Richard Brooker
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Richard Brooker is an English
stuntman, perhaps best known for his role in Friday the 13th Part III as Jason Voorhees
.
artist from England
, started his career in acting in a casting magazine, "Dramalogue". He begam his career in the third Friday the 13th film, and later starred in Deathstalker
, Deep Sea Conspiracy, and the television series Trapper John, M.D.
. Brooker later became a director, for such notable series' such as Bill Nye the Science Guy, and worked as producer on several sports programs, such as Fox Sports, polo, and horse shows. He currently has shifted gears from filmmaker and actor to businessman, creating his own website design company, Production Access Network. This is similar to "scream queen
" Heather Langenkamp
, of A Nightmare on Elm Street
fame, who is a full-time business woman and a part-time actress.
-wielding serial killer Jason Voorhees
in Friday the 13th Part III (with Ari Lehman in Friday the 13th and Steve Dash in Friday the 13th Part 2
) as director Steve Miner
wanted a bigger man for the role (6' 3"). Notably, he is the first actor to don the now iconic hockey mask as Jason, which would later become the series trademark. He did his own stunts and wore blue jeans and a sweatshirt for the duration of filming. Despite being no longer a stuntman and actor, Brooker still attends horror film conventions, does interviews, and continues to meet fans.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
stuntman, perhaps best known for his role in Friday the 13th Part III as Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
.
Career
Brooker, a former trapezeTrapeze
A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances...
artist from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, started his career in acting in a casting magazine, "Dramalogue". He begam his career in the third Friday the 13th film, and later starred in Deathstalker
Deathstalker
The deathstalker , is a species of scorpion, a member of the Buthidae family. It is also known as Palestine yellow scorpion, Omdurman scorpion, Israeli desert scorpion and numerous other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal...
, Deep Sea Conspiracy, and the television series Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986....
. Brooker later became a director, for such notable series' such as Bill Nye the Science Guy, and worked as producer on several sports programs, such as Fox Sports, polo, and horse shows. He currently has shifted gears from filmmaker and actor to businessman, creating his own website design company, Production Access Network. This is similar to "scream queen
Scream queen
A scream queen is an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre as a frequent victim or through constant appearances as the female protagonist...
" Heather Langenkamp
Heather Langenkamp
Heather Langenkamp is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films...
, of A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)
A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American horror franchise that consists of nine slasher films, a television show, novels, and comic books. The franchise began with the film series created by Wes Craven. The franchise is based on the fictional character Freddy Krueger, introduced in A Nightmare on...
fame, who is a full-time business woman and a part-time actress.
Friday the 13th: Part III
From "Dramalogue", he was selected to be the third psychotic, deformed, macheteMachete
The machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly known...
-wielding serial killer Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
in Friday the 13th Part III (with Ari Lehman in Friday the 13th and Steve Dash in Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Steve Miner, who also directed its sequel, Friday the 13th Part III and several other popular horror films. A sequel to Friday the 13th , it is the second film in the Friday the 13th film series. It was a moderate box-office hit, opening on...
) as director Steve Miner
Steve Miner
Stephen C. "Steve" Miner is an American film and television director who is also a film producer.Miner was born in Westport, Connecticut. Television programs Miner has directed include The Wonder Years, Jake 2.0, Felicity, Dawson's Creek , and Diagnosis: Murder...
wanted a bigger man for the role (6' 3"). Notably, he is the first actor to don the now iconic hockey mask as Jason, which would later become the series trademark. He did his own stunts and wore blue jeans and a sweatshirt for the duration of filming. Despite being no longer a stuntman and actor, Brooker still attends horror film conventions, does interviews, and continues to meet fans.