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Eddie Kidd

Born	29 June 1959 London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Occupation	Stunt performer
Known for	Motorcycle stunts

Eddie Kidd (b. 22 June 1959, London) is an English stunt performer. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He has worked as a double in many films (notably for Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights, Roger Moore and Michael Caine in Bull's Eye, and Pierce Brosnan in GoldenEye), but is probably best known for his motorcycle stunts. Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records.

Starting his stunt career at the age of fourteen, he is the holder of many world records for jumping over cars and buses. In 1993 he jumped over the Great Wall of China on a motorbike. The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th

In 1984, Martech released a computer game based on Kidd's stunts titled Eddie Kidd Jump Challenge. Martech Games Ltd was a Video game publisher active between 1982 and 1989. Eddie Kidd Jump Challenge is a 1985 Vehicle simulation game released for the Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum,

Eddie tried his hand at singing and released several singles, the biggest being "Leave it to the Kidd" (Decca FR 13795) a former Tony Blackburn show 'record of the week'

Despite performing over 3,000 jumps in his career, he did not have a motorcycle licence until 1995.

Kidd suffered serious head and pelvic injuries in a stunt bike crash at the Bulldog Bash, held at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon on 6 August 1996, when a landing went wrong. The Bulldog Bash is considered to be one of Europe's most popular annual motorcycle festivals with a reported attendance of 50000 people in 2007 Long Marston Airfield was a Royal Air Force base between 1941 and 1954 situated approximately 3 miles south west of Stratford-upon-Avon near the village of Long Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Doctors later told his parents that he could be in a coma for up to 10 years, but he regained consciousness within six weeks of the accident. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. Kidd was wheelchair-bound for several years afterwards, with limited co-ordination and speech, but he has since vowed to return to the world of stunts.

Kidd appeared in an episode of Russell Brand's 2002 TV documentary series RE:Brand on the digital satellite channel Play UK to talk about his life after the accident. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. REBrand was a British documentary and Comedy Television program that aimed to take a challenging look at cultural Taboos Play UK (formerly known as UK Play) was a Television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels

Kidd took control of a motorcycle again when he formally opened the Beyond Boundaries Live 2007 Exhibition at Sandown Park, Esher on 29 June 2007 whilst riding a Conquest 1200 trike, manufactured by Martin Conquest Limited. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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NAME	Kidd, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	stunt performer
DATE OF BIRTH	1959-06-29
PLACE OF BIRTH	London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH