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Jackie Chan SBS (born April 7, 1954) is a Chinese actor, action choreographer, film director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, singer and stunt performer.

Chan is one of the best-known names in kung fu and action films worldwide for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons and innovative stunts. He has appeared in over 100 films and has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A Cantopop star, he has released 20 albums since 1984 and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.

Sommaire 1 Childhood and beginnings 2 Film career 2.1 Early exploits: 1976–1980 2.2 Success of the action comedy genre: 1980–1987 2.3 Acclaimed sequels and Hollywood breakthrough: 1988–1998 2.4 Dramatisation: 1998–present 3 Stunts 4 Filmography and screen persona 5 Image and celebrity status 6 Personal life 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links

Childhood and beginnings

Jackie Chan was born in 1954 on Victoria Peak, 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 Pao Pao (Modèle:Zh-c, literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was always rolling around as an infant.<ref> Biography of Jackie Chan

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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 emigrated to Canberra, Australia to work as head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the Chinese Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim Yuen.<ref name=Tiscali/><ref name=CelebValues> Jackie Chan Battles Illegal Wildlife Trade

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Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics.<ref> Biography of Jackie Chan

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. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. </ref> He eventually joined 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.<ref> Seven Little Fortunes

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At the age of 8, he appeared with some of his fellow "Little Fortunes", in the film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962), with Li Li Hua playing his mother. Chan appeared with Li again the following year, in The Love Eterne (1963) and had a small role in King Hu's 1966 film, Come Drink with Me. After an appearance as an extra in another King Hu film, A Touch of Zen, Chan began his adult career in the film industry. 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 Chen Yuen Long.<ref name="AskMen"> Men of the Week: Entertainment, Jackie Chan

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Chan joined his parents in Canberra in 1976, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked as a construction worker.<ref> Boogs , Monika

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Film career

Early exploits: 1976–1980

In 1976, Jackie Chan received a telegram from Willie Chan, a film producer in the Hong Kong film industry who had been impressed with Jackie's stuntwork. Willie Chan offered him an acting role in a film directed by Lo Wei, who planned to model him after Bruce Lee with the film New Fist of Fury. His stage name was changed to Sing Lung (Chinese: 成龍, literally "become the dragon") to emphasise his similarity to Bruce Lee, whose stage name was Lei Siu Lung (Chinese: 李小龍, meaning "Little Dragon"). The film was unsuccessful because Chan was not accustomed to Lee's martial arts style. Despite the film's failure, Lo Wei continued producing films with similar themes, resulting in little improvement at the box office.<ref name="FightingMaster"> Jackie Chan, a martial arts success story

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Chan's first major breakthrough was the 1978 film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, shot while he was loaned to Seasonal Film Corporation under a two-picture deal.<ref> Jackie Chan

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. Retrieved on 2007-07-09. </ref> Under director Yuen Woo Ping, Chan was allowed complete freedom over his stunt work. The film established the comedic kung fu genre, and proved to be a breath of fresh air for the Hong Kong audience.<ref> Pollard , Mark

.    Snake in the Eagle's Shadow 
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Upon Chan's return to Lo Wei's studio, Lo tried to replicate the comedic approach of Drunken Master, producing Half a Loaf of Kung Fu and Spiritual Kung Fu.<ref name="Iamjc" /> He also gave Chan the opportunity to co-direct Fearless Hyena with Kenneth Tsang. When Willie Chan left the company, he advised Jackie to decide for himself whether to or not to stay with Lo Wei. During the shooting of Fearless Hyena Part II, Chan broke his contract and joined Golden Harvest, prompting Lo to blackmail Chan with triads, blaming Willie for his star's departure. The dispute was resolved with the help of fellow actor and director Jimmy Wang Yu, allowing Chan to stay with Golden Harvest.<ref name="Jcm"> Jackie Chan profile

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Success of the action comedy genre: 1980–1987

Willie Chan had become Jackie's personal manager and firm friend, and has remained so for over 30 years. He was instrumental in launching Chan's international career, beginning with his first forays into the American film industry in the 1980s. His first Hollywood film was Battle Creek Brawl in 1980. Chan then played a minor role in the 1981 film The Cannonball Run, which grossed US$100 million worldwide. Despite being largely ignored by audiences in favour of established American actors like Burt Reynolds, Chan was impressed by the outtakes shown at the closing credits, inspiring him to include the same device in his future films. After the commercial failure of The Protector in 1985, Chan temporarily abandoned his attempts to break into the US market, returning his focus to Hong Kong films.<ref name=FightingMaster/>

Back in Hong Kong, Chan's films began to reach a larger audience in East Asia, with early successes in the lucrative Japanese market including The Young Master (1980) and Dragon Lord (1982). Chan produced a number of action comedy films with his opera school friends Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The three co-starred together for the first time in 1983 in Project A, which won the Best Action Design Award at the third annual Hong Kong Film Awards.<ref> Project A Review

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. Retrieved on 2007-08-03. </ref> Over the following two years, the "Three Brothers" appeared in Wheels on Meals and the original Lucky Stars trilogy.<ref> Sammo Hung Profile

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. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. </ref> In 1985, Chan made the first Police Story film, a US-influenced action comedy in which Chan performed his own stunts. It was named the "Best Movie" at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards.<ref> Mills , Phil

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. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. </ref> In 1987, Chan played "Asian Hawk", an Indiana Jones-esque character, in the film Armour of God. The film was Chan's biggest domestic box office success to date, grossing over HK $35 million.<ref> Armour of God

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Acclaimed sequels and Hollywood breakthrough: 1988–1998

In 1988 Chan starred alongside Hung and Yuen for the last time to date, in the film Dragons Forever. Hung co-directed with Corey Yuen, and the villain in the film was Yuen Wah, both of whom were fellow graduates of the China Drama Academy.

