Cast

Jackie Chan

Acting

Cast

Jackie Chan

Known for

Acting

Born

1954-04-07

From

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

Also known as Yuen Lung Chen, Jackie Chan Kong-Sang, Chen Lung

Biography

Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍; born 7 April 1954), 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.

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Biography

The Shadow's Edge

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda 2

Rush Hour

The Karate Kid

Kung Fu Panda 3

Unexpected Family

Karate Kid: Legends

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Rush Hour 2

The Forbidden Kingdom

Rumble in the Bronx

Fist of Fury

Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe

Vanguard

The Spy Next Door

Armour of God

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Enter the Dragon

Rush Hour 3

Drunken Master

Shanghai Noon

Who Am I?

The Foreigner

Chinese Zodiac

Iron Mask

Around the World in 80 Days

Hidden Strike

Shanghai Knights

Operation Condor

Panda Plan

Police Story

The Cannonball Run

The Tuxedo

The Legend of Drunken Master

The Medallion

Police Story 4: First Strike

My Lucky Stars

Rob-B-Hood

Project A

New Police Story

Police Story 3: Super Cop

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Police Story 2

Skiptrace

A Legend

Namiya

King of Comedy

Cannonball Run II

Wheels on Meals

Village of Tigers

Ride On

The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

Gorgeous

Thunderbolt

City Hunter

Mr. Nice Guy

Shinjuku Incident

Shaolin

The Myth

Winners & Sinners

Twin Dragons

No End of Surprises

Bleeding Steel

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

Project A Part II

Crossing the World With Ease

Kung Fu Yoga

Crime Story

The Golden Lotus

Police Story: Lockdown

The Protector

The Twins Effect

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Shaolin Wooden Men

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen