CINEFILER

Charlie Picerni

Born
December 19, 1935
Charlie Picerni was born in Corona Queens, New York. The fourth of five children to Italian parents. After high school, he worked different jobs, one being construction work on high-rise buildings in Manhattan. He married, at a young age, his childhood girlfriend, Marie. He had a son after one year of marriage and decided he didn't want to work in construction, anymore. So, he headed west to try his luck in the movie business! His brother, Paul Picerni, was an actor on a hit TV show at that time called "The Untouchables (1959)". Charlie worked as a stand-in, an extra and started doing stunt double work. Charlie immediately fell in love with this work and moved his family to California. Charlie excelled as a stuntman and then moved up to stunt-coordinating TV shows. He got his big break on "Starsky and Hutch (1975)", he was the stunt coordinator and Paul Michael Glaser's stunt double. Aaron Spelling and Duke Vincent saw what direction Charlie was heading in - Directing"! He started second unit-directing "Starsky and Hutch (1975)" and then moved up to directing episodes of "Starsky". He continued stunt-coordinating and second unit-directing such shows as "Kojak (1973)" and "Magnum, P.I. (1980)". He then started directing television for producers Aaron Spelling, Leonard Goldberg and Stephen J. Cannell, for such shows as "T.J. Hooker (1982)", "Matt Houston (1982)", "Vega$ (1978)", "Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)", "Hunter (1984)", "Stingray (1985)", "Finder of Lost Loves (1984)", "The A-Team (1983)", "J.J. Starbuck (1987)", "Spenser: For Hire (1985)", "Blue Thunder (1984)", "Gavilan (1982)" and HBO's "Tales from the Crypt (1989)". At that time, Charlie caught Warner Brothers producer Joel Silver's eye. Joel hired Charlie to stunt-coordinate "Die Hard (1988)". This led to second unit-directing and stunt-coordinating on the films, "Die Hard 2 (1990)", "Road House (1989)", "Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)" & "Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)", "Hudson Hawk (1991)", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)", "The Last Boy Scout (1991)", "Demolition Man (1993)", "Ghost (1990)", "Ricochet (1991)", "Basic Instinct (1992)", "A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)", "True Romance (1993)", "2 Days in the Valley (1996)", "15 Minutes (2001)" and many more. Charlie also, during this time, directed multiple episodes on a TV series, called "Seven Days (1998)", for Paramount studios. Charlie also worked as an actor in many TV and film projects throughout his career. Realizing he wanted to further his career as a director, he studied at the "Beverly Hills Playhouse" in the Master class for two years. In 2007, he directed, produced and co-wrote a feature film entitled "Three Days to Vegas (2007)", starring Peter Falk, Rip Torn and George Segal. In 2010, Charlie directed Ayn Rand's play, "Night of January 16th", at the Odyssey Theatre to rave reviews! While continuing to work in all avenues of the motion picture business, he is developing and writing his own project called "Spaghetti Park", which he will produce and direct. Charlie is a proud member of "The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences".
Known For
xXx
(2002)
Stunts
Venom
(2018)
Stunt Driver
Se7en
(1995)
Stunts
Heat
(1995)
Stunts
True Romance
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Daredevil
(2003)
Stunts
Westworld
(1973)
Stunts
Jason X
(2001)
Stunts
Samaritan
(2022)
Stunt Driver
Demolition Man
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Bad Boys for Life
(2020)
Stunt Driver
The Fate of the Furious
(2017)
Stunt Driver
Tron
(1982)
Stunts
Die Hard
(1988)
Stunt Coordinator
Ghost
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(2023)
Stunt Driver
Full Filmography
Crew
The Prize
(1963)
Stunts
Johnny Cool
(1963)
Stunt Double
4 for Texas
(1963)
Stunts
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Stunts
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Stunts
Batman
(1966)
Stunts
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(1966)
Stunts
Tobruk
(1967)
Stunts
In Like Flint
(1967)
Stunts
Skidoo
(1968)
Stunts
With Six You Get Eggroll
(1968)
Stunts
The Boston Strangler
(1968)
Stunts
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Stunts
WUSA
(1970)
Stunts
Flap
(1970)
Stunts
The Steagle
(1971)
Stunts
The Mephisto Waltz
(1971)
Stunts
Star Spangled Girl
(1971)
Stunts
Assault on the Wayne
(1971)
Stunts
Blacula
(1972)
Stunts
Fuzz
(1972)
Stunts
The Don Is Dead
(1973)
Stunts
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
(1973)
Stunt Coordinator
Shamus
(1973)
Stunt Double
Enter the Dragon
(1973)
Stunts
American Graffiti
(1973)
Stunt Driver
Westworld
(1973)
Stunts
The Outfit
(1973)
Stunts
Big Bad Mama
(1974)
Stunt Double
Terror on the 40th Floor
(1974)
Stunts
Busting
(1974)
Stunts
Newman's Law
(1974)
Stunts
Three the Hard Way
(1974)
Stunts
Black Samson
(1974)
Stunts
Earthquake
(1974)
Stunts
Capone
(1975)
Stunt Coordinator
Sixpack Annie
(1975)
Stunts
The Night That Panicked America
(1975)
Stunts
Swashbuckler
(1976)
Stunts
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
(1976)
Stunts
Midway
(1976)
Stunts
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
(1976)
Stunt Coordinator
The Gumball Rally
(1976)
Stunts
Opening Night
(1977)
Stunt Coordinator
Cover Girls
(1977)
Stunt Coordinator
The San Pedro Bums
(1977)
Stunts
The One Man Jury
(1978)
Stunts
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
(1978)
Stunt Coordinator
California Suite
(1978)
Stunts
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
(1978)
Stunts
C.H.O.M.P.S.
