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'''Kim Robert Koscki''' is a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in {{film|8}} and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', where he received no credit for his work.
 
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|Name = Kim Koscki
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|Birth name = Robert L. Koscki
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|Gender = Male
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|Date of birth = {{d|13|September|1964}}
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|Place of birth = Chico, Butte County, California, USA
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|Date of death = {{d|9|October|2014}}
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|Place of death = Los Angeles, California, USA
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|Roles = [[:Category:Stunt performers|Stunt double]], [[:Category:Performers|Stunt Actor]]
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|Characters = [[Kumari personnel#Officer|Andorian officer]]; [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (23rd century)#Secret meeting officials|Starfleet official]]
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'''Kim Robert Koscki''' {{born|13|September|1964|died|9|October|2014}} was a stuntman and stunt coordinator who worked on two {{Star Trek films}} and three episodes of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. He doubled actor [[Ethan Phillips]] in {{film|8}} under stunt coordination by [[Ronald R. Rondell]]. Several years later, Koscki doubled actor [[Jeffrey Combs]] in three episodes of ''Enterprise'' and also appeared as an [[Andorian]] in another episode. Most recently, Koscki was part of the stunt group which filmed the attack scene at the [[Daystrom Conference Room]] in {{y|2013}}'s {{film|12}}. Koscki's costume from the ''Enterprise'' episode {{e|The Andorian Incident}} was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. {{stala|6601}}
   
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[[Star Trek birthdays#September|Born]] as seventh of eleven children in Chico, a city in Butte County, California, Koscki started to work as stuntman in the entertainment industry in the early 1980s. He is probably best known for doubling actor {{w|Mike Myers}} in all three ''Austin Powers'' films, ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999), and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002). He also doubled Myers in the 2003 fantasy film ''Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat''. Other actors he doubled include {{w|Richard Dreyfuss}} in the crime drama ''Mad Dog Time'' (1996), {{w|Rick Moranis}} in the comic adaptation ''The Flintstones'' (1994) and the sport comedy ''Little Giants'' (1994), {{w|William H. Macy}} in the crime movie ''On the Dead Side'' (1995) and the thriller ''Edmond'' (2005), {{w|Martin Short}} in the comedy sequel ''Father of the Bride Part II'' (1995), the comedy ''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' (2004), and the sequel ''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' (2006), {{w|David Spade}} in the comedy ''Lost & Found'' (1999) and the television series ''Just Shoot Me!'' (2001), and {{w|Thomas Lennon}} in the comedy ''Reno 911!: Miami'' (2007).
Koscki has ten brothers and sisters. He was the main stunt double for {{w|Mike Myers}} in all three ''Austin Powers'' films (1997, 1999, and 2002, with [[Patricia Tallman]] in the first two).
 
   
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Koscki trained car stunt driving at [[Rick Seaman]]'s Hollywood Stunt Driving School until 1992. From 2006 on, he then worked as Driving Instructor himself at this school. He also trained stunt rigging under [[Lane Leavitt]] and was specialized in motorcycle stunt work.
Among his stunts resume are films such as ''The Return of the Living Dead'' (1985, with [[John Durbin]] and stunts by [[Erik Cord]], [[Spiro Razatos]], and [[Brian J. Williams]]), ''The Lost Boys'' (1987, with [[Todd Feder]] and stunts by [[Janet Brady]] and [[Spice Williams-Crosby]]), ''Child's Play 3'' (1991, with [[Brad Dourif]], [[Andrew Robinson]], and stunts by [[Tom Morga]], [[Robert Herron]], and [[Erik Stabenau]]), ''Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot'' (1991, with [[Marjean Holden]], [[Christopher Collins]], [[Patti Yasutake]], [[J.D. Walters]], and stunts by [[Mark De Alessandro]], [[Tommy J. Huff]], and Robert Herron), ''The Flintstones'' (1994), ''Forrest Gump'' (1994), ''Batman Forever'' (1995, with [[Rene Auberjonois]]), ''Independence Day'' (1996, with [[Brent Spiner]]), ''Face/Off'' (1997, with stunts by [[Mark Riccardi]], [[Denney Pierce]], and Spiro Razatos), ''Blade'' (1998), ''Ghosts of Mars'' (2001, with [[Joanna Cassidy]], Marjean Holden, and stunts by [[Dana Hee]]), ''Windtalkers'' (2002, with [[Christian Slater]]), ''The Cat in the Hat'' (2003, with [[Frank Welker]], [[Clint Howard]], and stunts by [[Darlene Williams]] and [[Andy Gill]]), ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005, with [[William Shatner]], [[Enrique Murciano]], and [[Faith Minton]]), ''Flightplan'' (2005, with stunts by [[Lynn Salvatori]]), and ''Plane Dead'' (2007, with [[Erick Avari]], [[Derek Webster]], [[Todd Babcock]], [[Tucker Smallwood]], [[David Spielberg]], and stunts by [[Shawn Crowder]], [[Rosine "Ace" Hatem]], [[Chuck Hicks]], [[Dorenda Moore]], [[Steve Rizzo]], [[Nancy Thurston]], Spice Williams-Crosby, and [[Boni Yanagisawa]]).
 
