224: Rising Sun

About this episode

Eric Sun discusses his journey from aspiring accountant to stunt double for Steven Yeun in Hollywood.

Eric Sun is Steven Yeun’s stunt double on Netflix’s The Rip. Eric, Steve, and Paul have a long history together in the stunt business, starting 10 years back when all were rookies in the industry and training together in NYC. In this season’s finale episode, we sit down with Eric and chew the fat about his work on The Rip and the decade-long journey that has brought him from a potential life as an accountant to where he is today in Hollywood. MENTIONS: Feeding America Drive: https://teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants/NYCombatSambo The Rip Final Fight: https://youtu.be/73IW-cWfzNs?si=oMHhCz21qWFjwjfw The True Story Behind Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s The Rip: https://time.com/7346935/the-rip-true-story/ Eric Sun IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8405030/?ref_=ttrv_fcr_20_46 FILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDS Do you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our YouTube for the video version with awesome behind-the-scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1 Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodcast Join our e-mail list! Hit us up here…

People in this episode

Guest: Eric Sun

Topics covered

• stunts
• Hollywood
• career journey
• The Rip
• interview
• Feeding America

Keywords

• stunt double
• The Rip
• Eric Sun
• Steven Yeun
• Hollywood career
• Feeding America
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Feeding America, YouTube, Patreon

Books & works: The Rip

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