Terry Notary facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Terry Notary
Notary in 2018
Born	(1968-08-14) August 14, 1968 (age 56) San Rafael, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor stunt co-ordinator/double movement coach

Terry Notary (born August 14, 1968) is an American actor, stunt coordinator, and movement coach. He is famous for playing creatures and animals in movies and TV shows. Terry Notary often uses a special technique called motion capture. This is where an actor wears a suit with sensors, and their movements are recorded by computers. These movements are then used to create digital characters, like aliens or apes.

He has worked on many popular films. Some of these include Avatar, The Adventures of Tintin: Secrets of the Unicorn, the Planet of the Apes movies, The Hobbit trilogy, and Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, Terry Notary also played Cull Obsidian in the Marvel Studios films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Terry Notary's Early Life

Terry Notary was born in San Rafael, California. When he was seven years old, doctors said he was very hyperactive. To help him use up his extra energy, his parents enrolled him in gymnastics classes. He became very good at gymnastics.

He even won a scholarship to the University of California. There, he studied theatre and graduated from the university.

Terry Notary's Career Journey

Terry Notary's first job was performing with Cirque du Soleil. This is a famous circus known for its amazing acrobats and performers.

Becoming a Movement Coach

His first job as a stunt movement coach was for the movie Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The director, Ron Howard, was hiring gymnasts from Cirque du Soleil for the film. Terry Notary impressed him so much that he was offered the job of teaching all the actors how to move like the characters.

Terry Notary continued this new career path. He worked on Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. To prepare for this movie, he studied how apes move at the LA County Zoo. His first film using motion capture was Avatar. In this movie, he was the movement coach for the Na'vi, the alien characters.

Famous Ape Performance

In 2017, Swedish director Ruben Östlund hired Terry Notary for his film The Square. Terry Notary played a character named Oleg, who acts like an ape. The director found Terry Notary by searching online for "actor imitating monkey." He saw one of Terry Notary's performances, which was an audition for Planet of the Apes.

Terry Notary's performance in The Square was highly praised. In one scene, his character acts like a wild ape at a fancy dinner. Many people called it a very intense and memorable scene.

Terry Notary's Film Work

Terry Notary has worked on many films, often as a stunt performer, movement coach, or motion capture artist. Here are some of the movies he has been involved with:

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