   
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After he worked as assistant stunt coordinator on projects such as the romance ''Under the Boardwalk'' (1989, working with [[Dan Koko]]) and the comedy ''Think Big'' (1989, with [[George Colucci]] and [[Tommy J. Huff]]), Koscki became stunt coordinator himself on projects including the science fiction film ''Timebomb'' (1991, with [[Tracy Scoggins]], [[Irving E. Lewis]], and [[Kurt D. Lott]]), the horror film ''Project Vampire'' (1993), the horror comedy ''Head of the Family'' (1996), the science fiction film ''Murdercycle'' (1999), the thriller ''Net Games'' (2003, with [[Monica Staggs]]), the television series ''Happy Family'' (2003-2004, starring [[John Larroquette]] and [[Susan Gibney]]), the horror film ''Reeker'' (2005, with [[Oliver Keller]] and [[Nancy Thurston]]) and its sequel ''No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker'' (2008, with [[William Devital]]), the horror thriller ''Neighborhood Watch'' (2005), the horror film ''Night of the Living Dead 3D'' (2006), the comedy series ''Sonny with a Chance'' (2009-2010), the comedy ''Bad Actress'' (2011), and the comedy ''Camp Fred'' (2012).
His resume also includes television series such as ''ER'', ''Just Shoot Me'', and ''Happy Family''.
 
   
 
Koscki also performed stunts in the horror comedy ''The Lost Boys'' (1987, with [[Todd Feder]] and stunts by [[Janet Brady]] and [[Spice Williams-Crosby]]), the drama ''Miracle Mile'' (1988, with [[Denise Crosby]]), the adventure ''Hook'' (1991), the action comedy ''Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot'' (1991, with [[Marjean Holden]], [[Christopher Collins]], [[Patti Yasutake]], [[J.D. Walters]], and stunts by [[Mark De Alessandro]], Tommy J. Huff, and [[Robert Herron]]), the video game adaptation ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993), the action sequel ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994), the drama ''Forrest Gump'' (1994), the comic adaptation ''Batman Forever'' (1995, with [[Rene Auberjonois]]), the science fiction blockbuster ''Independence Day'' (1996, with [[Brent Spiner]]), the action thriller ''Face/Off'' (1997, with stunts by [[Mark Riccardi]], [[Denney Pierce]], and Spiro Razatos), the comic adaptation ''Blade'' (1998), the science fiction horror thriller ''Ghosts of Mars'' (2001, with [[Joanna Cassidy]], Marjean Holden, and stunts by [[Dana Hee]]), the adventure ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003), the comedy sequel ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005, with [[William Shatner]], [[Enrique Murciano]], and [[Faith Minton]]), the thriller ''Flightplan'' (2005, with stunts by [[Lynn Salvatori]]), the crime drama ''Smokin' Aces'' (2006), [[J.J. Abrams]]' ''Lost'' (2009, with [[Todd Bryant]] and [[Thom Williams]]), the mystery thriller ''Angels & Demons'' (2009), the television action series ''Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' (2009-2010), the horror film ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), the action comedy ''The Green Hornet'' (2011), the sport comedy ''Here Comes the Boom'' (2012), and the action thriller ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013).
== Uncredited ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
 
