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Daredevil David Blaine has finished what could be called his most electrifying stunt. The magician emerged shortly before 9 p.m. Monday after spending three days and three nights standing in the middle of 1 million volts of electric currents at New York's Pier 54.

At Cannes, Jackie Chan has announced his retirement as an action star, saying he is too old for stunts and the world is “too violent”.

The race from space may just take place! Daredevil adventurer Felix Baumgartner's plans to plunge 37 miles from the edge of space back to Earth -- a Red Bull-sponsored stunt that would be the world's highest freefall -- may soon take place, thanks to the resolution of a long standing lawsuit that shattered Baumgartner's 2010 plans.

The set of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was plagued with another accident as a 31-year-old actor performing an aerial stunt fell about 30 feet during a preview performance Monday night and was taken to a hospital, fire officials said....

Australian movie star Hugh Jackman was slightly injured on Tuesday while performing a stunt during the taping of an Oprah Winfrey show at the Sydney Opera House.

The Florida town of Gainesville wants nothing to do with the Koran burning of Terry Jones, an ugly stunt aimed at reviving the fortunes of a failing church

Conan O'Brien turned his "Tonight Show" stunt injury into comedy and showed footage of it as a "cautionary tale" for kids....

Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show," an accident that halted production and brought back memories of a rare absence by his predecessor in the job....

NEW YORK — Eminem says he knew full well what he was about to face at the MTV Movie Awards - including Sacha Baron Cohen's bare butt.

Enimem told the Web site RapRadar.com that the much-talked about stunt was all rehearsed, right down to Eminem's mock disgust. Says the rapper: "I'm thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it."

A woman is suing NBC Universal and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, claiming a bit for Cohen’s upcoming film, “Bruno,” left her disabled.