Biography

Jophery C. Brown was born on January 22, 1945 in Grambling, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Wanted (2008), Jurassic Park (1993) and Cyborg (1989). He died on January 11, 2014 in Newhall, California, USA.

The Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Jophery Brown, a legendary stunt man whose career has spanned over 30 years and includes stunts in over 400 films and television shows. Johpery got into the stunt business after a torn rotary cup ended his career as a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. His natural athleticism helped him rise in the industry as one of the first African-American stunt men in Hollywood. In addition to serving as stunt coordinator for legendary films such as Scarface and Action Jackson, he has performed memorable stunts like driving a bus over a gap in the freeway in Speed and crashing cars in the television show A-Team. His work navigating a big rig through a high speed chase in Bad Boys II even garnered him a Taurus Award in 2004 for Best Work with a Vehicle. In his long career, Jophery has doubled Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, Bill Cosby, and Sidney Poiter.

Pitched two innings in relief for the Chicago Cubs in 1968.

For the making of the 1994 movie Speed, he not only performed the iconic bus jump but also doubled both actors Hawthorne James and Glenn Plummer.