In the late 1980s and early 90s, Chan starred in a number of successful sequels beginning with Police Story 2, which won the award for Best Action Choreography at the 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards. This was followed by Armour of God II: Operation Condor, and Police Story 3, for which Chan won the Best Actor Award at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival. In 1994, Chan reprised his role as Wong Fei Hung in Drunken Master II, which was listed in Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies.<ref> Drunken Master II - All-Time 100 Movies

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. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. </ref> Jackie Chan rekindled his Hollywood ambitions in the 1990s, but refused early offers to play villains in Hollywood films to avoid being typecast in future roles. For example, Sylvester Stallone offered him the role of Simon Phoenix, a criminal in the futuristic film Demolition Man. Chan declined and the role was taken by Wesley Snipes.<ref> Dickerson , Jeff

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Chan finally succeeded in establishing a foothold in the North American market in 1995 with a worldwide release of Rumble in the Bronx, attaining a cult following in the United States that was rare for Hong Kong movie stars.<ref> Morris , Gary

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Dramatisation: 1998–present

In 1998, Chan released his final film for Golden Harvest, Who Am I?. After leaving Golden Harvest in 1999, he produced Gorgeous, a romantic comedy that focused on personal relationships.<ref>Modèle:Cite video</ref> Chan then helped create a PlayStation game in 2000 called Jackie Chan Stuntmaster, to which he lent his voice and performed the motion capture.<ref> Gerstmann , Jeff

     (2007-01-14)
   
.    Jackie Chan Stuntmaster Review 
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Despite further success with Shanghai Noon in 2000, Rush Hour 2 in 2001 and Shanghai Knights in 2003, Chan became frustrated with Hollywood over the limited range of roles and lack of control over the film-making process.<ref name="Obio"> Chan , Jackie

.    Jackie Chan Biography 
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. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. </ref> In response to Golden Harvest's withdrawal from the film industry in 2003, Chan started his own film production company, JCE Movies Limited (Jackie Chan Emperor Movies Limited) in association with Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG).<ref name=Jcm/> His films have since featured an increasing number of dramatic scenes while continuing to succeed at the box office; examples include New Police Story (2004), The Myth (2005) and Rob-B-Hood (2006).<ref> New Police Story Review

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Chan's most recent release was Rush Hour 3 in August 2007, which performed well at the U.S. box office, grossing over US$100 million.<ref> Rush Hour 3 Box Office Data

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. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. </ref> The filming of The Forbidden Kingdom, Chan's first onscreen collaboration with fellow Chinese actor Jet Li, was completed on August 24, 2007 and the film is now in post-production.<ref> The Forbidden Kingdom

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. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. </ref> Chan will voice the character of "Master Monkey", in the DreamWorks Animation film, Kung Fu Panda, scheduled for a May 2008 release, alongside stars such as Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie. <ref> 'Panda' battle-ready

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</ref> In addition, he has signed up to assist Anthony Szeto in an advisory capacity for the writer-director's upcoming film Wushu, which is currently in pre-production. The film will star Sammo Hung and Wang Wenjie as father and son.<ref> 'Wushu' gets its wings

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</ref> In November 2007, Chan will begin filming Shinjuku Incident with director Derek Yee, which sees Chan take on the role of a Chinese immigrant in Japan.<ref> Shinjuku Incident Starts Shooting in November

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. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. </ref> According to his blog, Chan wishes to direct a film after completing Shinjuku Incident, something he has not done for a number of years.<ref> Chan , Jackie

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Stunts

Jackie Chan performs most of his own stunts, which are choreographed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. Since the team's establishment in 1983, Chan has used it in all his subsequent films to make choreographing easier, given his understanding of each member's abilities.<ref>Modèle:Cite video</ref> Chan and his team undertake many of the stunts performed by other characters in his films, shooting the scenes such that their faces are obscured.<ref name="Newline"> Rogers , Ian

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The dangerous nature of his stunts makes it difficult for Chan to get insurance, especially in the United States, where his stunt work is contractually limited.<ref name=Newline/> Chan holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Stunts By A Living Actor", which emphasises "no insurance company will underwrite Chan's productions, in which he performs all his own stunts".<ref> January 2003 News Archives

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. Retrieved on 2007-06-09. </ref> In addition, he holds an unrecognised record for the most number of takes for a single shot in a film, having shot over 2900 retakes for a complex scene involving a badminton game in Dragon Lord.<ref> Dixon , Melinda

