
Alek Skarlatos, 27, was one of three Americans on a train bound for Paris in 2015 when a gunman entered their compartment. He, alongside childhood friends Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler, tackled the gunman. They received top awards in both France and the United States, and went on to play themselves in the Clint Eastwood movie “The 15:17 to Paris.” Skarlatos even appeared on a season of “Dancing With the Stars.”