by Deb Rieselman
Several times a year, Phil Solomon, CCM '93, strolls the red carpet with celebrities at movie premieres. On May 6, 2011, the special Disneyland event for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" was no exception. What makes Solomon's appearance at these events different is that he often saunters down the carpet on 3-foot stilts, juggling knives and dressed as a character from the movie — in this instance, as the Dread Pirate Felipé.
Solomon is a stunt performer, producer, director and owner/ founder of Way 2 Much Entertainment in Los Angeles. He returned for his third "Pirates" premiere in a command performance. It seems that while most people camp out at premieres looking for actors like Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz, some people also come asking for Solomon's alter ego.