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Jackie Chan

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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.

Films Featuring Jackie Chan

Rush Hour

19987.1

Around the World in 80 Days

20046.0

My Lucky Stars

19856.6

The Forbidden Kingdom

20086.6

The Twins Effect II

20045.3

The Medallion

20035.6

Mr. Nice Guy

19976.5

Thunderbolt

19956.5

Police Story 2

19887.1

The Tuxedo

20025.7

Shinjuku Incident

20096.7

Gorgeous

19996.5

Armour of God

19867.0

Operation Condor

19917.3

Police Story 3: Super Cop

19926.9

City Hunter

19936.6

Wheels on Meals

19846.9

Rush Hour 3

20076.5

Rush Hour 2

20016.8

Drunken Master

19787.4

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

19787.3

Project A

19837.3

Project A - Part II

19877.1

Eagle Shadow Fist

19735.7

The Cannonball Run

19816.2

The Young Master

19807.0

Shanghai Knights

20036.1

Dragons Forever

19887.2

The Spy Next Door

20105.9

New Police Story

20047.2

The Myth

20056.4

The Accidental Spy

20016.0

Cannonball Run II

19845.4

Shanghai Noon

20006.4

Who Am I?

19987.2

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

19897.1

The Legend of Drunken Master

19947.5

Winners & Sinners

19837.0

Rob-B-Hood

20067.0

Police Story

19857.6

Kung Fu Panda

20087.3

Rumble in the Bronx

19956.9

Police Story 4: First Strike

19966.5

Gen-X Cops

19995.4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

20237.2

New Police Story 2

New Police Story 2

Shaolin Wooden Men

19766.8

Jackie Chan: My Stunts

19997.2

Little Big Soldier

20106.9

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

19786.5

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

20098.0

Hapkido

19726.9

The Heroine

19734.2

The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan

19626.7

Fantasy Mission Force

19834.8

Good Night Beijing

20213.5

The Protector

19855.9

The Karate Kid

20106.6

Looking for Jackie

20094.3

Dragon Lord

19826.5

Killer Meteors

19764.9

Dragon Fist

19796.3

Jackie Chan: My Story

19986.3

Supercop 2

19935.7

The Twins Effect

20036.1

A Legend

20246.8

New Fist of Fury

19766.1

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

19856.5

Magnificent Bodyguards

19786.1

Kung Fu Panda 2

20117.1

Fearless Hyena 2

19835.8

Spiritual Kung Fu

19786.0

To Kill with Intrigue

19775.6

Island of Fire

19906.3

Heart of Dragon

19857.0

Twin Dragons

19926.8

Crime Story

19936.8

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

19786.2

Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

20037.0

Ride On

20237.2

All in the Family

19756.5

The Big Brawl

19805.9

The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story

1996

Fearless Hyena

19796.7

Shaolin

20116.8

Someone Will Know Me

1988

1911

20115.8

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

20127.5

Chinese Zodiac

20126.2

"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala

20236.5

Panda Plan

20246.9

Karate Kid: Legends

20257.0

Impetuous Love in Action

20146.7

Pom Pom

19846.4

Jackie Chan's Green Heroes

2018

The Black Tavern

19726.0

The Golden Lion

19757.3

Police Story: Lockdown

20136.2

None But the Brave

19736.3

As the Light Goes Out

20146.2

King of Comedy

19997.4

Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland

2022

Skiptrace

20165.8

The Brutal Boxer

19725.1

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

202210.0

Fire Dragon

19835.2

The Making of Who Am I

1998

Come Home Gary Glitter

20058.0

Dragon Blade

20156.4

Top Fighter

19956.7

The Founding of a Republic

20095.3

The Blade Spares None

19718.0

Naughty Boys

19865.2

Fist to Fist

19736.7

Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024

20249.0

Facets of Love

19737.3

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

19989.0

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

20025.9

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

19983.8

Railroad Tigers

20166.1

Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour

20017.0

The Foreigner

20177.0

The Golden Lotus

19747.0

Kung Fu Yoga

20175.9

Kung Fu Panda 3

20166.9

Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fist

19775.4

A Kid from Tibet

19926.0

The Lego Ninjago Movie

20176.5

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

Freedom Strikes a Blow

19735.4

The Awaken Punch

19736.2

Lady of Steel

19706.2

Fist of Unicorn

19735.0

No End of Surprises

19758.0

Enter the Dragon

19737.4

The Himalayan

19764.9

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

20166.4

Iron Mask

20196.1

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

20037.1

Hidden Strike

20236.9

Golden Chicken 2

20037.0

Golden Chicken

20026.5

The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian

19648.0

Village of Tigers

19747.3

Ambush

19735.8

The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)

1966

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)

1966

Bleeding Steel

20176.0

Fist of Fury

19727.2

Supermen Against the Orient

19735.5

The Heavenly Kings

20066.0

Magic & Me

2006

Personal Tailor

20134.9

The Legend of Silk Boy

20104.0

The Life of Bruce Lee

19947.0

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

19967.5

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

20107.0

The Path of the Dragon

19986.8

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

20176.1

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1

19959.0

Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour

2006

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

19997.1

Namiya

20175.8

Hong Kong Superstars

200110.0

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

19998.0

The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang

20195.6

Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans

20018.0

Enter the Phoenix

20046.4

The Climbers

20196.3

The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung

19735.2

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

2016

Hand of Death

19766.7

Vanguard

20206.4

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

20196.8

A Touch of Beijing

2008

The Angry River

19716.8

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

20088.6

All U Need Is Love

20214.0

Earth: One Amazing Day

20177.7

Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe

2009

The Bloody Fists

19725.4

"Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024

2024

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

20037.0

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

20138.0

A Touch of Zen

19707.6

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

2003

Five Against a Bullet

Five Against a Bullet

The Shadow's Edge

20258.1

Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe

20266.5

Making Rush Hour 3

2007

A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour

19997.5

Crossing the World With Ease

1992

“湾区升明月”2025大湾区电影音乐晚会

2025

Armour of God IV: Ultimatum

Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

20217.6

Bruce Lee, the Legend

19847.9

Master with Cracked Fingers

1981

Pawfect Agents

Pawfect Agents

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

20018.4

The Unbelievable

The Unbelievable

2013

信心中国：成龙和他的朋友们大型演唱会

2009

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2

2027

Unexpected Family

20267.9

Beijing

2009

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

19908.8