Leslie Hoffman
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| Born |
Leslie Gail Hoffman January 21, 1955 Saranac Lake, New York |
| Occupation | was a Stunt performer was a Stunt coordinator Permanently Disabled due to Continuous Trauma as a stuntwoman suffering from both a TBI and physical injuries |
| Years active | 1976–2002 |
| Website | www |
Leslie Hoffman is an American former stunt performer, stunt coordinator and actress.
Her early education and training included gymnastics, ballet camps, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Herbert Berkoff Studios in New York. She was inspired to pursue stunt acting upon seeing a Universal Studios Tour stunt show. She traveled to California to study at stuntman Paul Stader's stunt gym.
Hoffman began stunt work in the 1970s with the film Two-Minute Warning (1976), and several television series, including Police Story, M*A*S*H. She performed a 78-foot high fall into water for The Love Boat, and did some work on Fantasy Island and Charlie's Angels, and doubling for the six-foot tall Lainie Kazan in a circular stair fall for Columbo. She also stunt doubled for Doris Roberts in the TV series Remington Steele. Film acting work included Avalanche (1978),Deadly Friend (1986),Trust Me (1989) and Naked Gun (1998).
Hoffman played the Hall Guard (Krueger) in Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and performed stunt work in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Motel Hell (1980), Resurrection (1980), Clue (1985), Alien Nation (1988), Mars (1997), Mystery Men (1999). She served as stunt coordinator for, and acted in, the ABC After School Special Me and My Hormones (1996). She performed as the stunt-double for Laurie Metcalf in Scream 2 (1997).
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