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Chan has been injured numerous times attempting stunts; many of them have been shown as outtakes or bloopers during the closing credits of his films. He came closest to death filming Armour of God, when he fell from a tree and fractured his skull, resulting in a permanent hole in his head. Over the years, Chan has dislocated his pelvis and broken his fingers, toes, nose, both cheekbones, hips, sternum, neck and ribs on numerous occasions.<ref> Chan , Jackie

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Filmography and screen persona

Modèle:See Jackie Chan created his screen persona as a response to Bruce Lee, and the numerous imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. In contrast to Lee's characters, who were typically stern, morally upright heroes, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly foolish regular guys (often at the mercy of their friends, girlfriends or families) who always triumph in the end despite the odds.<ref name=Iamjc /> Despite the success of the Rush Hour series, Chan has stated that he is not a fan of it since he neither appreciates the action scenes in the movie, nor understands American humour.<ref> Jackie Chan Admits He Is Not a Fan of 'Rush Hour' Films

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In recent years, the aging Chan grew tired of being typecast as an action hero, prompting him to act with more emotion in his latest films.<ref>"

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Image and celebrity status

Modèle:See Jackie Chan has received worldwide recognition for his acting, having won several awards including an Innovator Award from the American Choreography Awards and a lifetime achievement award from the Taurus World Stunt Awards.<ref>"

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A number of video games have featured Jackie Chan. Before Stuntmaster, Chan already had a game of his own, Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu, released in 1990 for the PC-Engine and NES. In 1995, Chan was featured in the arcade fighting game Jackie Chan The Kung-Fu Master. In addition, a series of Japanese Jackie Chan games were released on the MSX by Pony, based on several of his films (Project A, Project A 2, Police Story, The Protector and Wheels On Meals).<ref> Jackie Chan Video Games

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Jackie Chan is a successful singer in Hong Kong and Asia, having begun producing records professionally in the 1980s. He often sings the theme songs of his films, playing them during the closing credits.<ref name=Nps/><ref name="Rbb">Modèle:Cite video</ref> In 2004, Chan launched his own line of clothing, which bears a Chinese dragon logo and the English word "Jackie".<ref>"

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Despite considerable box office success in Hollywood, Chan's American films have been criticised with respect to the action choreography. Reviewers of Rush Hour 2, The Tuxedo, and Shanghai Knights criticised the toning down of Chan's fighting scenes, citing less intensity compared to his earlier films.<ref> Honeycutt , Kirk

     (2001-07-30)
   
.    Rush Hour 2 Review 
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.    The Tuxedo Review 
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.    Shanghai Knights Review 
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. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. </ref> The comedic value of his films is questioned, some critics stated it can be childish at times.<ref> Honeycutt , Kirk

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.    Around the World in 80 Days Review 
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Chan has always wanted to be a role model to children, remaining popular with them due to his good-natured acting style. He has refused to play villains and has never used the word fuck in his films.<ref>"

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.    Candid Chan: Action star Jackie Chan takes on students' questions 
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Chan is a spokesperson for the Government of Hong Kong, appearing in public service announcements. In a Clean Hong Kong commercial, he urged the people of Hong Kong to be more considerate with regards to littering, a problem that has been widespread for decades.<ref>Modèle:Cite video</ref> Furthermore, in an advertisement promoting nationalism, he gave a short explanation of the March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.<ref>"

   Hong Kong marshal Jackie Chan to Boost Nationalism 
     
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. Retrieved on 2007-06-12. </ref> In the United States, Chan appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in a government advert to combat copyright infringement and made another public service announcement with Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to encourage people, especially Asians, to join the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.<ref> Schwarzenegger , Arnold

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Chan is a keen philanthropist and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, having worked tirelessly to champion charitable works and causes. He has campaigned for conservation, against animal abuse and has promoted disaster relief efforts for floods in mainland China and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.<ref name=CelebValues/><ref> Jackie Chan Urges China to 'Have a Heart' for Dogs

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Personal life

In 1982, Jackie Chan married Lin Feng-Jiao, a Taiwanese actress. The two had a son the same year, singer and actor Jaycee Chan.<ref name=Obio/> In 1999, Chan all but acknowledged paternity of a daughter by 1990 Miss Asia Pageant winner Elaine Ng, although there has been no other corroboration of this.<ref> Corliss , Richard

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See also

• Cinema of China
• Cinema of Hong Kong
• Hong Kong action cinema

References

Further reading

• Jackie Chan, I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action, Ballantine Books (June 28, 1999), ISBN 0-345-42913-3.
• Curtis F. Wong and John R. Little, Jackie Chan (Best of Inside Kung-Fu), McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 11, 1998), ISBN 0-8092-2837-8.

External links

• Jackiechan.com - Jackie Chan's official website
• Jackie Chan Kids Corner
• Detailed biography on the life and works of Jackie
• Jackie Chan at Rotten Tomatoes
• Modèle:Imdb name
• Jackie Chan's charity work
• More details on Jackie Chan's music career

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