"The Human Fly" or "The Spiderman") is a mountain-climber from New York, New York, United States, who climbed the South Tower (2 World Trade Center) of the World Trade Center on May 26, 1977, about two and a half years after tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked between the tops of the two towers.
As he was climbing, two police officers, one a suicide expert, were lowered in a window washing basket to try to get Willig to give up.
His climb received plenty of attention because it took 3½ hours to complete, allowing news cameras and spectators to gather.
He also got jobs as a stuntman on The Six Million Dollar Man, Trauma Center, and Hollywood Beat' George Willig and Jerry Hewitt climbed the Unisphere in Queens in 1976.
During the 1990s, Willig lived in California's San Fernando Valley, working as a remodeler of commercial buildings.