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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.
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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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The One Show
MADtv
Chelsea
The Kapil Sharma Show
Martin
Golden Horse Awards
Running Man
The Graham Norton Show
The Chinese Detective
Chef Nic
Wish Dragon
Fist of Fury
Enter the Dragon
Cannonball Run II
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
A Touch of Zen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Cannonball Run
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
The Climbers
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Come Home Gary Glitter
Kung Fu Panda 4
Shanghai Dawn
The Karate Kid
Looking for Jackie
Iron Mask
The Foreigner
Police Story
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Vanguard
Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans
The Medallion
Thunderbolt
Police Story 4: First Strike
Rush Hour
Railroad Tigers
Rush Hour 4
Rumble in the Bronx
Rush Hour 3
Drunken Master
The Spy Next Door
Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter
Dragon Blade
Shanghai Noon
Around the World in 80 Days
Shanghai Knights
Memories Beyond Horizon
Police Story: Lockdown
Project A
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
Hidden Strike
Ride On
Jackie Chan: My Story
Karate Kid: Legends
Jackie Chan Adventures
Who Am I?
Kung Fu Yoga
Rush Hour 2
Production Credits
Jackie Chan: My Story
Around the World in 80 Days
Fist of Fury
The Game Changers
Hidden Strike
Who Am I?
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Foreigner
Wish Dragon
Police Story 4: First Strike
Kung Fu Yoga
A Touch of Zen
Shanghai Knights
Enter the Dragon
Game of Death
Dragon Blade
Reset
Police Story
The Medallion
Thunderbolt
Railroad Tigers
Project A
Once Upon a Time in China II
Police Story: Lockdown
Rush Hour
Rumble in the Bronx
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Shanghai Noon
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Iron Mask
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