Jonathan Goodwin (escapologist)

Jonathan Goodwin (born 20 February 1980) is a Welsh escapologist and daredevil. He first appeared on Channel 4 TV programme Dirty Tricks and has subsequently appeared in TV specials The Seven Stupidest Things to Escape From, and Deathwish Live as well as Discovery Channel's One Way Out[1] and How Not to Become Shark Bait in which he allowed himself to be attacked by a Caribbean reef shark. Goodwin returned to Discovery Channel in 2009 for a ten-part series of One Way Out which also starred engineer Terry Stroud. He also appeared in an episode of the Channel 4 program Balls of Steel with his dad helping him with a stunt.

Jonathan Goodwin
Born
Jonathan Goodwin

(1980-02-20) 20 February 1980
Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, UK
OccupationEscape artist and daredevil
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.jonathan-goodwin.com

On 11 September 2012, it was announced that Goodwin would be appearing in his own series on UKTV's Watch, entitled The Incredible Mr. Goodwin. The show included a wide variety of stunts, from free climbing skyscrapers to "extreme planking", and started airing in early 2013. It was also shown on UKTV's Dave and on BBC America, as Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin, beginning in July 2013.[2]

On 9 March 2013, he appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show and performed the stunt of lying on a single nail and having a breezeblock broken on his chest with a sledgehammer. In April 2019, he appeared on the 13th series of Britain's Got Talent, made it to the finals performing "buried alive" the first time this stunt had ever been attempted on a stage.

References
  1. One Way Out (TV series)
  2. BBC America


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