Jackie Chan
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.
Around the World in 80 Days
as Passepartout / Lau Xing
Age 50 (now 72)
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel
as Splinter (voice)
Age 73 (now 72)
"Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024
as 歌手
Age 70 (now 72)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Splinter (voice)
Age 69 (now 72)
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
as Self
Age 67 (now 72)
All U Need Is Love
as Supervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit
Age 67 (now 72)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
Age 65 (now 72)
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
Executive Producer
Age 64 (now 72) The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
as Pu Songling
Age 64 (now 72)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
Age 63 (now 72)
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
as Mr. Feng (voice)
Age 63 (now 72)
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
as Master Wu (Voice)
Age 62 (now 72)
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
as Self
Age 61 (now 72)
As the Light Goes Out
as Fireman in TV adv. - Jackie Chan
Age 59 (now 72)
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Monkey (Voice)
Age 59 (now 72)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 57 (now 72)
Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe
as er selbst
Age 55 (now 72)
Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self
Age 54 (now 72)
Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour
as Self
Age 52 (now 72)
Around the World in 80 Days
Martial Arts Choreographer
Age 50 (now 72) Around the World in 80 Days
as Passepartout / Lau Xing
Age 50 (now 72)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
Age 49 (now 72)
Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
as Jackie Chan
Age 49 (now 72)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
Age 48 (now 72)
Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans
Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour
as Self - Narrator
Age 46 (now 72)
A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
as Self
Age 44 (now 72)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 72)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as Self
Age 44 (now 72)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Jackie Chan
Age 43 (now 72)
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
as Self
Age 42 (now 72)
The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
as 阿龙
Age 42 (now 72)
Police Story 4: First Strike
Martial Arts Choreographer
Age 41 (now 72)
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1
as Self
Age 41 (now 72)
The Legend of Drunken Master
Theme Song Performance
Age 39 (now 72)
Police Story 3: Super Cop
as Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng
Age 38 (now 72)
Once Upon a Time in China II
Theme Song Performance
Age 38 (now 72)
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Martial Arts Choreographer
Age 35 (now 72) Miracles: The Canton Godfather
as Charlie Chen-Wah
Age 35 (now 72)
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
as Hsu Yin-Fung
Age 23 (now 72)
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
Stunt Coordinator
Age 18 (now 72)
The Blade Spares None
as Prince's Fighter in the Forest
Age 17 (now 72)
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
as Self
Age 64 (now 72)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 39 (now 72) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self (archive footage)
Age 39 (now 72)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 39 (now 72)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
as Self
Age 34 (now 72)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Yuen Lung Chen, Jackie Chan Kong-Sang, Chen Lung
IMDB
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