Manny Siverio

Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA on April 23, 1960 (age 66)

Manny Siverio is a New York based Latino Stunt Coordinator, Stuntman, 2nd Unit Director, Actor & Writer who has been involved in the film business for roughly 25 years. The eldest child of Efrain Siverio and Gladys Quintana. He was born April 23, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Hatillo/Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Manny moved back to NY in 1980 where he began working as a health club and martial art instructor. His martial art background is the universal element which ties together all the components to his diversified career of stunt coordinating, stunt work, writing, 2nd unit directing, acting and mambo dancing. He began his martial art training in 1970 at the age of 10. Over the years he has accumulated a martial art background in Tae Kwon-Do, Boxing, Kick-Boxing, Kali, Grappling and Wing Chun. He has used his martial arts training in physical fitness, bouncing, writing, film work and dancing. He started his MCIA School of Fighting in Hatillo, Puerto Rico in the late 70s and moved it to New York City until the mid to later 80s.

Known For

Split

Léon: The Professional

Glass

Kick-Ass 2

Sinister

Lord of War

The Royal Tenenbaums

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It's Theater VS Cancer in "Don't Say Good Luck"

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"Eleanor The Great"Certainly Is

“Eleanor The Great” is a feel-good story that explores how we cope with grief and loss while educating us about the horrors of the Holocaust.

Will Lemon

Escaping Reality in "Anora"

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“The King of Staten Island” Joins the Royal Ranks of Judd Apatow’s Movies

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‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ Validates Damage of Mental and Emotional Abuse

Based off the book of the same name, ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ (2018) follows teenager Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) after she is caught being intimate with another girl and then sent away to a gay conversion camp.

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