Jackie Chan
Biography
Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍; born 7 April 1954), born Chan Kong-sang, is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1970s and has appeared in over 100 films.
Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.
Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Victoria Peak, in the former Crown colony of Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang (meaning "born in Hong Kong") to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He was nicknamed Paopao (Chinese: 炮炮, literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was such a big baby, weighing 12 pounds, or about 5.4 kgs. Since his parents worked for the French Consul to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district. Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island, where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school.
In 1960, his father immigrated to Canberra, Australia, to work as the head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim-yuen. Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. He eventually became part of the Seven Little Fortunes, a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining the stage name Yuen Lo in homage to his master. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the three of them later to be known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons. At the age of 17, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon under the stage name Chan Yuen Lung. He received his first starring role later that year, in Little Tiger of Canton, which had a limited release in Hong Kong in 1973.
Known as
The Climbers
Ambush
Fearless Hyena
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
Hand of Death
Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Magnificent Bodyguards
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Game of Death
Drunken Master
The Protector
Dragon Lord
Winners & Sinners
Wheels on Meals
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Fearless Hyena 2
Project A
Fantasy Mission Force
Heart of Dragon
My Lucky Stars
Operation Condor
The Himalayan
Crime Story
Center Stage
Island of Fire
Police Story
Armour of God
Fist of Fury
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Police Story 2
The Legend of Drunken Master
Dragons Forever
Once Upon a Time in China II
The Founding of a Republic
Hidden Strike
Come Drink with Me
To Kill with Intrigue
Shaolin Wooden Men
The Golden Lotus
The 36 Crazy Fists
Railroad Tigers
Chinese Zodiac
The Break-Up Artist
Personal Tailor
Police Story: Lockdown
As the Light Goes Out
Dragon Blade
Who Am I 2015
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
Legendary Amazons
The Big Brawl
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Vanguard
Kung Fu Yoga
Reset
Bleeding Steel
Namiya
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
Golden Job
Thunderbolt
The Inspector Wears Skirts
Miracles
Painted Faces
Rouge
Stage Door Johnny
Twin Dragons
City Hunter
Police Story 4: First Strike
Who Am I?
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Mr. Nice Guy
Purple Storm
Gorgeous
Jackie Chan: My Story
King of Comedy
Gen-Y Cops
The Myth
Little Big Soldier