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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 (Chinese: literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was always rolling around as an infant. Since his parents worked for the French ambassador to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the ambassador'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 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.
Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. 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.
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. In 1971, after an appearance as an extra in another King Hu film, A Touch of Zen, Chan began his adult career in the film industry, initially signing to Chu Mu's Great Earth Film Company.[6] 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. He received his first starring role later that year, in Little Tiger of Canton, which had a limited release in Hong Kong in 1973.
Following the commercial failures in his early ventures into films and trouble finding stunt work, Chan joined his parents in Canberra in 1976, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked as a construction worker. A fellow builder named Jack took Chan under his wing, earning Chan the nickname of "Little Jack" which was later shortened to "Jackie" and the name Jackie Chan stuck with him ever since. In addition, Chan changed his Chinese name to Fong Si Lung, since his father's original surname was Fong.
Trivia
Kong Sang means "Born In Hong Kong."
Sing Lung means "Already a Dragon."
Prefers to do action films with strong humour streaks and physical clowning like Buster Keaton.
In the act of performing his own stunts, he has broken his nose three times, his ankle once, most of the fingers in his hand, both cheekbones and his skull.
Not only does he do his own stunts, but he is a lead-from-the-front kind of guy and expects the actors & actresses in his movies to do their own stunts as well.
Has a son, Jaycee Chan (b. December, 3, 1982).
Most often dubs his own voice for the English release of his Asian films. He also dubs his Asian films in Mandarin.
Was to star in a film entitled Nosebleed, but the project was cancelled after the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. He was to play a window-washer at the WTC that has to stop a terrorist plot.
In 1989, he was awarded an M.B.E.(Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to entertainment.
His fan club once topped 10,000 members, mostly young girls; one of them committed suicide after she discovered that he was married. Another female fan attempted suicide, but was saved.
Has a permanent hole in his head from a stunt accident.
Admits he did Cannonball Run II (1984) just to fulfill his contract with Warner Brothers.
His Opera Academy "brothers" include Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Biao Yuen, Corey Yuen, Wah Yuen and Yuen Man Meng.
He has his own stuntman team, known as the Sing Ga Ban, or Jackie Chan Stuntman Association. Members of the team appear as extras in Jackie's films. Members include Andy Kai Chung Cheng, Chung Chi Li (Nicky Li) and Bradley James Allan.
In 1990, he was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Minister of Culture and Communication.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conferred the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) upon him in 1999.
Despite the minimal formal education he received, he was made an honorary doctor of social science of the Hong Kong Baptist University, and an honorary fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
In his action scenes, his punches and kicks actually connect with their targets. He has his actors wear special padding in their feet and body to prevent serious injury.
Has a great, long lasting relationship with Mitsubishi Motors. The company has donated many of their automobiles for his films.
Underwent plastic surgery in 1976 to re-shape his eyelids, giving him a more "Western" appearance. The final film with the old-look Chan is Shao Lin mu ren xiang (1976).
His parents worked at the American Embassy in Canberra, Australia. Jackie lived with them there for a while after one of his attempt in the movie business fell through.
According to Jackie Chan's production diary on the official Shanghai Knights (2003) website, the producers of Shanghai Knights wanted to throw him a birthday party, but he asked them not to since his mother had recently died and Chinese tradition dictates that you should wait 3 to 12 months after a death to stop the mourning period. The producers threw the party anyway, and Chan did not object because, he said, "it is an important part of the American culture to celebrate birthdays."
He sings in the Chinese version of Mulan (1998). He sings the Chinese version of "I'll make a man out of you".
His role models are Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, all of which were more important to him as a child than any martial arts star, the latter label he was basically forced into at a very young age.
Has a daughter with Elaine Wu
He worked with Bruce Lee as a stunt coordinator.
He was a stunt/fight coordinator for John Woo during his kung fu phase.
Is good friends with Steven Seagal.
He is also a talented singer. He has released numerous albums in Asia. His music is normally heard in the outtakes of his HK movies. Movies include: The Young Master Project A (not in us version) Police Story (not in us version) Armour of God (not in us version) Project A 2 Police Story 2 Dragons Forever Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (not in us version) Twin Dragons (not in us version) Police Story 3 (not in us version) Drunken Master 2 (not in us version) Rumble in the Bronx (not in us version) Jackie Chans First Strike (not in us version) Thunderbolt Nice Guy Who Am I? Twins Effect New Police Story
Some of his favourite films include Gone with the Wind (1939), Singin' in the Rain (1952) and The Matrix (1999).
Says the most painful of all the injuries he's sustained in his career happened on Enter the Dragon (1973), when Bruce Lee accidentally hit him in the face with a nun-chuck.
Is best friends with Sylvester Stallone.
Supporter of The Salvation Army's work in China.
Capable of speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Korean.
Appointed Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation along with Brooke Shields, Jerry Lewis, A.V.T. Shankardass, Prince Albert of Monaco, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Phil Collins, Jimmy Buffett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Heather Mills, Yoko Ono, Patch Adams, Sergei Khrushchev and Winnie Mandela.
Played a policeman in five movies in 1985 alone: Fuk sing go jiu (1985)[My Lucky Stars], The Protector (1985), Xia ri fu xing (1985) [Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars], Long de xin (1985) [Heart of Dragon], and Ging chaat goos si (1985) [Police Story]. Ironically, Chan said that if he didn't become an actor, he would have become a police officer.
His family roots originate from the coastal port city of Ningbo, a suburb of Shanghai along the Eastern seaboard of Zhejiang province, China.
Did an Indian TV commercial for a popular motorbike, Was payed 200 million Indian Rupees, the highest paycheck ever for an commercial in India.
Received his name "Jackie" from fellow workers on a construction site in Canberra, Australia who couldn't pronounce his real name.
Was first approached to play Sato in Black Rain (1989/I) but decided the role did not match his values/image.
==Filmography=
Xin Su shi jian (2009) .... Steelhead
Kung Fu Panda (2008) (voice) .... Monkey
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) .... Lu Yan / Old Hop
Rush Hour 3 (2007) .... Lee
Bo bui gai wak (2006) .... Fong Ka Ho
San wa (2005) .... General Meng Yi/Dr Jack Chan
Xin jing cha gu shi (2004) .... Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing
Chin gei bin 2: Fa dou daai jin (2004) .... Lord of Armour
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) .... Passepartout / Lau Xing
Da lao ai mei li (2004) .... Client of Julie (Cameo)
The Medallion (2003) .... Eddie Yang
Chin gei bin (2003) .... Jackie
Shanghai Knights (2003) .... Chon Wang
The Tuxedo (2002) .... Jimmy Tong
Rush Hour 2 (2001) .... Chief Inspector Lee
Dak miu mai shing (2001) .... Buck Yuen / Jackie Chan
Shanghai Noon (2000) .... Chon Wang
Dak ging san yan lui (1999) .... Poor Fisherman
Hei kek ji wong (1999) .... Famous Movie Star
Boh lee chun (1999) .... C.N. Chan
Rush Hour (1998) .... Chief Inspector Lee
Wo shi shei (1998) .... Who Am I?
