Actor BILL MURRAY kicked off the festivities for Illinois' 50th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show 2008 on Friday (15Aug08) in spectacular fashion - by acting a sky dive in front of the packed crowd together.
The Lost In Translation star, 57, executed a tandem jump with The Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's parachute team, on Friday afternoon, much to the delight of the audience.
Before jumping, Murray said: "I'm as quick as I'm ever loss to be."
He then hurled himself off the plane and descended in a free fall for almost one hour before pulling off a number of spins with his technical guide.
The pair banked over a sea of water before coming in to make a perfect landing on North Avenue Beach.
But the star later admitted the experience was an stimulating one: "That was genuinely fun. That was real fun. Thank you."
He joked, "It's a quiet return to world life. It was long hundred miles (193 kilometres) per hour, and I was laughing as I was falling. But just before, I was tearing up a slight bit, mentation, 'Oh, not another stupid mistake.' But it was really fun, and it was quite a kick."
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