Luciano Acuna Jr.

Luciano Acuna Jr. is a stuntman/actor from Brooklyn, New York.

American Ninja Warrior 6
He first competed in Miami in American Ninja Warrior 6 in Miami, where he placed the third fastest time out of all 42 finishers.

In the city finals, he went at a fast pace on the first eight obstacles, but failed the Floating Stairs, being the only competitor to do so. He still placed 11th, and advanced to the national finals.

On stage 1, he failed the Silk Slider when he slid off the mat.

American Ninja Warrior 7
Acuna returned in Pittsburgh in American Ninja Warrior 7. He completed the qualifying course with the 6th fastest time.

Shockingly, in the city finals, he fell on the first obstacle, Quintuple Steps when he lost momentum on just the third step and failed, which placed him 30th overall.

American Ninja Warrior 13
After a six year absence, he returned to compete in American Ninja Warrior 13, participating in the fourth qualifying round. His run was not shown, but it is known that he was one of many to fail Pretzel Twist. He still was able to advance to the semi-finals placing 24th overall. In the semi-finals, his run was not shown again, but it was known that he failed Wall to Wall, once again not returning to the national finals.

Trivia

 * Outside of American Ninja Warrior, he has starred in the 2017 film The Greatest Showman as the "Dog Boy". His role is based off of Fedor Jeftichew, a Russian performer known for his abnormal growth of hair.