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Jackie Chan

7th April 1954 Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Acting

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.

204 Movies 39 TV Shows 1 In Production 244 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Legend poster
A Legend 5th July 2024 as Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan
Vanguard poster
Vanguard 22nd January 2020 as Tang Huanting
Namiya poster
Namiya 29th December 2017 as Namiya
1911 poster
1911 23rd September 2011 as Huang Xing
The Myth poster
The Myth 11th May 2005 as General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan
Supercop 2 poster
Supercop 2 21st October 1993 as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui
Twin Dragons poster
Twin Dragons 15th January 1992 as Ma Yau (John Ma) / Bok Min (Boomer)
Police Story poster
Police Story 14th December 1985 as Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui
Pom Pom poster
Pom Pom 22nd February 1984 as Motorcycle Cop / Skater
Project A poster
Project A 22nd December 1983 as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
Hapkido poster
Hapkido 1st October 1972 as Black Bear Student (uncredited)
Steve poster
Steve 5th September 2017 as Self
Chelsea poster
Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self - Musical Guest
MADtv poster
MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self
Martin poster
Martin 27th August 1992 as Jackie Chan
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel poster Coming soon
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel 12th August 2027 as Splinter (voice)