Joe Eigo (born February 19, 1980) is a Canadian stunt performer.
Biography Joe Eigo is the joint creator of "Multi Level Moves",Newey, Guy. (September 24, 2004) Evening Mail "Flying kicks in the flicks! Brum stuntman hopes to emulate star Jackie". Section: News; Page 3. which is "an experiment to explore the limits of the human body",Joe Eigo’s Myspace. essentially a rebranding of what is known as Tricking. He was a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team,John, Patrice. (October 18, 2005) Evening Mail "Kung fu: Youths get a kick out of Nathan - Martial arts expert is passing his high energy skills on to city kids". Section: Sport; Page 33. performed with Chan in the 2004 film Around the World in 80 Days, and also performed in the 2006 Toronto musical production of The Lord of the Rings.Kuchwara, Michael. (March 12, 2006) Buffalo News "'Lord' of the stage The big-budget theatrical adaptation of 'Lord of the Rings' is set for its grand opening this month in Toronto". Section: Entertainment; Page G1
Eigo was the subject of a photo portrait by Toronto Star photographer Peter Power for which the Toronto Star received an award of excellence from the Missouri School of Journalism.Toronto Star. (March 12, 2007) "Star team honoured in photojournalism contest". Section: News; Page A2.
Eigo's "Matrix - for Real" video has been viewed over 4.5 million timesThe Economist. (November 11, 2006) "Internet video: We try harder; If YouTube is the Hertz of web-based video, Metacafe wants to be Avis". Issue 950; Section: The Economist November 11, 2006; Page 90. on Metacafe,Business Wire (October 30, 2006) Metacafe Launches Producer Rewards(TM) for Short Video Creators. for which he had made US$25,000 as of January 2007. In the video, Eigo flips from boulders, trees and training mats, performs strings of back flips in the middle of a street, tosses a soccer ball in the air and then kicks it while completing a back flip.Marion, Fred. (January 12, 2007) Palm Beach Post "The Freddies: Web video awards '06". Section: Accent; Page 1E.
Eigo is also an enthusiastic "truth" advocate. He most often makes claims towards the ulterior motives behind Climate engineering also, the use of Spiritual Sciences in conjunction with "powerful energy tools for planetary and personal healing". These claims have yet to be substantiated.
Eigo is a spokesman for the multilevel marketing company Morinda Inc., formerly known as Tahitian Noni company, which came under scrutiny for making many false claims about the health benefits of the product, "Noni-Juice".
Filmography American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007) American Pie 5: The Naked Mile (2006) (stunts) (USA: informal title), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (Australia: DVD box title) Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Joseph Eigo) LazyTown (2004) TV Series (stunt double for Sportacus 10), a.k.a. Latibær (Iceland) Christmas Rush (2002) (TV) (stunts) (uncredited), a.k.a. Breakaway (USA: video title) Odyssey 5 (2002) (TV) (stunt double) Witchblade (2000) (TV) (stunt double)
References
Gerson, Jen. (October 31, 2006) Toronto Star "Off the wall flips; T.O. flipmaster's online video puts him in the money 'I get hungry before I get tired,' stuntman says". Section: Life; Page D4.
External links Joe Eigo Master Energy Healer Shamanic Collective Website Joe Eigo Facebook Page An Interview With Joe From 2004