David Campagna
| David Campagna | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 23, 1946 San Jose, California |
| Died |
March 6, 2017 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Carolyn Mary Kleefeld |
David Campagna (October 23, 1946 – March 6, 2017 [1]) was an American actor, best known for acting as Christopher Walken's stand-in and stunt double.[2] He was a native of Fremont, California.
Career
After studying theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, David Campagna moved to Los Angeles, to pursue a career as an actor. In 1973, he was hired as a page for ABC Television, working on several network shows, including The Merv Griffin Show, Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, The Odd Couple, and The Lawrence Welk Show. Under the tutelage of acting teacher Jeff Corey, Campagna became a soap opera actor, with roles on General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.[3]
He eventually became Christopher Walken's stand-in and stunt double in more than 15 films over 20 years.
Campagna was the inspiration for California author Carolyn Mary Kleefeld's 2014 book, The Divine Kiss: An Exhibit of Paintings and Poems in Honor of David Campagna[4]
Campagna married Kleefeld on Valentine’s Day 2017. Campagna died three weeks later, on March 6, 2017, of esophageal cancer diagnosed three years earlier.[5]
References
- ↑ admin (26 March 2017). "David Campagna Obituary - Los Angeles, California". legacy.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Fremont man doubles for Hollywood star – East Bay Times". Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ↑ The Seventh Quarry INTERVIEW SUPPLEMENT, an interview, conducted by American writer John Dotson, with American actor David Campagna.
- ↑ The Divine Kiss: An Exhibit of Paintings and Poems in Honor of David Campagna (2014) Cross-Cultural Communications, New York ISBN 978-0893049706
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=184712485
- "David Campagna". Pretty Famous.
- "Kiss Toledo Goodbye - Full Cast and Credits". Hollywood.com.
- "David Campagna". IMDB.
Further reading
- The Divine Kiss: An Exhibit of Paintings and Poems in Honor of David Campagna (2014) Cross-Cultural Communications, New York ISBN 978-0893049706
- The Seventh Quarry INTERVIEW SUPPLEMENT, an interview, conducted by American writer John Dotson, with American actor David Campagna.