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[[Image:Rick_Avery.jpg|thumb|right|Rick Avery]]
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[[File:Rick Avery.jpg|thumb|Rick Avery on the set of ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' in 1998]]
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[[File:Juhraya colonist 5.jpg|thumb|...as a Juhraya colonist in 1994]]
'''Rick Avery''' is a stuntman, stunt coordinator, stunt actor and second unit director who performed stunts in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and was the stunt coordinator in ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]''.
 
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'''Rick Avery''' {{born|28|April|?}} is a stuntman, stunt coordinator, stunt actor and second unit director who performed stunts as a [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 7|seventh season]] episode {{e|Preemptive Strike}} in {{y|1994}} and worked as the stunt coordinator on {{film|9}}. On the ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection (Special Edition)]]'' DVD feature "Anatomy of a Stunt", he's describing the making of a stunt scene, a 30 ft. high fall from a cliff, which was cut from the final aired movie.
   
Avery is married to stuntwoman [[Joni Avery]] and they have two sons, both stuntmen, [[Brian Avery]] and [[Mike Avery]].
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Avery was married to stuntwoman [[Joni Avery]] and they have two sons, both stuntmen, [[Brian Avery]] and [[Mike Avery]]. He was a police officer in Santa Barbara, California, where he has owned a karate studio.
   
 
Avery's stunt and stunt coordinating resume includes over 300 films and television series. Among his resume are films such as ''Blow Out'' (1981, with [[J. Patrick McNamara]] and [[Leslie Hoffman]]), ''Street Hawk'' (1985), ''Matlock'', ''Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' (1988, with [[W. Morgan Sheppard]] and [[Frank Collison]]), ''Alien Nation'', ''Baywatch'', ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990, with [[Kirstie Alley]]), ''Hook'' (1991, with [[Cameron Thor]], [[Nick Tate]], [[Gary Epper]], [[Scott Leva]], and [[Michael J. Sarna]]), ''Batman Returns'' (1992, with [[Vincent Schiavelli]], [[Anna Katarina]], [[Anthony De Longis]], [[Branscombe Richmond]], [[Susan Rossitto]], [[Joyce McNeal]], and [[Lynn Salvatori]]), ''Lois & Clark'', ''Babylon 5'', ''Independence Day'' (1996, with [[Brent Spiner]], [[Patricia Tallman]], [[Derek Webster]], and [[Carlos Lacamara]]), ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997, with [[James Cromwell]]), ''Ally McBeal'', ''Titanic'' (1997, with [[Michael Ensign]] and [[Jenette Goldstein]]), ''V.I.P.'', ''Charmed'', ''House on Haunted Hill'' (1999, with [[Famke Janssen]]), ''Scream 3'' (2000), ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000), ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Spider-man'' (2002, with [[Kirsten Dunst]] and [[Spice Williams-Crosby]]), ''Hulk'' (2003, with [[Boni Yanagisawa]]), ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003, with [[Kristanna Loken]]), ''Medium'' (2005-2006, with Joni Avery), ''Batman Begins'' (2005), ''Poseidon'' (2006), ''World Trade Center'' (2006), and ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007, with [[Scott L. Schwartz]], Brian Avery, and Joni Avery).
He was a police officer in Santa Barbara, California, where he has owned a karate studio.
 