Yat goh hiu yan (1997) .... Jackie
Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996) .... Insp. Chan Ka Kui
Pik lik feng (1995) .... Chan Foh To (Alfred Tung in US version)
Hung faan aau (1995) .... Keung
Jui kuen II (1994) .... Wong Fei-hung
Chao ji ji hua (1993) .... Inspector Chan
Zhong an zu (1993) .... Inspector Chan
Sing si lip yan (1993) .... Ryu Saeba
Ging chaat goo si 3: Chiu kap ging chaat (1992) .... Insp. Chan Ka Kui
Shuang long hui (1992) .... Ma Yau / Die Hard (John Ma / Boomer in US version)
Xi Zang xiao zi (1992) .... Cameo appearance
Fei ying gai wak (1991) .... Jackie Condor (Jackie Chan)
Huo shao dao (1990) .... Lung/Steve Tong
Ji ji (1989) .... 'Charlie' Cheng Wah Kuo
Ging chaat goo si juk jaap (1988) .... Chan Ka Kui
Fei lung maang jeung (1988) .... Jackie Lung
'A' gai waak juk jaap (1987) .... Dragon Mao
Long xiong hu di (1987) .... Jackie
Ninja the Protector (1986)
Nui ji za pai jun (1986) .... Prisoner
Ging chaat goo si (1985) .... Chan Ka Kui
Long de xin (1985) .... Ted/Tat Fung
Xia ri fu xing (1985) .... Muscles
The Protector (1985) .... Billy Wong
Ninja Thunderbolt (1985)
Fuk sing go jiu (1985) .... Muscles
Cannonball Run II (1984) .... Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer
Kuai can che (1984) .... Thomas
Shen yong shuang xiang pao (1984) .... Motorcycle Cop #2
'A' gai waak (1983) .... Dragon Mi Yong
Long teng hu yue (1983) .... Chan Lung
Qi mou miao ji: Wu fu xing (1983) .... CID 07
Gong fen bing tuan (1982) (uncredited) .... Bit part
Long xiao ye (1982) .... Dragon
Mai nei dak gung dui (1982) (as Jacky Chan) .... Sammy
The Cannonball Run (1981) .... Jackie Chan, Subaru Driver
The Big Brawl (1980) .... Jerry Kwan
Shi di chu ma (1980) .... Dragon
Long quan (1979) .... Tang How-Yuen
Xiao quan guai zhao (1979) (as Jacky Chan) .... Shing Lung
Quan jing (1978) .... Yi-Lang
Jui kuen (1978) (as Jacky Chan) .... Wong Fei-Hung
Se ying diu sau (1978) (as Lung Cheng) .... Chien Fu
Fei du juan yun shan (1978) .... Lord Ting Chung
She hao ba bu (1978) .... Hsu Yin-Fung
Dian zhi gong fu gan chian chan (1978) (as Jacky Chan) .... Jiang
Jian hua yan yu Jiang Nan (1977) (as Chen Lung) .... Cao Lei
San shi liu mi xing quan (1977) (uncredited) .... Possible Extra
Shao Lin mu ren xiang (1976)
Feng yu shuang liu xing (1976) .... Wa Wu-Bin/Tiger
Shao Lin men (1976) (as Chan Yuan Lung) .... Tan Feng
Xin jing wu men (1976) (as Chen Yuen Lung) .... A Lung
Pai an jing ji (1975) (as Chen Yuen Lung)
Hua fei man cheng chun (1975)
Mi zong sheng shou (1975)
Crash che botte! (1974) .... Stuntman
Jin ping shuang yan (1974) (as Chen Yuen Lung) .... Pear seller
Ru jing cha (1974) (as Jacky Chan) .... Gang Leader
Chu ba (1973) (as Chen Yuen Lung)
Tie wa (1973) (as Chen Yuen Lung)
Bei di yan zhi (1973) (as Chen Yuan Lung) .... Bit Part
Qi lin zhang (1973) (uncredited) .... Extra
Ding tian li di (1973) .... Si To
Tang ran ke (1972)
He qi dao (1972) (uncredited)
Jing wu men (1972) (uncredited) .... Jing Wu student
Guang dong xiao lao hu (1971) (as Chan Yuan Lung) .... Jackie Chan
Xia nu (1969) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Da zui xia (1966) (uncredited) .... Kid
Qin Xiang Lian (1964)
Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962) .... Kid
Awards
American Choreography Awards, USA
2002 - Innovator Award
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
2005 Won Special Jury Award
1993 - Lifetime Achievement Award This honor was (likely) given to the youngest person ever at any world wide 'lifetime achievement awards'.
