John Bernecker

John Bernecker
Born John Bernecker
March 2, 1983
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died July 13, 2017 (aged 34)
Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Cause of death Falling
Resting place Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
Years active 2009-2017
Television The Walking Dead

John Bernecker (March 2, 1983 – July 13, 2017) was an American stunt performer.

Early life

Bernecker was born in New Orleans. He attended the University of New Orleans and Southeastern University.[1]

Career

Bernecker worked on over 90 films and television series, including Jonah Hex, Green Lantern, The Hunger Games film series, Logan and The Fate of the Furious. He posthumously appeared in numerous films, such as Black Panther and Game Night.[2]

Death

On July 12, 2017, Bernecker was performing stunts on the television series The Walking Dead. During rehearsal of a stunt, Bernecker fell 20 feet (6.1 m) onto a concrete floor, missing a placed safety cushion by "inches",[3] and sustained a severe head injury. This shut down production on the series.[4] He was taken to Atlanta Medical Center and placed on life support. He died from his injuries the following day.[5]

Tributes

Tributes were paid by people Bernecker worked with, including Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan.[6] The premiere episode of the eighth season, "Mercy", the first to air after the accident, was dedicated "In Memory of John Bernecker", along with dedication to George A. Romero who died 3 days later.[7][8]

The movie Game Night has a dedication to his memory at the end of the credits. A dedication was also made in his memory in the credits for the series finale of TURN: Washington’s spies.

Bernecker was buried at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Bernecker". The New Orleans Advocate – via Legacy.com.
  2. ↑ "John Bernecker". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. ↑ Pressberg, Matt (July 14, 2017). "'The Walking Dead' Stuntman Missed Safety Cushion by 'Inches' (Report)". The Wrap News.
  4. ↑ Handel, Jonathan (July 13, 2017). "'Walking Dead' Halts Production After Stuntman Hospitalized for On-Set Injury". Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ↑ Otterson, Joe (July 14, 2017). "'Walking Dead' Stuntman Dies After On-Set Accident". Variety.
  6. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (July 14, 2017). "'Walking Dead' Cast Members, Other Stars React to Death of Stuntman John Bernecker". Variety.
  7. ↑ Hornshaw, Phil (October 22, 2017). "'The Walking Dead' Premiere Pays Tribute to Stuntman John Bernecker and George Romero". The Wrap.
  8. ↑ Ross, Dalton (October 22, 2017). "The Walking Dead Showrunner Answers Season 8 Premiere Burning Questions". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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