Category talk:Stunt performers

Adding this category to actors
I've removed this category from the stars of the show such as Kiefer Sutherland, Annie Wersching etc., for the following reason:

The line between "acting" and "stunt performing" is always going to be blurred, so it's very hard to nail down definitive inclusion criteria for this category. But I believe it should be reserved for people who, in real life, class themselves as a "stunt performer", or their primary job description is a stunt performer rather than an actor. In other words, they were hired onto the show as a stunt performer, rather than as an actor. Actors on the show often do dangerous acts to differing degrees, and we have no benchmark as to what constitutes a "stunt" - for example Cheryl Rusa performed the "stunt" of being in a helicopter, doubling for Elisha Cuthbert - so do we add this categ to any actor/background performer who has been in a helicopter? I mean yes, Kiefer Sutherland performed what many would consider stunts on the show, but listing him here opens up the door to list many different actors who debatably did or didn't perform stunts. I think it's fairly simple to see if someone works as a "stunt performer, and actor" or a "actor who sometimes does stunts as part of their job".

Both ways are open to interpretation, but I think it's the best way to determine if someone was hired to perform stunts on the show, or to act on the show (basically whether they were brought in by someone like Peggy Kennedy or Jason Gutierrez, or if they were brought in by someone like Jeff Cadiente). I believe that is the best use for this category, or it will clogged with all sorts of people--Acer4666 (talk) 03:58, December 30, 2012 (UTC)