Interview: Emmy-nominated ‘Cobra Kai’ stunt performer Jahnel Curfman
Stunt performer and coordinator Jahnel Curfman is one of the hardest working women in Hollywood. It is not unusual for her to pull double duty on high profile projects, working behind the camera as a stunt coordinator and in front of it as a stunt performer and stunt double for the lead actress.
Still, the devoted UFC fan never misses a PPV event, and so despite being exhausted from a full day of shooting she ordered UFC Just as Zhang Weili and Joanna Jędrzejczyk began their epic battle she drifted off to sleep. She woke up as the fighters concluded the fifth round. “I was like, ‘Who is in the ring right now?’ Last thing I remember there were two beautiful, fit women entering the Octagon.”
Curfman cites Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko as her favorite fighters, as well as Justin Gaethje. “He grew up in a small town in Arizona, like me,” she says. Curfman has come a long way since her childhood in Sierra Vista. Always athletic, she focused her energies on gymnastics, basketball, and dance, and was working as a Laker girl during the season when her agent reached out to her with an unusual opportunity.
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Jahnel Curfman
Biography
Mini Biography Jahnel worked on the set of Avatar with director, James Cameron for three years. Cast as the Basketball Avatar, she also performed stunts, did harness work, created the movement of the native people, and was part of the exclusive ensemble that worked with Mr. Cameron daily on the performance capture development. Since then, Mr. Cameron has recommended and referred Jahnel for projects, encouraging her acting career. As a former Laker Girl, and ballerina, Jahnel's physical prowess comes into play for many of her bookings. Jahnel has worked for Steven Spielberg and Julie Taymor. She was the featured super hero in two video games, featuring her aggressive weapons and fighting skills. Jahnel is represented by Michelle Zeitlin, More Zap. Trivia Jahnel was a Laker Girl for the Los Angeles Lakers during the season. -- Actress (4 titles) Real Steel (post-production) Panoramic Fight Fan Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Woman Inspector Noche loca Exotic Dancer #1 Avatar Basketball Avatar
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Jahnel Curfman
Professional stuntwoman, Jahnel Curfman rose to stardom after working in James Cameron's hit Avatar. Curfman was a trained dancer and gymnast before she worked on Avatar. She has also worked in comedy movie Date Night.
Early Life And Wiki Of Jahnel Curfman
Jahnel Curfman was born on December 8, , in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the United States of America. Curfman has rarely revealed about her early life and details about her parents and family.
She, however, sometimes shares her throwback picture from her early life on her social media. Once, she shared her childhood's photo, which she said was of She also shared a photo with her father from her set in May where she wrote every little girl dreams of being with her father in the caption.
Later, in August , Jahnel took to her Instagram sharing a photo of her with her grandmother, and she called her one of the "most amazing humans" she knew in the caption.
Jahnel Curfman's Career
Jahnel Curfman worked as a Laker Girl for the LA Lakers during the season. She is well trained in dance and gymnastics, which eventually led her to work in Ava
Jahnel Curfman has established herself as one of the most sought after stunt women in Hollywood. As a former competitive gymnast and professional dancer, Jahnel's physical prowess comes into play for many of her roles. She has stunt doubled actresses such as Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Karen Gillan, Angie Harmon, and Peyton List among others. In after an extensive dance career, she auditioned for an undisclosed film project. That project was Avatar () and Jahnel became a part of James Cameron's exclusive performance capture team. It was her first movie and she spent three years with Mr. Cameron filling many roles on the film. She got her first taste of stunt work, working closely with the 'Avatar' stunt team, doing harness and wire work and helping to create the movement of the native people. Since then, Jahnel has filled her resume with numerous film and television credits both as a stunt double and a stunt coordinator. Many of these projects feature her aggressive weapons and fighting skills, including her work on Cobra Kai () which garnered her an Emmy nomination for Best Stunt Coordination in She has also been nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award and
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