![]() ![]() In fact, Soper "rescued" Hannah and Brennan from the filmmakers after the two men called Hannah's boss from a Las Vegas apartment building where they'd been "stashed. Interestingly enough, Soper met and hired Hannah before Hannah ended up on the video series that gave him any fame. Urged by a neighbor to help the transients rather than run them off, Soper hired the two to do odd jobs around the complex. Join Facebook to connect with Rufus Hannah and others you may know. "You're ruining our canning route," Hannah snapped back. View the profiles of people named Rufus Hannah. ![]() When he caught Hannah inside the Dumpster that morning, he got mad. Soper, 65, doesn't usually pay much attention to his trash receptacles, but someone had defecated next to this particular one a day earlier, so he was watchful. The two met next to a dumpster, according to the Union-Tribune: Much of that is thanks to Soper, who helped Hannah write a book-hence the renewed interest-called A Bum Deal, about Hannah's life and his work as an advocate for the homeless (he's currently trying to get legislation passed that would regard crimes against the homeless as hate crimes). He's also the subject of a San Diego Union-Tribune profile. LOS ANGELES (AP) Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who was paid to fight other homeless men and perform dangerous stunts in the notorious Bumfights videos, has died. He's married to an "old flame," with whom he'd already had two children, and he's eight years sober. Rufus Hannah (Novem1 October 4, 2017), also known as Roofus the Stunt Bum, was an American advocate for homeless rights who became known for his role in the early Bumfights videos: in 2000, while himself a homeless alcoholic, he was paid 5 to be filmed running headfirst into an intermodal container. Rufus Hannah, who along with his best friend Donnie Brennan was featured in the original Bumfights, and who has the word "bumfights" tattooed across his knuckles, is now a property manager in San Diego, working for Barry Soper, a real estate developer. The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who was paid to fight other homeless men and perform dangerous stunts in the notorious Bumfights videos, has. But eventually, he turned his life around.Remember Bumfights, the deeply depressing 2002 video featuring homeless men goaded into doing stupid things like fighting each other and getting "Bumfights" tattoos? Well, the video's biggest "star" isn't a bum anymore-though he still has his infamous tattoo. LOS ANGELES Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who was paid to fight other homeless men and perform dangerous stunts in the notorious Bumfights. Hannah in those days was a wild-haired, gaptoothed man with the word “BUMFIGHT” tattooed across his knuckles. ![]() In 2006, the four filmmakers reportedly paid at least $300,000 to settle lawsuits filed by Hannah and two other men who appeared in the original video. Buy A Bum Deal: An Unlikely Journey from Hopeless to Humanitarian, Pre-Owned Paperback 1402260873 9781402260872 Barry Soper, Rufus Hannah at. They avoided jail, but McPherson and another man later were sentenced to 180 days each in jail for failing to complete community service. The four original filmmakers eventually pleaded guilty in California to misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to stage an illegal fight. Rufus Hannah has twice been a celebrity: first as Rufus the Stunt Bum, a name branded him by shock jock Howard Stern for his role in the film series Bumfights, and again as Rufus the redeemed, an author sharing his harrowing story of recovery. But they were condemned by homeless advocates, blamed for inspiring violence against the homeless and banned in several countries. The videos sold hundreds of thousands of DVD copies. Rufus Hannah, also known as Rufus the Stunt Bum, is an American advocate for homeless rights who became known for his role in the early Bumfights videos: in. Hannah, who smashed his head into a steel door, said he suffered permanent injuries. The “actors” were paid about $10 per stunt and were usually drunk. It was followed by several sequels in which Hannah, known as “Rufus the Stunt Bum,” and other transients performed dangerous and degrading stunts, such as brawling each other, jumping off buildings, smashing headfirst into doors and walls and lighting their hair on fire. The first “Bumfights” was released in 2002. ![]()
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