- Born
- Kofi is an award-winning Stuntman and Stunt Coordinator who has
appeared in 100s of top A-List Blockbuster Films grossing billions of
dollars.
Kofi is a Screen Actors Guild and Aftra member and has been a member of
the elite Stuntmen's Association since 1999. What's more, Kofi got his
first stunt job in 1993 when he was only fourteen years old.
Kofi is recognized for performing highly dangerous stunts such as fire
burns, car hits, high falls, cannons, pipe ramps, descenders, wire
work, fights, and much more.
Kofi consistently doubles and is in the contracts of some the motion
picture industries leading African American actors. Some of Kofi's
recent engagements include: Stunt Double for Brandon T. Jackson in
Beverly Hills Cop, Tropic Thunder, Rogue Gallery, and Percy Jackson the
Lightening Thief & Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters; Stunt Double for
NE-YO in Battle LA; Stunt Double for Don Cheadle in Iron Man 3,
Traffic, Crash and Swordfish; and, Stunt Double for Lorenze Tate in
Crash, and Man Apart.
Kofi has also stunt coordinated an episode of D. L. Hughley show, a
Nissan car commercial, a short for Brandon T. Jackson called Big Tweet,
and a short called Praying For Mercy directed by Bill Duke.
Kofi Elam won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2007 for Outstanding
Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture. He was nominated
for a World Stunt Taurus Award in 2007 for Hard Hit for the movie Grid
Iron Gang. He received a Black Stuntmen Award in 2008 at the 1st Annual
BSA.
Kofi's talents stretch beyond being a stuntman. He has acted in many
television shows and commercials and is admired for his voice
impressions, singing, and Asian and Spanish influenced dialects.
The Elam family is well known and well respected in the motion picture
industry and Kofi is apart of a family legacy that spans four
generations and six decades. Kofi's grandfather, Daniel Elam, was a bit
player and extra. Kofi grew up in the business, training with his
father at his Stunt Training School (which was featured on
Entertainment Tonight). Presently, over 50 of the industry's top
Stuntmen, Stuntwomen and Stunt Coordinators have come from his father's
Stunt Training School. Kofi Elam, his father, and brothers have been
interviewed on Channel 13 News, Discovery Channel, and the Ebony Man
Magazine (February 1993) for recognition as the well-renowned, busiest
Stunt family in the Motion Picture Industry.
His father, Greg Elam is a Stunt Coordinator, 2nd Unit Director,
Writer, and Producer. Greg was the Stunt Coordinator for the Motion
Picture The Color Purple and he doubled Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and
Gregory Hines. Kofi's older brother Kiante doubles Will Smith and has
been Samuel L. Jackson's sole Stunt Double for over 18 years. His
oldest brother Ousaun, doubles Denzel Washington and Lawrence
Fishburne.
Kofi's two young sons, Makhari and Kaleo Elam are following in their
dad's footsteps as actors, stunt boys, and print models. Kaleo Elam
played his break out hilarious role as Ronnie Mackenzie, Chris Rock and
Maya Rudolph's 2 year old son in Grown Ups 2. He has co-star in Henry
Danger and filmed countless national commercials. Makhari Elam was his
brother's photo double in Grown Ups 2 and has co-star in television
shows The Millers and New Girl. He too has countless national
commercials under his belt. Impressively, Makhari's first stunt job was
five years before his dad's, at the age of 8 on New Girl.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jackie Elam
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