Chad Stahelski

About Chad Stahelski

Who is it?: Stunts, Actor, Assistant Director
Birth Day: September 20, 1968
Birth Sign: Libra
Occupation: Film director, stunt coordinator, second unit director, actor
Known for: John Wick , The Crow

Chad Stahelski Net Worth

Chad Stahelski was born on September 20, 1968, is Stunts, Actor, Assistant Director. He came from a kick-boxing background; he entered the film field as a stunt performer at the age of 24. Before that, he worked as an instructor at the Inosanto Martial Arts Academy in California, teaching Jeet Kune Do/Jun Fan. After doing numerous roles in low budget martial art movies like Mission of Justice (1992) and Bloodsport III (1996) his first start as a stunt double came from the movie The Crow (1994) for doubling late Brandon Lee whom he trained with at the Inosanto Academy. After Brandon Lee's lethal accident Chad was picked for his stunt/photo double because he knew Lee, how he moved, and looked more like him than any other stuntman.His greatest break as a stunt man came when he hooked up with Keanu Reeves on The Matrix (1999). He worked as martial arts stunt coordinator in its following sequels and doubled Keanu Reeves for extreme shots. He also formed a company called Smashcut with his stunt colleagues which was responsible for cool stunts in some of the greatest movies and series.After a ten year in the film world he continued to give his best as a stunt coordinator and stunt performer.
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💰Chad Stahelski Net worth: $14 Million

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Biography/Timeline

1993

Stahelski was a friend of Brandon Lee, at Inosanto Academy, who died from a gunshot wound on March 31, 1993, after an accidental shooting on set of The Crow. After the death, Lee's fiancée, Eliza Hutton, and his mother supported Director Alex Proyas' decision to complete the film. At the time of Lee's death, only eight days were left before completion of the movie. A majority of the film had already been completed with Lee and only a few scenes remained to be done. To complete the film, the story was rewritten and Stahelski served as a double, while special effects were used to give him Lee's face. Another stunt double, Jeff Cadiente, was also used to complete Lee's part for the movie.

1994

The Crow was released in May 1994 and became a box office hit, grossing over $50 million in the U.S., and retaining a loyal cult following many years after its release.

2014

In 2014, Stahelski co-directed the action thriller film John Wick along with David Leitch, based on the screenplay by Derek Kolstad. The film starred Keanu Reeves and Michael Nyqvist, and was released on October 24, 2014 by Summit Entertainment, grossing over $88 million.

2016

In November 2016 it was revealed that he had begun work on Triple Threat with a script written by Dwayne Smith and set to star Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen and Iko Uwais. Later that November, he was signed on to the reboot of the Highlander franchise, which he committed to making a trilogy of, ending with "The Gathering" of the immortals. It would be similar in thematic development with the original Star Wars trilogy, and similar to John Wick action, but with swords replacing gun-play. The reboot trilogy would still include the iconic music by Queen.

2017

In December 2017 it was announced that Stahelski would be directing a film adaptation of the comic book Kill or Be Killed.

2018

In January 2018 it was announced that Stahelski will return as sole Director for the film's 2019 sequel, John Wick: Chapter 3.