Conrad Palmisano

Conrad Earl Palmisano (May 1, 1948 – January 10, 2024) was an American film stuntman and film director.

Career His career began in 1970 on TV's The Young Rebels. In 1972, he was stunt coordinator for The Final Comedown. In 1980, he became president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures for four seasons. He was one of the first engineers toward integrating Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1984.

Palmisano became known mainly for integrating committee established filmmakers like First Blood (1982), Robocop 2 (1990), Batman Forever (1995), Free Willy 2 (1995), Assassins (1995) with Sylvester Stallone, Rush Hour 2 (2001) with Jackie Chan; After the Sunset (2004) with Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, The Other Guys (2010) with Will Ferrell, and additional credits in 300 major films and TV shows. He was nominated for a Taurus Award for both Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007).

Personal life and death Palmisano was married to singer and actress Irene Cara from 1986 to 1991. They met while filming Certain Fury (1985). They also worked together on Busted Up (1986), his second and last feature film as executive director. That marriage ended in divorce. In 2000, Palmisano married actress Kathryn Anderson, who died in 2019.

Palmisano died on January 10, 2024, at the age of 75.

Filmography Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director 1980 Smokey and the Bandit II Hal Needham 1982 Rambo: First Blood Ted Kotcheff 1983 Cujo Lewis Teague 1983 Uncommon Valor Ted Kotcheff 1984 The Natural Barry Levinson 1985 Space Rage Himself 1986 Busted Up Himself 1988 She's Having a Baby John Hughes 1989 Weekend at Bernie's Ted Kotcheff Turner & Hooch Roger Spottiswoode 1990 Robocop 2 Irvin Kershner 1992 Under Siege Andrew Davis 1993 Weekend at Bernie's II Robert Klane Robocop 3 Fred Dekker 1994 On Deadly Ground Steven Seagal The Cowboy Way Gregg Champion 1995 Batman Forever Joel SchumacherAssassins Richard Donner Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Dwight Little 1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Ivan Reitman Lethal Weapon 4 Richard Donner 1999 Bringing Out the Dead Martin Scorsese 2001 Rush Hour 2 Brett Ratner 2003 Peter Pan P.J. Hogan 2004 After the Sunset Brett Ratner New York Minute Dennie Gordon 2005 Into the Blue John Stockwell 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Brett Ratner 2007 Rush Hour 3 Disturbia D.J. Caruso 2008 Seven Pounds Gabriele Muccino 2010 The Other Guys Adam McKay 2011 No Strings Attached Ivan Reitman 2012 21 Jump Street Phil Lord and Christopher Miller 2014 22 Jump Street