1. Charles F Stahelski was born on September 20,1968 and is an American stuntman and filmmaker.
23 Facts About Chad Stahelski
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Chad Stahelski is considered a highly-influential figure in the action film genre.
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Chad Stahelski first achieved prominence as a stunt performer and coordinator, notably as the key stunt double for Keanu Reeves on The Matrix, and as the martial arts stunt coordinator on its first two sequels.
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Chad Stahelski subsequently directed the 2014 film John Wick, starring Reeves, and its three sequels.
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Chad Stahelski began training in martial arts from a young age.
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Chad Stahelski studied Jeet Kune Do under Dan Inosanto, and for a time was an instructor at Inosanto's school in Los Angeles.
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Chad Stahelski was one of the earliest American competitors in Shooto.
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Chad Stahelski fought Manabu Yamada in a 1993 Shooto event, losing in the first round from a kneebar submission.
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Chad Stahelski is an alumnus of the University of Southern California.
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Chad Stahelski completed the remaining filming in place of Lee and special effects were used to superimpose Lee's face onto Chad Stahelski.
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In 1997, Chad Stahelski co-founded action design company 87Eleven with David Leitch.
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Chad Stahelski has since split between an action design company and a production company, 87North Productions.
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Chad Stahelski worked as a stunt double for his future John Wick star Keanu Reeves in The Matrix franchise, and later served as a stunt co-ordinator for the films.
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In 2009, Chad Stahelski was second-unit director and stunt co-ordinator on Ninja Assassin along with David Leitch, produced by Matrix directors The Wachowskis.
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In 2012, on the set of the film The Expendables 2 for which Chad Stahelski served as stunt coordinator, stuntman Kun Liu was killed by an explosion on set.
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In 2014, Chad Stahelski co-directed the action thriller film John Wick along with Leitch, based on the screenplay by Derek Kolstad.
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Chad Stahelski served as the second unit director for the reshoots of Birds of Prey.
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In March 2023, Chad Stahelski clarified that a remake of Highlander as well as adaptations of Rainbow Six, Ghost of Tsushima, Black Samurai for Netflix, and Shibumi for Warner Bros.
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In July 2023, Adult Swim announced Lazarus, an upcoming original anime television series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, with Chad Stahelski designing the action sequences.
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In February 2024, Lionsgate appointed Chad Stahelski to oversee the John Wick and Highlander franchises.
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Chad Stahelski will have creative oversight across film, TV and all multimedia platforms.
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Chad Stahelski was married to fellow stunt performer Heidi Moneymaker, but they divorced in 2018.
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Chad Stahelski was a friend of Brandon Lee and worked as his double.