- Jeff Glasbrenner is known for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995). He has been married to Elizabeth Glasbrenner since 2002. They have two children.
- SpouseElizabeth Glasbrenner(2002 - present) (2 children)
- On July 30, 1980, Jeff Glasbrenner, then 8 years old, was involved in a farm tractor accident that severed his right leg below the knee. He spent 47 days hospitalized, and was eventually fitted with a prosthetic leg.
- As of 2018, Jeff has competed in 25 marathons, and 25 Ironman Triathlons. In wheelchair basketball, Jess was twice a Gold Medalist at the World Championships. As a mountain climber, Jeff has reached the summits of Mount Everest (a two-month climb), Aconcagua Mountain in Argentina, and Mount Vinson in Antarctica. His next plans are to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, and eventually all of the world's Seven Summits.
- On the SKYSCRAPER movie, Jeff Glasbrenner was a disability consultant to Dwayne Johnson, aka, The Rock. "Producers reached out to Glasbrenner to talk to the crew and to offer Johnson tips on accurately portraying the way one moves with a prosthetic leg, " the New York Post reported.
- He (Dwayne Johnson) played it perfectly. I give him 100 percent endorsement as an amputee. [Speaking of The Rock's SKYSCRAPER role as an amputee.]
- I don't have any limits. That's why I'm so excited for other people to see that it's OK to be disabled, that you can still do amazing things, that you can still be incredible. [Jeff is a motivational speaker to persons with disabilities.]
- I'm a competitive, type-A kind of driven guy. So if I do something, I'm going to do it at the highest level.
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