For a day or a weekend, these 12 pour on the fun. Make a splash and cool down at these top Chicago area outdoor water parks. Forget indoor pools with fluorescent lights and chlorinated air. With sunshine, high temps and long summer days, it's time to splash around at some of the Chicago area's best outdoor water parks.
Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, has died.
This article is about the actor. For the film director, see Steve McQueen (director). For other uses, see Steve McQueen (disambiguation). Terence Steven Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 â November 7, 1980) was an American actor. Called The King of Cool, his anti-hero persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s.