The Hollywood community is in mourning once again, only this time, for a young man who passed far before his prime.Trevor Habberstad, a stuntman and stunt coordinator who most recently worked onX-Men: Apocalypse,Doctor StrangeandPassengers,passed awayon Sunday at the age of 27. The stuntman succumbed to a rare form of cancer.Trevor Habberstadwas on a family vacation in Hawaii last year when he began to feel stomach pain that doctors initially thought was appendicitis, but after another evaluation, it was revealed that he actually had gastric cancer.
Jeff Habberstad,Trevor’s father and a stuntman/stunt coordinator as well, toldKHTS Newsin their hometown of Santa Clarita, California that they just found out about a week and a half ago that the cancer had spread into thelate stuntman’s brain.Jeff Habberstadserved as a stunt coordinator for directorBryan Singeron 2014’sX-Men: Days of Future Pastand last year’sX-Men: Apocalypse, whichTrevor Habberstadboth worked on as well. After word of his death spread,Bryan Singertook to Instagram, posting a photo of bothTrevor Habberstadand his younger brotherShane Habberstadon the set ofX-Men: Apocalypse, along with the following tribute toTrevor.
“#Stuntman #TrevorHabberstad(left), Son of #JeffHabberstad, my stunt cordinator over the last two #XMen films, and older brother of #ShaneHabberstad (right), passed away recently from a rare andaggressive form of cancerat the young age of 27. Trevor was a #stuntcoordinator in his own right, and would have gone on to become one of the greats. His skill, commitment to safety, and work ethic was second to none. In my 20 year career I have never lost a friend/colleague this way. He and his entire family are among the kindest people I have ever met. My heart goes out to them. His passing is the very definition of the word UNFAIR. Trevor appears in a small cameo in #Xmendaysoffuturepast when #Wolverine is being pulled from the water. But his work is EVERYWHERE throughout every film he has done.”
Jeff Habberstadalso revealed to the KHTS News team that he startedTrevorworking films at the young age of five years old, in a horse-riding scene withAndy GarciainSteal Big, Steal Little. He was later cast inFace/Offas the son ofJohn Travolta’s character, but the father made his son promise that he would graduate from high school and go to college before he helped them break into the industry. After graduating as an accomplished track athlete at Canyon High,Trevor Habberstadattended the University of Washington, where he competed in the decathlon.Jeff Habberstadalso issued a statement on Instagram following hisson’s passing, which you can read below.
“My biggest fear in life would be to outlive my child. That nightmare has happened. I spent over 8 months watching my first-born son Trevor fight thishorrible rare disease. He never complained once, never said ‘why me,’ never gave up, never lost hope, never considered losing as an option. But that disease was relentless. Every time he would start to make a gain, it would change direction and punch him in the gut. And he would get back up and lead the new charge. I am so proud. I don’t know how I can live without him, work without him, play without him. I miss him so much.”
Trevor Habberstadhad over 50 stunt credits to his name, such as the originalSpider-Man,Lady in the Water,Hot Tub Time Machine,The Last Airbender,X-Men: First Class,Horrible Bosses,Crazy Stupid LoveandCaptain America: The First Avenger. Over the last few years, he began doubling for the stars such as forJustin TimberlakeinIn Time,Chris PineinThis Means Warand doubling as the Iron Patriot inIron Man 3. More recently, he began serving as a stunt coordinator on films such asAmerican Sniper,Barely Lethal,Ant-ManandWhy Him?, just to name a few. Take a look at the Instagram posts below featuring some candid photos of the lateTrevor Habberstad, courtesy of directorBryan Singerand Trevor’s fatherJeff Habberstad.
