Ken Kirzinger
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| Born | November 4, 1959 Saskatchewan, Canada |
Ken Kirzinger (born November 4, 1959) is a Canadian stuntman and actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
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[edit] Career
[edit] Role as Jason Voorhees
Standing at 6' 5 1/2" (197 cm), he is the tallest man to have played the Crystal Lake killer. Freddy vs. Jason director Ronny Yu tried to limit Kirzinger's stunts on the film as much as possible. Stuntman Glenn Ennis was called in to perform a series of stunts, including a stunt showing Jason walking through a field killing teenagers while on fire.
[edit] Early career
Long before Kirzinger took over the role of Jason Voorhees from Kane Hodder, he had ties to Friday the 13th. He appeared in 1989's Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan as a New York cook who gets in Jason's way while pursuing Rennie Wickham (Jensen Daggett) and Sean Robertson (Scott Reeves). Jason, played by Kane Hodder, threw Kirzinger over the counter. In addition to his role as the cook, Kirzinger also served as a stunt coordinator for the film.
[edit] Relationship with Kane Hodder
Though Kirzinger maintains a friendly relationship with Kane Hodder, the stuntman he replaced as Jason Voorhees, Hodder has expressed his bitterness at not being asked to reprise the role he's played in four previous Friday the 13th films.
[edit] Stunts Canada
Ken Kirzinger is a member of Stunts Canada.[1]
[edit] Personal life
His brother Dave Kirzinger played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1978 to 1986.
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| Preceded by Kane Hodder |
Actors portraying Jason Voorhees 2003- |
Succeeded by Derek Mears |
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