts)
• Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) (assistant stunt coordinator) (stunts: high fall)
• Enterprise (2001) TV series (stunt double)
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001) TV series (utility stunts)
• X-Men (2000) (stunt coordinator: second unit) (stunts)
• Timecop (1997) TV series (stunts)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) TV series (stunts)
• Space Truckers (1996) (stunt double) (stunts)
• Nash Bridges (1996) TV series (stunt performer)
• Baywatch Nights (1995) TV series (stunts)
• Sliders (1995) TV series (stunts)
• OP Center (1995) (TV) (stunts)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995) TV series (stunts)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) TV series (stunts)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) TV series (stunt double)
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) (stunts)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) TV series (stunts)
• Hook (1991) (stunts)
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) (stunts)
• The Rocketeer (1991) (stunts)
• The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) (stunt coordinator) (stunts)
• Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) (stunts)
• The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989) (stunt coordinator)
• Troma's War (1988) (stunt coordinator)
• Prime Evil (1988) (stunt double) (stunts)
• The Big Giver (1988) (stunt coordinator)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) TV series (stunts)
• Beauty and the Beast (1987) TV series (stunts)
• Prizzi's Honor (1985) (stunts)
• The Toxic Avenger (1985) (stunt coordinator)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) (stunt coordinator)
• Turk 182 (1985) (stunts)
• The Cotton Club (1984) (stunts)
• Splash (1984) (stunts)
• The World According to Garp (1982) (stunts)
• Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) (stunts)
• Superman (1978) (stunts)

• The Toxic Avenger (1984, as policeman, uncredited)
• Invaders from Mars (1986, as Marine officer)
• The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989, as the Dark Rider, uncredited)
• Sweet Justice (1993, as River Goon)
• Private Wars (1993, as Mrs. Dominick's Son)
• Stranger by Night (1994, as Bobby's Father, (flashbacks), uncredited)
• To the Limit (1995, as Carlo)
• Back to Back (1996, as Officer Williams)
• Monkey Business (1998, as Bankrobber 1
• The Base (1999, as Front Gate MP #1)
• X-Men, (2000, as Waterboy #2)
• Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, (2002, as Lone Sniper)
• Red Eye, (2005, as Keefe's Bodyguard)
• Changeling (2008, as Mountie)

• Dynasty (1983, 1 episode, as waiter)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989, Episode: Unnatural Selection, as Command Division Officer)
• Santa Barbara (1991, 1 episode, as Thug No. 1)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996, Episode: To the Death, as Ramirez, uncredited)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1996, Episode: Remember, as Fredick, uncredited)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1996, Episode: A Model Murder, as Ray Donovan)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1997, Episode: Sex, Lies and Videotape, as Thug)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997, Episode: Soldiers of the Empire, as Ortakin)
• Nash Bridges (1999, Episode: Power Play, as Mobster 2)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999, Episode: What You Leave Behind, as Jem'Hadar Guard, uncredited)
• Relic Hunter (1999, Episode: Transformation, as Tough Hombre #1)
• The Sarah Silverman Program (2010, Episode: A Slip Slope, as Fireman #4)

• Ritual (2001/I) (second unit director)
• Pilgrim (2000) (second unit director)
• If Dog Rabbit (1999) (second unit director)
• The Heist (1999) (second unit director)
• Southern Cross (1999) (second unit director)
• Gangster World (1998) (TV) (second unit director)
• Mars (1998) (second unit director)
• Acts of Betrayal (1997) (second unit director)
• Mercenary (1997) (TV) (second unit director)
• The Journey: Absolution (1997) (second unit director)
• Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997) (TV) (second unit director)

• The Greatest Show Ever (2007) (TV)

• [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5225217 NPR story about the Tech Oscars]
• [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2006/02/70247 Wired Magazine]
• Cinefantastique Magazine, September 1987, Volume 17, Issue 5 pgs 4, 5, 59
• [http://www.stuntplayers.com/resume/display.php?id=26462 Stuntplayer Resume]

• [http://www.precisionstunts.com/ His company Precision Stunts]
• {{IMDb name|0505119}}
• [http://www.precisionstunts.com/about/Scott_Leva_Resume.pdf Complete resume in PDF Format]

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Category:American stunt performers

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)