 
Avery's stunt and stunt coordinating resume includes over 300 films and television series. Among his resume are films such as ''Blow Out'' (1981, with [[J. Patrick McNamara]] and [[Leslie Hoffman]]), ''Street Hawk'' (1985), ''Matlock'', ''Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' (1988, with [[William Morgan Sheppard]] and [[Frank Collison]]), ''Alien Nation'', ''Baywatch'', ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990, with [[Kirstie Alley]]), ''Hook'' (1991, with [[Cameron Thor]], [[Nick Tate]], [[Gary Epper]], [[Scott Leva]], and [[Michael J. Sarna]]), ''Batman Returns'' (1992, with [[Vincent Schiavelli]], [[Anna Katarina]], [[Anthony DeLongis]], [[Branscombe Richmond]], [[Susan Rossitto]], [[Joyce McNeal]], and [[Lynn Salvatori]]), ''Lois & Clark'', ''Babylon 5'', ''Independence Day'' (1996, with [[Brent Spiner]], [[Patricia Tallman]], [[Derek Webster]], and [[Carlos Lacamara]]), ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997, with [[James Cromwell]]), ''Ally McBeal'', ''Titanic'' (1997, with [[Michael Ensign]] and [[Jenette Goldstein]]), ''V.I.P.'', ''Charmed'', ''House on Haunted Hill'' (1999, with [[Famke Janssen]]), ''Scream 3'' (2000), ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000), ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Spider-man'' (2002, with [[Kirsten Dunst]] and [[Spice Williams-Crosby]]), ''Hulk'' (2003, with [[Boni Yanagisawa]]), ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003, with [[Kristanna Loken]]), ''Medium'' (2005-2006, with Joni Avery), ''Batman Begins'' (2005), ''Poseidon'' (2006), ''World Trade Center'' (2006), and ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007, with [[Scott L. Schwartz]], Brian Avery, and Joni Avery).
 
   
 
Among his second unit directing resume are films such as ''Look Who's Talking'' (1989), ''Scream 3'' (2000), and ''Cursed'' (2005).
 
Among his second unit directing resume are films such as ''Look Who's Talking'' (1989), ''Scream 3'' (2000), and ''Cursed'' (2005).
   
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.rickavery.net RickAvery.net] - official site
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Rick Avery

Rick Avery on the set of Star Trek: Insurrection in 1998

File:Juhraya colonist 5.jpg

...as a Juhraya colonist in 1994

Rick Avery (born 28 April) is a stuntman, stunt coordinator, stunt actor and second unit director who performed stunts as a Juhraya colonist in the Star Trek: The Next Generation seventh season episode "Preemptive Strike" in 1994 and worked as the stunt coordinator on Star Trek: Insurrection. On the Star Trek: Insurrection (Special Edition) DVD feature "Anatomy of a Stunt", he's describing the making of a stunt scene, a 30 ft. high fall from a cliff, which was cut from the final aired movie.

Avery was married to stuntwoman Joni Avery and they have two sons, both stuntmen, Brian Avery and Mike Avery. He was a police officer in Santa Barbara, California, where he has owned a karate studio.

Avery's stunt and stunt coordinating resume includes over 300 films and television series. Among his resume are films such as Blow Out (1981, with J. Patrick McNamara and Leslie Hoffman), Street Hawk (1985), Matlock, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988, with W. Morgan Sheppard and Frank Collison), Alien Nation, Baywatch, Look Who's Talking Too (1990, with Kirstie Alley), Hook (1991, with Cameron Thor, Nick Tate, Gary Epper, Scott Leva, and Michael J. Sarna), Batman Returns (1992, with Vincent Schiavelli, Anna Katarina, Anthony De Longis, Branscombe Richmond, Susan Rossitto, Joyce McNeal, and Lynn Salvatori), Lois & Clark, Babylon 5, Independence Day (1996, with Brent Spiner, Patricia Tallman, Derek Webster, and Carlos Lacamara), L.A. Confidential (1997, with James Cromwell), Ally McBeal, Titanic (1997, with Michael Ensign and Jenette Goldstein), V.I.P., Charmed, House on Haunted Hill (1999, with Famke Janssen), Scream 3 (2000), Erin Brockovich (2000), Crossing Jordan, Spider-man (2002, with Kirsten Dunst and Spice Williams-Crosby), Hulk (2003, with Boni Yanagisawa), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003, with Kristanna Loken), Medium (2005-2006, with Joni Avery), Batman Begins (2005), Poseidon (2006), World Trade Center (2006), and Ocean's Thirteen (2007, with Scott L. Schwartz, Brian Avery, and Joni Avery).

Among his second unit directing resume are films such as Look Who's Talking (1989), Scream 3 (2000), and Cursed (2005).

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