Rocky Capella

Director and writer of the award winning film, Guitar Man, Rocky began his career as a Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, Actor, 2nd unit action director and Performance Driver. Born and raised in the San Francisco area, Rocky began boxing at the age of six, working with his brother and father, who was a Fighter Pilot and boxed in the U.S. Navy. Rocky met actor Robert Conrad and got into the the business through his boxing background. He lived in LA for several years, but wanted to start the stunt business in Northern California. Rocky moved back to the Bay Area and started the San Francisco Bay Area Stuntman's Association. He also opened GYM WEST boxing gym and training facility (named after Bob Conrad's character in Wild Wild West), continuing to box, train other boxers and referee AAU boxing matches while pursuing stunt career. Although coordinating and directing the stunt work in several Italian films early in his career, Rocky got his big break from George Lucas's Industrial Light and M