Scott Leva began performing stunts in American films with SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978). Since that time, he's worked extensively in film and television as a stuntman, assistant coordinator or (since 1994) stunt coordinator. Recent stunt coordinator credits include X-MEN (2000, 2nd unit), RITUAL (2001), TIME OF FEAR and SHOOT OR BE SHOT (both 2002), BATMAN: DEAD END and QUIGLEY (both 2003), WORLD'S FINEST (2004), KILL YOUR DARLINGS and ALONE IN THE DARK (both 2005) and FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006, ass't). Leva has been married to actress Betsy Soo since 1994; they have a daughter, Georgia. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a full listing of Leva's film and television credits. After the death of stuntman Paul Dallas due to a high fall mishap, it was legendary stuntman and mentor Dar Robinson's influence and Leva's own numerous high fall experiences that ultimately led him to think about redesigning the air bag for high fall stunts. In 1997, Scott Leva rebuilt the air bag from the ground up. Using his practical experience and innovative ideas, he designed an air bag that was softer, more durable and most importantly, much safer. His intensive research found that many industry standard airbags had faults. Primarily, if the stunt performer landed off center of the bag, the airbag could either bounce or slide the person off the bag entirely. Leva designed a new air bag that would keep the person safely in the bag, no matter what part of the surface they hit. A much needed innovation that has made the high fall safer.  Technical Achievement Awards 2005: (Academy Certificates) - For the design and development of the Precision Stunt Airbag for motion picture stunt falls. 1 Sci-Tech Award