Gary "Montana" Robert is a multi-award-winning
stuntman and stunt coordinator who has worked on more than 700 TV shows and
films from CHiPs and The Dukes of Hazzard to Forrest Gump, Platoon, Underworld,
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Fast and Furious.
Gary began his career when he was just a teenager and some of
his early assignments had him doubling for actors like Robert Urich and Erik
Estrada. Gary’s been set on fire. He’s been struck by moving vehicles. He’s
flipped cars and jumped over other vehicles while on a motorcycle. Gary has engaged
in barroom brawls. He’s jumped out of multi-story buildings and, for many
years, held the high-fall record.
Gary is a three-time International Stunt Society Award winner
and has been recognized with many other stunt driving and stunt coordinator
awards. He has trained others in his own studio and the list of Hollywood stars
he’s prepped for stunts on screen reads like a who’s who of the film industry.
That list of A-listers includes: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Vin Diesel, Megan Fox,
Jack Black and Charlie Sheen.
In a career spanning 35 years, Gary has broken nearly every
bone in his body and he’s suffered more than one concussion. The end result of
working so long in the profession he so loves is seizures. But now, a special
friend—who came into Gary’s life when he was just a pup—provides ample warning
when a seizure is about to hit. That friend is a beautiful, blue-eyed Alaskan
timber wolf, named Sage, who is not only a trained service wolf but also a wolf
actor and model.
In Episode 35, I chat with Gary “Montana” Robert about
life in stunt work and life with his dearly loved service wolf, Sage.
