Frank Beddor

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Frank Beddor (July 31, 1958) is a former American world champion freestyle skier, film producer, actor, stuntman, and author. He worked as a producer on There's Something About Mary and Wicked,^[1] and wrote the book The Looking Glass Wars.^[2]

Life and career

Beddor grew up in Excelsior, Minnesota.^{[citation needed]} His parents often traveled and by age twelve, Beddor already knew how to barefoot-ski.^[3] After winning nationals,^{[clarification needed]} Beddor was invited to join the Olympic ski team.^{[citation needed]} He went on tour in Europe for competitive skiing.^[3] Beddor was World Champion freestyler skier in 1981 and 1982.^[4]

In 1985 Beddor played John Cusack's skiing stunt double in Better Off Dead.^[4] Beddor moved to Los Angeles during this period and studied with acting coach Stella Adler.^[3] Part of Adler's method was encouraging her students to write the scene the character is in before stepping onstage.

Later, Beddor started his career in producing.

Beddor then turned to write, spending five years writing

References

External links

• Official website
• Frank Beddor at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Frank Beddor at Library of Congress, with 8 library catalog records