Famous People Who’ve Jumped at Skydive Perris

What do celebrity sightings and skydiving have in common? They’re often once-in-a-lifetime experiences. But you’ll never guess what else these two things share – sometimes they can happen at the same time! That’s right, there are celebrities who skydive just like the rest of us. And when it comes to famous people skydiving, some of them are even licensed and experienced!

It just so happens that Skydive Perris is one of the famous skydiving places that draws in those adrenaline-seeking A-listers. So if you’re wondering what famous people have gone skydiving, read on to peep just six of the 45+ celebrities who have jumped at Skydive Perris.

Tom Cruise

As you likely already know, when you see Tom Cruise skydiving in a movie, it’s not a double, it’s actually Tom Cruise! He long ago earned his skydiving license so that he can go full send on his own aerial stunts. He even took his airborne hobby/job one step further and can be seen riding a motorcycle off of a cliff into a BASE jump in the 2023 film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. 

Cruise has become somewhat of a celebrity’s celebrity when it comes to skydiving. He’s even responsible for taking James Corden skydiving – at Skydive Perris, no less. The hilarious video of Cruise sharing the sky with Corden has been viewed more than 60 million times! 

David Blaine

David Blaine is, of course, a professional magician and mentalist well known for his mind-bending tricks and antics, but many people don’t know that he’s also a licensed skydiver. How else could he achieve a stunt like his 2020 airborne marvel, Ascension? 

Blaine actually earned his skydiving license at Skydive Perris in 2002 to prepare for an earlier stunt, Vertigo, which concluded with a 100-foot leap into a stack of cardboard boxes. He completed the Perris Skydiving Program in order to learn how to better control his body in the air. 

“There didn’t seem like any better way to learn,” said Blaine. We couldn’t agree more! 

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze’s skydiving scenes in the 1991 classic, Point Break, might be his most famous screen moments – and rightly so, as he was a hobbyist skydiver before he even snagged the role. In fact, the famous “Adios, amigo!” bit is actual footage of Swayze making a skydive with no stunt double!

What people don’t know is that it was a family affair. It was Don Swayze, Patrick’s brother and an avid skydiver, who brought him down to Perris to show him the ropes. To everyone’s surprise, Patrick got right into it and earned his skydiving license. According to his instructor, the star’s athletic and gymnastic ability made him “a natural.”

Point Break, and Swayze’s role in it, is often credited with inspiring a generation of skydivers to look to the skies and dream of their place among the clouds. 

Funny story: One day, when the massively famous Swayze was at the dropzone, he went entirely unrecognized by most of the jumpers. Proof that skydiving is the ultimate equalizer! 

It was a family affair, really. Swayze’s brother, who was a very experienced skydiver at the time, brought him down to Perris to show him the ropes. To everyone’s surprise, Patrick got right into it and earned his license. According to his instructor, the star’s natural athletic and gymnastic ability made him “a natural.”

Funny story: one day, when the at-that-point-massively-famous Swayze was at the dropzone, he went entirely unrecognized by most of the jumpers.

Pom Klementieff

Tom Cruise is the reason Pom Klementieff caught the skydiving bug! He gifted her skydiving lessons, and she never looked back! Now she’s not only a fully-licensed skydiver, but she’s also a Skydive Perris regular. 

With more than 200 skydives in her logbook, Klementieff articulates her passion for the sport in a way we can all relate to: “I love the rush, I love the precision, I love how sharp it makes me. When I jump off a hot-air balloon very early in the morning, and the sun is rising, and it smells like mist — it’s magical.”

Kendall Jenner

Despite laughing and joking around just before exiting the airplane with Scott Disick, Kendall Jenner had a moment of doubt at the edge of the door. But Jenner put her trust in the professionals of Skydive Perris, pushed through her fear, and took a leap of faith for the experience of a lifetime.

She was instantly all smiles and couldn’t stop grinning throughout freefall. Once under canopy, she shared: “It’s crazy how many emotions you go through!” and posted a very cool, “Did it!” after landing safely (and laying in the grass in gratitude) at Skydive Perris. 

Zachary Levi

Like many people, celebrity or not, Zachary Levi can’t get enough of the sky. Since doing his first tandem at age 21, he’s been spotted skydiving all over the world, including at Skydive Perris. The Shazam! Star shared sage advice while he cruised over the Perris Valley under parachute: “Jump out of a plane. Live your life.” Hear, hear, Zach!

The Adrenal-IN Experience

One thing that makes Skydive Perris so appealing to those who “have it all” is our diversity of offerings. Our state-of-the-art facilities, instructors, and equipment afford us the opportunity to share the very best of our sport with anyone who wants to experience it. 

Our Adrenal-IN Experience offers everything anyone could ever want out of skydiving: two 

indoor skydiving flights and a tandem skydive from 12,500 feet! This package lets you see and feel it all, and then celebrate poolside and at the world-famous Bombshelter Restaurant & Bar!

Let’s do a quick recap of what we’ve learned: 

1) Celebrities trust in the experience, professionalism, and culture of safety at Skydive Perris. 

2) You can make a tandem, learn how to skydive, and go indoor skydiving here. 

3) You never know who you’ll be sitting next to on the plane when you book your jump! 

Better make sure you get the photo and video package – you just might have a celebrity photobomber next to you on the aircraft! 

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