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Take Two

Hollywood Jobs: Taking the wheel with a Hollywood stunt driver

By Take Two Staff
Published Aug 2, 2013
Jim Wilkey supervises student stunt drivers at a stunt driving school at the Camarillo Airport.
Jim Wilkey supervises student stunt drivers at a stunt driving school at the Camarillo Airport.
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Ashley Bailey/KPCC
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Jessie Graff is a stunt woman who's dabbled in driving cars and motorcyles for Hollywood productions. She learned how to check the fluids in a car while attending a stunt driving class taught by fellow stunt driver Jim Wilkey.
Jessie Graff is a stunt woman who's dabbled in driving cars and motorcyles for Hollywood productions. She learned how to check the fluids in a car while attending a stunt driving class taught by fellow stunt driver Jim Wilkey.
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Ashley Bailey/KPCC
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When Jim Wilkey isn't wrecking cars in the movies, he teaches stunt driving courses at the Camarillo Airport.
When Jim Wilkey isn't wrecking cars in the movies, he teaches stunt driving courses at the Camarillo Airport.
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Ashley Bailey/KPCC
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Jim Wilkey has been a stuntman for more than half his life on Hollywood productions. His most famous stunt was flipping the big rig in the Batman movie "The Dark Knight."
Jim Wilkey has been a stuntman for more than half his life on Hollywood productions. His most famous stunt was flipping the big rig in the Batman movie "The Dark Knight."
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Ashley Bailey/KPCC
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Hollywood Jobs: Taking the wheel with a Hollywood stunt driver

There's an entire industry in Hollywood based on crashing, flipping and rolling cars and trucks. KPCC's Ashley Bailey takes a ride with a stunt driver who's been behind the wheel in more than 200 action sequences in some of your favorite movies and TV shows.

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