Scott Leva


Scott Leva is a Academy Award-winning stuntman and stunt coordinator who entered stuntwork in the 1970s.

Biography

Spider-Man

In 1985, Scott was tapped by Cannon Films & Joseph Zito to play Spider-Man in their adaptation of the comics. He was also the actor on the first photographic cover of a Spider-Man comic book, appearing as Peter Parker, half-way in costume, on The Amazing Spider-Man, #262. He can be seen in costume as Spider-Man, on the blooper reel for the 2000 film X-Men, on which he served as a stunt-coordinator.

Safety equipment designer

After a friend died doing a high fall, Scott started to tinker with the standard airbags used by stunt performers and eventually designed an airbag with a different structure. The older airbags had a tendency to throw a stunt performer if they didn't hit the bag perfectly, the new bag uses a different arrangements of air bladders and a less slippery top layer to help the performer to stay on the bag. He was awarded a Science and Technical Oscar for this design.

Awards

Filmography highlights

Stunts or Stunt Coordinator

Actor

Film

Television

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

  • Ritual
  • Pilgrim
  • If Dog Rabbit
  • The Heist
  • Southern Cross
  • Gangster World
  • Mars
  • Acts of Betrayal
  • Mercenary
  • The Journey: Absolution
  • ''Mercenary II: Thick & Thin''

Director

  • ''The Greatest Show Ever''