Writer Jahnel Curfman has established herself as one of the most sought after stunt women in Hollywood. A former coveted Laker girl, the competitive gymnast and dancer was thrust into auditioning for what her agent sold her on as a “super top-secret project where hiring heads were looking for tall, athletic women who moved well.
"Chimed Koda: “That's the hard part when... you do something big and then somebody goes, 'All right, we've got to go again.
These stuntmen have a thrill of putting themselves in harm’s way as it is their source of living.Such is the case for Hiro Koda and Jahnel Curfman, the legendary husband, and wife who have performed and co-ordinated some death-defying and insane action sequences.
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Contact Info View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro STARmeter. Jahnel Curfman is the wife of Hiro Koda.
My takeoff, my entry – everything was perfect. I want to see where this goes. Speaking from his home in Colorado, where he lives on a 10-acre spread with his wife (stunt coordinator Jahnel Curfman) and four kids, Koda talked about staging fights for ferocious Sheriff Hopper, levitating drooling Billy into the air and coaxing monstrous scares from a man dressed in a red bodysuit and silver hat.
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“We got into the dive tanks and just started practicing my takeoff and entry into the water.
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Stunt coordinators Hiro Koda and Jahnel Curfman ("Cobra Kai," "Stranger Things") are strict about making sure they have regular date nights with no talking about projects. Jahnel Curfman 2016 Stunt Reel from Jahnel Curfman on Vimeo . Another Hiro Koda, left, William Zabka and Jahnel Curfman attend Sony Pictures Television's Emmy FYC Event 2019 'Toast to the Arts' on May 4, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Television)
She has stunt doubled actresses such as Undercover Stunts (2015) Rizzoli & Isles Stunts (2011-2016) Known For True Blood Stunts (2012-2014) Actress …
It was a little scary.
All the women on the panel talked about seeing more women and working to make things better for women in their fields. This is a job that looks fun and looks exciting and I think I'm capable of doing. OK, now don't f--- this up.”But again, few things in Hollywood ever happen as planned.“I jumped and it ended up being higher than anything I had practiced from. She frequently shares pictures from her childhood on social media sites.
It was probably 25 to 30 seconds in the fire, just running and then jumping out of it.”Koda, a martial arts expert who obtained his SAG card at 12 years old, explained that he actually suffered a malfunction in his air tank, cutting off any supply of oxygen during the scene.“We were in a full fire suit with a prosthetic fire mask that looked like Jet Li so they could shoot it straight on,” he explained.
Jahnel Curfman was a stunt performer in the video game Thor: God of Thunder. "It happens all the time.
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But it's so exhilarating.
Known For Jahnel was a Laker Girl for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2005-2006 season.
Though the cut looked like a person who went into and flame and came out of a flame, Hiro said it was a long run between the walls of fire.There were not more than 30 seconds in the fire, just running around and jumping out of it.