
Joe Bucaro III
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Joe grew up in Park Ridge and Wheaton, Illinois, for 27 years. Ever since watching Evel Knievel live at the old Chicago amphitheater jump 10 buses at age 8 and seeing Hooper (1978) in the theaters as an impressionable 13-year-old boy, he knew he wanted to become a Hollywood Stuntman. After many odd jobs, sales was his niche, but stunts always loomed in the background. He was a successful food broker, selling steak and seafood door to door throughout the Chicagoland area. When a stunt school opened in Chicago in 1988, Joe jumped at the opportunity. From there, he honed his stunt skills and learned about the motion picture industry, hustling sets and working as an extra. After several years he hustled the sets and got his big break doubling for Steven Seagal and hasn't looked back. Since then, Joe has also doubled for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Will Ferrell, John Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, David Hasselhoff, Dan Marino, and Vince Vaughn. He has been nominated twice for the World Stunt Awards and has won two Emmy awards for best action sequences for television.
Known for
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xXx (2002)
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Ted 2 (2015)
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Iron Man 2 (2010)
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Heat (1995)
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
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Black Adam (2022)
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
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Venom (2018)
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
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The Naked Gun (2025)
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
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Ford v Ferrari (2019)
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Practical Magic (1998)
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The Magnificent Seven (2016)
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Bruce Almighty (2003)
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
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Red Notice (2021)
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What Women Want (2000)
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Enemy of the State (1998)
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Spy Kids (2001)
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The Island (2005)
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Déjà Vu (2006)
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Eraser (1996)
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Evolution (2001)
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Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
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Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
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The Faculty (1998)
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Coyote Ugly (2000)
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
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Street Kings (2008)
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Super 8 (2011)
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Torque (2004)
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
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Fantastic Four (2015)
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Bad Teacher (2011)
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City of Angels (1998)
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Wild Wild West (1999)
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
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Transcendence (2014)
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Soldier (1998)
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The Cell (2000)
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Taxi (2004)
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
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Executive Decision (1996)
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The Replacements (2000)
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Exit Wounds (2001)
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The Postman (1997)
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Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
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My Name Is Khan (2010)
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
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Runaway Jury (2003)
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
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Vampires (1998)
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Rock Star (2001)
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Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
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National Security (2003)
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Fred Claus (2007)
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
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Miss March (2009)
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Get Him to the Greek (2010)
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Monkeybone (2001)
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Fire Down Below (1997)
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The Glimmer Man (1996)
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The Master of Disguise (2002)
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Kicking & Screaming (2005)
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Hollywood Homicide (2003)
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Lying and Stealing (2019)
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Get a Job (2016)
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
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Domestic Disturbance (2001)
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The Patriot (1998)
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Redline (2007)
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Fool's Paradise (2023)
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Stiletto (2008)
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Ready to Rumble (2000)
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Gully (2021)
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Back to Back (1996)
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The Hard Easy (2006)
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Mercenary (1996)
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The Alternate (2000)
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War Stories (2003)
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Zero Tolerance (1994)
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The Silencers (1996)
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Magicians (2000)
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Soldier of Fortune, Inc (1999)
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