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More recently, he worked as stunt coordinator on the horror thriller ''Preservation'' (2014, stunts by [[Danny Downey]]), on the first season of the television series ''The Thundermans'' (2013-2014), on the television comedy ''Terry the Tomboy'' (2014), and on the short horror film ''Boarding House'' (2014), and performed stunts in ''True Blood'' (2014, with [[Craig Baxley, Jr.]], [[Theo Kypri]], [[Erik Stabenau]], [[Mark Aaron Wagner]], and stunt coordination by [[Hiro Koda]]). He also completed filming as stunt coordinator on the drama ''The Grounds'' (2014, with [[Michael Welch]]) and on the comedy ''Loaded'' (2015).
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Koscki was still filming the science fiction film ''Wizardream'' as stunt and fight coordinator (with [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Raymond Forchion]]) when he went out for a private motorcycle ride on Sunday 5 October 2014. He was brought to hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest and went into a coma. He [[Star Trek deaths#October|passed away]] on Thursday, 9 October 2014, survived by his wife and his two daughters. [http://twitter.com/thomaslennon/status/520090146561994753/photo/1] [http://hollywoodstuntmen.blogspot.de/2014/10/kim-koscki.html]
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== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
 
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Image:Kim Koscki, Babel One.jpg|[[Kumari personnel#Officer|Andorian officer]]<br>{{ENT|Babel One}}
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File:Kim Koscki, First Contact.jpg|[[Stunt double]] for [[Ethan Phillips]]<br>{{film|8}}
Image:Kim Koscki, United.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Jeffrey Combs]]<br>{{ENT|United|The Aenar}}
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File:Kim Koscki, The Andorian Incident.jpg|[[Stunt double]] for [[Jeffrey Combs]]<br>{{ENT|The Andorian Incident}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Kim Koscki, Babel One.jpg|[[Kumari personnel#Officer|Andorian officer]]<br>{{ENT|Babel One}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Kim Koscki, United.jpg|Stunt double for [[Jeffrey Combs]]<br>{{ENT|United|The Aenar}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Secret meeting official 8.jpg|[[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (23rd century)#Secret meeting officials|Starfleet official]]<br>{{film|12}}
 
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*[http://stuntphone.com/viewprofiledetail.php?id=55 Kim Koscki] at [http://stuntphone.com StuntPhone.com]
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* [http://stuntphone.com/viewprofiledetail.php?id=55 Kim Koscki] at [http://stuntphone.com StuntPhone.com]
*[http://stuntservice.com/kimkoscki/index.htm Kim Koscki] at [http://stuntservice.com StuntService.com]
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* [http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kim_Koscki Kim Koscki] at the [http://lostpedia.wikia.com ''Lost'' wiki]
   
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Kim Robert Koscki (13 September 19649 October 2014; age 50) was a stuntman and stunt coordinator who worked on two Star Trek films and three episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise. He doubled actor Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: First Contact under stunt coordination by Ronald R. Rondell. Several years later, Koscki doubled actor Jeffrey Combs in three episodes of Enterprise and also appeared as an Andorian in another episode. Most recently, Koscki was part of the stunt group which filmed the attack scene at the Daystrom Conference Room in 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness. Koscki's costume from the Enterprise episode "The Andorian Incident" was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]

Born as seventh of eleven children in Chico, a city in Butte County, California, Koscki started to work as stuntman in the entertainment industry in the early 1980s. He is probably best known for doubling actor Mike Myers in all three Austin Powers films, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He also doubled Myers in the 2003 fantasy film Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat. Other actors he doubled include Richard Dreyfuss in the crime drama Mad Dog Time (1996), Rick Moranis in the comic adaptation The Flintstones (1994) and the sport comedy Little Giants (1994), William H. Macy in the crime movie On the Dead Side (1995) and the thriller Edmond (2005), Martin Short in the comedy sequel Father of the Bride Part II (1995), the comedy Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004), and the sequel The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), David Spade in the comedy Lost & Found (1999) and the television series Just Shoot Me! (2001), and Thomas Lennon in the comedy Reno 911!: Miami (2007).

