Cheryl Marie Wheeler-Dixon was an American stunt woman, stunt double, and stunt driver in the US movie industry.
11 Facts About Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon was credited as Cheryl Wheeler-Duncan, Cheryl Wheeler, Cheryl M Wheeler, and Sheryl Wheeler.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon was stunt double for Rene Russo, Kathleen Turner, and Goldie Hawn, among others.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon had two daughters, and with her husband, Lindsey Duncan, owned Genesis Today, Inc.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon began kickboxing when her instructor began training an amateur team, but her championship matches were considered professional, as she was paid for the work.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon studied Judo, Aikido, and grappling and trained for a while with kickboxer and actor Don Wilson.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon began work in the film industry in 1987 and maintained an extensive filmography of stunt work in such films as Back to the Future Part II, Bird on a Wire, Die Hard 2, Lethal Weapon 3 and sequel Lethal Weapon 4, Demolition Man, The Thomas Crown Affair and Charlie's Angels.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon provided martial arts training to Rene Russo for the Lethal Weapon film series.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon received a Stunt Award for "Best Stunt Sequence" in the 2000 film Charlie's Angels.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon was injured during the filming of Back to the Future II when she shattered her face and right wrist in a fall and required reconstructive surgery.
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Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon worked as a "stuntnastics" instructor and stunt performer at The Stunt Ranch in Austin, Texas.