Daniel R . Purinton Daniel R . Purinton is an electrician , gaffer and lamp operator within the camera and electrical department who worked between 1991 and 1994 for Paramount Pictures as Rigging Gaffer and Lot Best Boy on the fifth , sixth , and seventh season of , the first and second season of , and . While employed at Paramount Pictures between 1991 and 1994 , Purinton also worked on the television series " Wings " ( 1991 - 1994 , starring Steven Weber ) , " Brooklyn Bridge " ( 1991 - 1993 ) , " Cheers " ( starring Kirstie Alley , Kelsey Grammer , and Bebe Neuwirth ) , " Bob " ( 1992 - 1993 ) , " Viper " ( 1994 ) , " The Arsenio Hall Show " ( 1991 - 1994 ) , and " Frasier " ( 1993 - 1994 , starring Kelsey Grammer ) as well as feature films including the fantasy comedy " The Addams Family " ( 1991 , starring Christopher Lloyd and Carel Struycken ) and its sequel " Addams Family Values " ( 1993 ) , the comedy " Wayne ' s World " ( 1992 ) and its sequel " Wayne ' s World 2 " ( 1993 ) , the comedy " Leap of Faith " ( 1992 ) , the thriller " Sliver " ( 1993 ) , the science fiction comedy " Coneheads " ( 1993 ) , the drama " Indecent Proposal " ( 1993 ) , the thriller " The Firm " ( 1993 ) , the action comedy " Beverly Hills Cop III " ( 1994 ) , the action thriller " Drop Zone " ( 1994 ) , the comedy sequel " Naked Gun 33 1 / 3 : The Final Insult " ( 1994 ) , the drama " Forrest Gump " ( 1994 ) , and the crime drama " Clear and Present Danger " ( 1994 , with Harris Yulin and Raymond Cruz ) . Between 1994 and 1997 , Purinton worked as independent rigging technician on the television series " NYPD Blue " ( starring Gordon Clapp ) , " Sisters " ( starring Ashley Judd and Elizabeth Hoffman ) , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( starring Teri Hatcher and K Callan ) , " Hangin with Mr . Cooper " , " Picket Fences " ( starring Ray Walston , Kelly Connell , and Roy Brocksmith ) , " Party of Five " , " Murphy Brown " , and " ER " and the thriller " Disclosure " ( 1994 ) , the action thriller " True Lies " ( 1994 ) , the crime drama " Heat " ( 1995 ) , the drama " Showgirls " ( 1995 ) , the comic adaptation " Batman Forever " ( 1995 , with Rene Auberjonois and Ed Begley , Jr . ) , the science fiction blockbuster " Independence Day " ( 1996 ) , the action thriller " Eraser " ( 1996 , with Vanessa Williams ) , the comedy " Space Jam " ( 1996 ) , the science fiction blockbuster " Starship Troopers " ( 1997 , with Dina Meyer and Clancy Brown ) , and the crime drama " Conspiracy Theory " ( 1997 , with Patrick Stewart ) . Further credits as lamp operator , gaffer , and rigger include the science fiction thriller " Minority Report " ( 2002 , with Patrick Kilpatrick and Neal McDonough ) , the animated movie " Team America : World Police " ( 2004 ) , the comedy " Meet the Fockers " ( 2004 ) , the horror film " Cursed " ( 2005 ) , the crime drama " The Black Dahlia " ( 2006 , with Mike Starr and Patrick Fischler ) , the sequel " Spider - Man 3 " ( 2007 , with Kirsten Dunst and James Cromwell ) , the comic adaptation " Transformers " ( 2007 , written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ) , the adventure " National Treasure : Book of Secrets " ( 2007 , with Bruce Greenwood and Alicia Coppola ) , the drama " Changeling " ( 2008 , written by J . Michael Straczynski ) , the drama " Frost / Nixon " ( 2008 , starring Frank Langella ) , the comedy " Shades of Ray " ( 2008 , with Brian George , Cristine Rose , and Cody Klop ) , and the family drama " Hannah Montana : The Movie " ( 2008 ) . More recently , he worked as gaffer and best boy on the comedy talk show " The Burn with Jeff Ross " in 2013 .