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In 1981, Roy was introduced to legendary Hollywood stunt coordinator Terry J. Leonard on the movie set "Class Of 84." Anderson, who performed his first stunt ever in that movie, impressed Leonard so much with his athletic ability, that Terry encouraged Roy to pursue a career in movie stunts. But there was a catch, remembers Anderson, "During that period I wasn't in school. I told Terry I wanted to be a stunt man, he told me to take care of my education first. 'Stunts will always be there' he said." Roy followed Terry's advice, and hasn't looked back since.
After a stellar athletic career in high school, Anderson attended Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada on an athletics scholarship, later transferring to York University in Toronto where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988. After serving a brief stint as an editorial assistant at The Sport Network, Roy set out to pursue stunt work as a career.
Over the past two decades, the former varsity athlete has become a fixture in the North American movie and television scene, racking up more than 300 production credits, including such hits as; "Spider-Man 2 ," "Bourne Ultimatum ," "American Gangster ," "Hitch," "Shaft," "Down To Earth," and "Inside Man." ." He has doubled for such stars as Will Smith, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx. Roy also holds several stunt world records. In 1990, he leaped an incredible distance of 28 feet between two 5-story building - ON FOOT. This amazing feat was captured by some of the world's leading newspapers, and in addition was featured on the syndicated weekly series "Stuntmasters." Anderson was also nominated for a 2001 Taurus Stunt Award for his impressive car work on "Shaft."
These days, Roy's services as both stunt coordinator and stuntman, are constantly in demand. Recently, Roy performed stunts on Louis Leterrier's "The Incredible Hulk," and completed work as stunt coordinator on "Guns," a CBC mini-series, directed by David 'Sudz' Sutherland.
Well it's on to the next project for Anderson, but don't count on him resting on his laurels as he readies for the many challenges ahead.
Roy's looking forward to working with you real soon.
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