Ray Abbott is a stuntman with over 60 credits to his resume. A graduate of Tenafly High
School (along with such luminaries as Ed Harris and his good friend,
the late John Erik-Hexum), Ray was introduced into the world of stunt
work by his THS gym teacher and later Hollywood stuntman A.J. Bakunas.
Bakunas unfortunately is remembered for dying trying to beat Dar
Robinson's longest drop for the movie Hooper.
When A.J.'s introductions to the NYC stuntman world failed to produce
any solid work, in 1980 Ray went to LA to try to break into the
competitive Hollywood stunt world. With little success, Ray returned
back to NJ and doggedly beat the streets of NYC till he earned his
place as one of the most respected stuntmen working today.