Chad Stahelski

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)_ (qv) and _Bloodsport III (1996)_ (qv) his first start as a stunt double came from the movie _The Crow (1994)_ (qv) for doubling late 'Brandon Lee' (qv) whom he trained with at the Inosanto Academy. After 'Brandon Lee' (qv)'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' (qv) on _The Matrix (1999)_ (qv). He worked as martial arts stunt coordinator in its following sequels and doubled 'Keanu Reeves' (qv) 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.::The Old Fox {by_oldfox@yahoo.com}