Awards of the International Indian Film Academy
2000 Won Special Award Excellence in International Cinema
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Action Team (Internet Only) for: Shanghai Noon (2000) Shared with: Owen Wilson
1999 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure for: Rush Hour (1998) Shared with: Chris Tucker
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
1998 - Maverick Tribute Award
Daytime Emmy Awards
2002 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for: "Jackie Chan Adventures" (2000) For playing himself.
Fant-Asia Film Festival
1997 Won Best Asian Film for: Jui kuen II (1994) Shared with: Chia-Liang Liu Tied with Perfect Blue (1998).
Golden Horse Film Festival
1993 Won Golden Horse Award Best Actor for: Zhong an zu (1993)
1992 Won Golden Horse Award Best Actor for: Ging chaat goo si 3: Chiu kap ging chaat (1992)
Golden Rooster Awards
2005 Won Golden Rooster Best Actor for: Xin jing cha gu shi (2004)
Hollywood Film Festival
1999 Won Actor of the Year
Hong Kong Film Awards
2007 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: Bo bui gai wak (2006) Shared with: Chung Chi Li
2006 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: San wa (2005) Shared with: Stanley Tong Tak Yuen
Best Original Film Song for: San wa (2005) Shared with: Jun Young Choi (composer/lyricist) Zhong Yan Wang (lyricist) Hee-seon Kim (performer) For the song "Endless Love".
2005 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Xin jing cha gu shi (2004)
- Professional Achievement Award
2000 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: Boh lee chun (1999) Shared with: "Jackie Chan Stuntmen Team"
1999 Won Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: Wo shi shei (1998)
Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Wo shi shei (1998)
1997 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996)
1996 Won Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: Hung faan aau (1995) Shared with: Stanley Tong
Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Hung faan aau (1995)
1994 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: Zhong an zu (1993)
Best Actor for: Zhong an zu (1993)
1993 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Ging chaat goo si 3: Chiu kap ging chaat (1992)
1990 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Ji ji (1989)
1989 Won Hong Kong Film Award Best Picture for: Yin ji kau (1987)
1986 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: Ging chaat goo si (1985)
Best Actor for: Long de xin (1985)
Best Director for: Ging chaat goo si (1985)
1985 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor for: 'A' gai waak (1983)
1983 Nominated Hong Kong Film Award Best Action Choreography for: Long xiao ye (1982) Shared with: Hark-On Fung Yuen Kuni
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
2003 Won Blimp Award Favorite Male Butt Kicker for: The Tuxedo (2002)
Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor for: The Tuxedo (2002)
2002 Won Blimp Award Favorite Male Action Hero for: Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Male Movie Star for: Rush Hour 2 (2001)
MTV Movie Awards
2008 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Rush Hour 3 (2007) Shared with: Chris Tucker Sun Ming Ming
2003 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Team for: Shanghai Knights (2003) Shared with: Owen Wilson
2002 Won MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Rush Hour 2 (2001) Shared with: Chris Tucker Versus the Hong Kong gang. Nominated MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Team for: Rush Hour 2 (2001) Shared with: Chris Tucker
1999 Won MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo for: Rush Hour (1998) Shared with: Chris Tucker
Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Rush Hour (1998) Shared with: Chris Tucker For the fight against the Chinese gang.
1997 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996) For the fight of Jackie Chan with a ladder.
1996 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Hung faan aau (1995)
1995 Won MTV Movie Award Lifetime Achievement
Montréal World Film Festival
2001 - Grand Prix Special des Amériques
People's Choice Awards, USA
2008 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite On Screen Match-up for: Rush Hour 3 (2007) Shared with: Chris Tucker
Shanghai International Film Festival
2005 Won Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema
Teen Choice Awards
2008 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure for: The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
2002 Nominated Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Chemistry for: Rush Hour 2 (2001) Shared with: Chris Tucker
Walk of Fame
2002 - Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture On 4 October 2002. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
World Stunt Awards
2002 - Taurus Honorary Award







