PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Member of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
- Member of Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
- Expert Trampoline Commentator for Acrobatic Sports TV
- Master’s Degree in Communication
- Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology
- Congressional Staff of Congressman James A. Hayes on Capitol Hill
- Owner and Coach of the Acadiana Center for Trampoline Techniques in Lafayette, LA
FILM CAREER
- Over 50 feature films, 25 television shows and 15 national commercials.
- For detailed credits, go to www.leighhennessy.com and/or IMDB.
ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
- 2007 Inductee in the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- 2005 World Acrobatic Society Gallery of LEgends
- 1976 & 1978 World Champion in Double Mini-Tramp
- 1976 Silver Medalist at World Championships with Ann Thompson in Synchronized
- First athlete to will three Gold Medals in the US National Championships (Individual Trampoline, Synchronized Trampoline & DMT)
- 1978 Outstanding Southern AAU Athlete of the Year with Olympian Willie Davenport
- 1978 won three Gold Medals in the World Age Group Championships for Girls over 18
- 1982 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Federation of International Trampoline
- Guinness World Records for winning the most US National Trampoline Titles at the Elite/Senior level (Ten in all)
- Held world record in Guinness World Records for the highest DMT score for 14 years.
- 1976-80 National AAU All-American
- Competed in five World Trampoline Championships on the USA Team
- Competed in over 20 countries in international trampoline competitions
- World Age Group titles in Trampoline, Synchronized and DMT
- Featured in numerous newspaper, magazine and broadcast news stories, locally, nationally and internationally
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