Birthday

1963-11-23

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Biography

From birth, Rich Hopkins, (affectionately known as the "King of Extreme"), developed a taste for adrenaline!!... From film, television, music videos and commercials, to live events, Rich has been a driving force behind the extreme sports industry since the beginning, and basically COINED the phrase "Extreme Sports" in the early 90's, way before there was a such thing as the "X-Games" or Action Sports. Always on the "cutting-edge," Rich is a true pioneer, his tireless drive and vision has brought action sports to all mediums of the entertainment industry for nearly a quarter century!! Rich has received accolades for performing the "World's 1st Pyrotechnic Bungy Jump" (he has done 3 to date), Performing the "World's 1st Pyrotechnic Motorized In-Line Skate Run" and his "1000' Skyscraper desender / rappel in Dallas, Texas as "SPIDERMAN" for the Blockbuster/Columbia Tri-Star DVD release of the hit movie. He was also a finalist in the "1996 X-Games" World Bungy Jumping Championships. For 34 years now, Rich has worked on a wide variety of films, television shows, commercials, music videos, and live events as a professional Stuntman and/or Stunt Coordinator or 2nd Unit Director. Throughout his career, Rich has worked closely with an impressive array of celebrities in varying capacities. Including: Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson, Ben Affleck, Mariah Carey, The Killers, Wesley Snipes, Kevin Hart, Jeff Gordon, Imagine Dragons, Tyga, Queen Latifah, Chef Robert Irvine, Criss Angel, Sting, Mark Hamill, Caleb Landry Jones, Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin, Tony Todd, 21 Savage, "Dog The Bounty Hunter", Jet Li, Tara Reid, Danny Trejo, Dave Franco, Michael Biehn, Dakota Fanning, Malin Ackerman, Evan Rachel Wood, Tom Arnold, Zoe Kravitz, Chris Mintz-Plasse, Jeff Fahey, Crispin Glover, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Nadine Velasquez, Andy Mackenzie, N'SYNC, Celine Dion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, Alyssa Milano, James Earl Jones, Dan Cortese, N'Sync, Fabio (Stunt Double), Christopher Lloyd, Morgan Fairchild, Dina Meyer, Tony Denison, Summer Sanders Tennis Pro's: Andre Agassi (as Stunt Double), Anna Kournikova, Venus Williams and Andy Murray. Kenny Johnson (The Shield), Vinnie Pastore (Sopranos), LA Raiders: Bob Golic & Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas Golden Knights players Ryan Reaves & Max Pacioretty.. Widely recognized as one of the "Extreme Pioneers" in Action/Adventure/Adrenaline Sports, whatever you call it, Rich Hopkins continues to help guide the industry into the future, and to bring "Extreme Sports" to the world. With public demand for these sports and activities sharply on the rise, Rich Hopkins is infectiously spreading his thirst for "The Rush," catapulting the action sports industry into the Future