(1979)
Stunts
Racquet
(1979)
Stunts
The Prize Fighter
(1979)
Stunt Coordinator
Seven
(1979)
Stunt Coordinator
The Formula
(1980)
Stunts
Gridlock
(1980)
Stunts
Casino
(1980)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunt Double
Hero at Large
(1980)
Stunts
The Private Eyes
(1980)
Stunt Coordinator
Willie and Phil
(1980)
Stunts
S.O.B.
(1981)
Stunts
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
(1981)
Stunts
Conquest of the Earth
(1981)
Stunts
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
Stunts
Tron
(1982)
Stunts
The Last Ninja
(1983)
Stunts
Against All Odds
(1984)
Stunt Driver
A Killing Affair
(1985)
Stunts
Into the Night
(1985)
Stunts
Cocoon
(1985)
Stunts
Modern Girls
(1986)
Stunt Driver
F/X
(1986)
Stunts
The Money Pit
(1986)
Stunts
Under Siege
(1986)
Stunts
Dutch Treat
(1987)
Stunts
Code Name: Zebra
(1987)
Stunts
Beverly Hills Cop II
(1987)
Stunts
The Wild Pair
(1987)
Stunts
Die Hard
(1988)
Stunt Coordinator
Steal the Sky
(1988)
Stunts
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Stunt Coordinator
Road House
(1989)
Stunts
Original Sin
(1989)
Stunts
Lethal Weapon 2
(1989)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunts
Captain America
(1990)
Stunts
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator
Die Hard 2
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunts
Ghost
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator
The Last Boy Scout
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Hudson Hawk
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Ricochet
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
V.I. Warshawski
(1991)
Stunts
Forever Young
(1992)
Stunts
Lethal Weapon 3
(1992)
Stunt Coordinator
Basic Instinct
(1992)
Stunt Coordinator
Rapid Fire
(1992)
Stunts
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
(1993)
Stunts
Father Hood
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Demolition Man
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Best of the Best 2
(1993)
Stunts
True Romance
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunts
True Lies
(1994)
Stunts
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
Stunts
One Woman's Courage
(1994)
Stunts
Twin Sitters
(1994)
Stunts
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(1994)
Stunt Coordinator
Street Fighter
(1994)
Stunt Coordinator
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
(1995)
Stunts
Vampire in Brooklyn
(1995)
Stunts
Se7en
(1995)
Stunts
Heat
(1995)
Stunts
Fair Game
(1995)
Stunt Coordinator
The Walking Dead
(1995)
Stunt Coordinator
The Babysitter
(1995)
Stunt Coordinator
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Stunts
The Fan
(1996)
Stunts
2 Days in the Valley
(1996)
Stunt Coordinator
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
(1996)
Stunts
Maximum Risk
(1996)
Stunt Coordinator
Double Team
(1997)
Stunt Coordinator
Body Armor
(1997)
Stunts
Trojan War
(1997)
Stunts
MouseHunt
(1997)
Stunts
Fire Down Below
(1997)
Stunts
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1997)
Stunts
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Stunts
The Siege
(1998)
Stunts
The Negotiator
(1998)
Stunts
A Night at the Roxbury
(1998)
Stunts
Armageddon
(1998)
Stunts
Stigmata
(1999)
Stunts
NetForce
(1999)
Stunts
The Mod Squad
(1999)
Stunts
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(2000)
Stunts
Training Day
(2001)
Stunts
Impostor
(2001)
Stunts
Jason X
(2001)
Stunts
Town & Country
(2001)
Stunts
The Fast and the Furious
(2001)
Stunts
15 Minutes
(2001)
Stunt Coordinator
Showtime
(2002)
Stunts
Slackers
(2002)
Stunts
xXx
(2002)
Stunts
Sand
(2002)
Stunts
National Security
(2003)
Stunts
Daredevil
(2003)
Stunts
Bad Boys II
(2003)
Stunts
A Man Apart
(2003)
Stunts
Hollywood Homicide
(2003)
Stunts
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
(2004)
Stunt Driver
Paparazzi
(2004)
Stunts
Torque
(2004)
Stunts
Déjà Vu
(2006)
Stunts
Evan Almighty
(2007)
Utility Stunts
Rush Hour 3
(2007)
Stunts
Meet Dave
(2008)
Stunts
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
(2009)
Stunt Coordinator
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(2009)
Stunts
Takers
(2010)
Stunts
Colombiana
(2011)
Stunts
Transit
(2012)
Stunt Coordinator
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
(2012)
Stunt Coordinator
Getaway
(2013)
Stunt Coordinator
Prisoners
(2013)
Stunt Driver
Need for Speed
(2014)
Stunt Driver
Rage
(2014)
Stunt Driver
22 Jump Street
(2014)
Stunt Driver
Elsa & Fred
(2014)
Utility Stunts
Nightcrawler
(2014)
Stunts
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
(2015)
Stunts
Fantastic Four
(2015)
Stunts
Independence Day: Resurgence
(2016)
Stunt Driver
The Fate of the Furious
(2017)
Stunt Driver
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(2017)
Stunts
Venom
(2018)
Stunt Driver
Glass Jaw
(2018)
Stunt Coordinator
21 Bridges
(2019)
Utility Stunts
Greenland
(2020)
Stunts
Honest Thief
(2020)
Stunt Driver
Bad Boys for Life
(2020)
Stunt Driver
F9
(2021)
Stunt Driver
The Darkness of the Road
(2021)
Stunt Coordinator
Samaritan
(2022)
Stunt Driver
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(2023)
Stunt Driver
Acting
Directing
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