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Luci Romberg is an amazing American stuntwoman. She helps make movies and TV shows exciting. Luci also co-owns Tempest Freerunning. This is a cool brand for parkour and freerunning. Tempest Freerunning has training places in Los Angeles.

About Luci Romberg

Luci Romberg lives in Hollywood, California. She is a champion gymnast. She was also a great soccer player in college. Luci is also very skilled in freerunning.

She went to Texas Woman's University and finished in 2005. She studied kinesiology there. Luci earned a scholarship for gymnastics. She has shared how she found strength and empowerment through freerunning.

Luci's Stunt Career

Luci Romberg is a professional stuntwoman. She is part of the Stunt Women's Association of Motion Pictures. She often works as a stunt double for actress Melissa McCarthy.

Movies and TV Shows

Luci has performed stunts in many movies. These include Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. She also worked on Changeling and Identity Thief. Other movies are Spy and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension. She also worked on The Boss.

She has also appeared in many TV shows. Some of these are True Blood and Monk. She also worked on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. In 2010, Luci was a guest on Last Call with Carson Daly.

Tru Beauty Film

Luci Romberg created a short film called Tru Beauty: A Luci Romberg Story. This film shows her journey of overcoming personal challenges. It also shows how freerunning helped her find strength. The film was released in 2016.

Parkour and Freerunning Achievements

In 2008, Luci was asked to join Team Tempest Freerunning. This group is based in Los Angeles. For many years, she was the only female member of the team.

Competing on Sasuke

Luci Romberg has competed on the Japanese TV show Sasuke twice. This show is a tough athletic competition. The first time, she was chosen to represent the U.S. in Japan. She was the first woman to clear the "Jumping Spider" obstacle. However, she failed on the "Half-Pipe Attack" soon after.

She was invited back for the next tournament. But she was eliminated on the "Jumping Spider" that time. She also competed in the first American Ninja Warrior. She did not complete the "Pipe Slider" obstacle. She has not competed in Sasuke since then.

Red Bull Art of Motion

In 2009, Luci was the only woman to compete in the Red Bull Art of Motion freerunning competition. This is a big achievement. Since then, Luci Romberg has become an eleven-time female world champion of this competition.

Awards and Recognitions

Luci Romberg has received several awards for her stunt work. At the Taurus World Stunt Awards in 2014, she had three nominations. She won one of these awards.

She was nominated for "Best Overall Stunt for a Stunt Woman". This was for a fall down basement stairs in The Conjuring. She was also nominated for being hit by a car in Identity Thief. She won the award for this stunt. She was also nominated for "The Hardest Hit" for her stunt in Identity Thief.

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