Koscki trained car stunt driving at Rick Seaman's Hollywood Stunt Driving School until 1992. From 2006 on, he then worked as Driving Instructor himself at this school. He also trained stunt rigging under Lane Leavitt and was specialized in motorcycle stunt work.

After he worked as assistant stunt coordinator on projects such as the romance Under the Boardwalk (1989, working with Dan Koko) and the comedy Think Big (1989, with George Colucci and Tommy J. Huff), Koscki became stunt coordinator himself on projects including the science fiction film Timebomb (1991, with Tracy Scoggins, Irving E. Lewis, and Kurt D. Lott), the horror film Project Vampire (1993), the horror comedy Head of the Family (1996), the science fiction film Murdercycle (1999), the thriller Net Games (2003, with Monica Staggs), the television series Happy Family (2003-2004, starring John Larroquette and Susan Gibney), the horror film Reeker (2005, with Oliver Keller and Nancy Thurston) and its sequel No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008, with William Devital), the horror thriller Neighborhood Watch (2005), the horror film Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006), the comedy series Sonny with a Chance (2009-2010), the comedy Bad Actress (2011), and the comedy Camp Fred (2012).

Koscki also performed stunts in the horror comedy The Lost Boys (1987, with Todd Feder and stunts by Janet Brady and Spice Williams-Crosby), the drama Miracle Mile (1988, with Denise Crosby), the adventure Hook (1991), the action comedy Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1991, with Marjean Holden, Christopher Collins, Patti Yasutake, J.D. Walters, and stunts by Mark De Alessandro, Tommy J. Huff, and Robert Herron), the video game adaptation Super Mario Bros. (1993), the action sequel Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), the drama Forrest Gump (1994), the comic adaptation Batman Forever (1995, with Rene Auberjonois), the science fiction blockbuster Independence Day (1996, with Brent Spiner), the action thriller Face/Off (1997, with stunts by Mark Riccardi, Denney Pierce, and Spiro Razatos), the comic adaptation Blade (1998), the science fiction horror thriller Ghosts of Mars (2001, with Joanna Cassidy, Marjean Holden, and stunts by Dana Hee), the adventure Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), the comedy sequel Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005, with William Shatner, Enrique Murciano, and Faith Minton), the thriller Flightplan (2005, with stunts by Lynn Salvatori), the crime drama Smokin' Aces (2006), J.J. Abrams' Lost (2009, with Todd Bryant and Thom Williams), the mystery thriller Angels & Demons (2009), the television action series Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2009-2010), the horror film Piranha 3D (2010), the action comedy The Green Hornet (2011), the sport comedy Here Comes the Boom (2012), and the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen (2013).

More recently, he worked as stunt coordinator on the horror thriller Preservation (2014, stunts by Danny Downey), on the first season of the television series The Thundermans (2013-2014), on the television comedy Terry the Tomboy (2014), and on the short horror film Boarding House (2014), and performed stunts in True Blood (2014, with Craig Baxley, Jr., Theo Kypri, Erik Stabenau, Mark Aaron Wagner, and stunt coordination by Hiro Koda). He also completed filming as stunt coordinator on the drama The Grounds (2014, with Michael Welch) and on the comedy Loaded (2015).

Koscki was still filming the science fiction film Wizardream as stunt and fight coordinator (with Malcolm McDowell and Raymond Forchion) when he went out for a private motorcycle ride on Sunday 5 October 2014. He was brought to hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest and went into a coma. He passed away on Thursday, 9 October 2014, survived by his wife and his two daughters. [2] [3]

Star Trek appearances

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