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The boy who lived / David Holmes with Matt Allen ; foreword by Daniel Radcliffe.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.H678 A3 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, David, 1981- author.
- Allen, Matt, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Actors--Great Britain--Biography.
- Actors.
- Stunt performers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Stunt performers.
- People with quadriplegia--Biography.
- People with quadriplegia.
- People with disabilities--Biography.
- People with disabilities.
- People with disabilities--Rehabilitation--Biography.
- Self-acceptance.
- Resilience (Personality trait).
- Harry Potter films.
- Holmes, David, 1981-.
- Holmes, David.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 261 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on cover: When magic and reality collide : my story
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2024.
- Summary:
- As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes helped to move J.K. Rowling's era-defining story from the page to the big screen. His work as a real-life Fall Guy enabled him to create some of the most memorable action sequences in the Wizarding World, as he became the first person ever to play Quidditch. In living his own hero's journey, David was also one of only a handful of people to have worn the iconic wizard's cape, glasses and scar in front of the cameras. That is, until an accident changed his life forever. During the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, David broke his neck in a stunt rehearsal and was instantly paralysed. From talented junior gymnast and stunt prodigy to fully qualified Hollywood stuntman, his story is a brutally honest portrait of a man who lost everything but found different ways to reimagine new possibilities with love, friendship and optimism - and he later co-created a BAFTA-nominated documentary about his life. David's behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest film series of all time is both jaw-dropping and hilarious. Powerful and emotional, his is a story of hope and vulnerability and paints a picture of what it truly takes to rebuild a life and become The Boy Who Lived.
- ISBN:
- 9781399738828
- 1399738828
- 9781399738811
- 139973881X
- OCLC:
- 1457058189
- Publisher Number:
- 90101361228
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