Jackie Chan
Biography
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-04-07
Place of birth
Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
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Cast
Rush Hour
1998
7.05
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
5.94
My Lucky Stars
1985
6.50
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
6.62
The Twins Effect II
2004
5.20
The Medallion
2003
5.60
Mr. Nice Guy
1997
6.53
Thunderbolt
1995
6.40
Police Story 2
1988
7.06
The Tuxedo
2002
5.72
Shinjuku Incident
2009
6.70
Gorgeous
1999
6.40
Armour of God
1986
7.10
Operation Condor
1991
7.35
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
6.90
City Hunter
1993
6.59
Wheels on Meals
1984
6.90
Rush Hour 3
2007
6.48
Rush Hour 2
2001
6.75
Drunken Master
1978
7.38
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
7.30
Project A
1983
7.20
Project A Part II
1987
7.11
Not Scared to Die
1973
5.60
The Cannonball Run
1981
6.15
The Young Master
1980
7.00
Shanghai Knights
2003
6.14
Dragons Forever
1988
7.25
The Spy Next Door
2010
5.87
New Police Story
2004
7.15
The Myth
2005
6.34
The Accidental Spy
2001
6.00
Cannonball Run II
1984
5.37
Shanghai Noon
2000
6.42
Who Am I?
1998
7.10
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
7.10
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
7.42
Winners & Sinners
1983
6.89
Rob-B-Hood
2006
6.96
Police Story
1985
7.55
Kung Fu Panda
2008
7.30
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
6.82
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996
6.50
Gen-X Cops
1999
5.40
Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
6.79
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999
7.20
Little Big Soldier
2010
6.90
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978
6.51
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
8.00
Hapkido
1972
6.60
Kung Fu Killers
1974
7.00
Dragon Sword Outlander
2021
6.00
The Heroine
1973
4.12
The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
1962
6.40
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
4.75
Good Night Beijing
2021
3.50
The Protector
1985
6.00
The Karate Kid
2010
6.56
Looking for Jackie
2009
4.16
Dragon Lord
1982
6.41
Killer Meteors
1976
4.70
Dragon Fist
1979
6.20
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
6.20
Supercop 2
1993
5.72
The Twins Effect
2003
6.10
A Legend
2024
5.71
New Fist of Fury
1976
5.90
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
6.60
Magnificent Bodyguards
1978
6.20
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
7.04
Fearless Hyena 2
1983
5.70
Spiritual Kung Fu
1978
5.80
To Kill with Intrigue
1977
5.36
Island of Fire
1990
6.20
Heart of Dragon
1985
6.90
Twin Dragons
1992
6.75
Crime Story
1993
6.76
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978
6.16
Ride On
2023
7.31
All in the Family
1975
6.00
The Big Brawl
1980
5.90
Fearless Hyena
1979
6.70
Shaolin
2011
6.80
Someone Will Know Me
1988
0.00
1911
2011
5.66
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
7.57
Chinese Zodiac
2012
6.17
Panda Plan
2024
6.89
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
6.86
Impetuous Love in Action
2014
5.00
Pom Pom
1984
6.00
Jackie Chan's Green Heroes
2018
0.00
The Black Tavern
1972
5.90
The Golden Lion
1975
6.90
Police Story: Lockdown
2013
6.17
None But the Brave
1973
5.60
As the Light Goes Out
2014
6.20
King of Comedy
1999
7.30
Skiptrace
2016
5.70
The Brutal Boxer
1972
4.57
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
10.00
Fire Dragon
1983
5.17
The Making of Who Am I
1998
0.00
Come Home Gary Glitter
2005
8.00
Dragon Blade
2015
6.39
Top Fighter
1995
6.40
The Founding of a Republic
2009
5.21
The Blade Spares None
1971
0.00
Naughty Boys
1986
5.29
Fist to Fist
1973
6.30
Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024
2024
9.00
Rush Hour 4
0.00
Facets of Love
1973
6.00
Railroad Tigers
2016
6.02
Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour
2001
6.00
The Foreigner
2017
6.97
The Golden Lotus
1974
7.20
Kung Fu Yoga
2017
5.84
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
6.92
The 36 Crazy Fists
1977
5.13
A Kid from Tibet
1992
5.80
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
6.52
Freedom Strikes a Blow
1973
5.20
The Awaken Punch
1973
5.50
Lady of Steel
1970
6.00
Fist of Unicorn
1973
4.40
No End of Surprises
1975
0.00
Enter the Dragon
1973
7.42
The Himalayan
1976
4.30
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016
6.60
Iron Mask
2019
6.12
Top Fighter 2
1996
5.30
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
6.80
Fist to Fist
2000
5.50
Hidden Strike
2023
6.94
Golden Chicken 2
2003
6.80
Golden Chicken
2002
6.80
The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian
1964
0.00
Village of Tigers
1974
6.90
Ambush
1973
6.30
The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)
1966
0.00
The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)
1966
0.00
Bleeding Steel
2017
5.92
Fist of Fury
1972
7.26
Supermen Against the Orient
1973
4.90
The Heavenly Kings
2006
6.00
Magic & Me
2006
0.00
Personal Tailor
2013
4.66
The Legend of Silk Boy
2010
4.00
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994
6.70
Face to Face
1997
4.50
Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984
8.00
Jackie Chan - The Kung Fu Years
2000
6.00
Jackie Chan - Invincible Fighter
1995
5.00
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1992
7.50
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
7.00
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
7.30
The Path of the Dragon
1998
6.40
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017
6.10
Shanghai Dawn
0.00
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999
7.29
Namiya
2017
5.50
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
0.00
I Am Bruce Lee
2012
7.70
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998
7.83
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
0.00
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999
8.00
Enter the Phoenix
2004
6.30
The Climbers
2019
6.30
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
1973
5.23
Hand of Death
1976
6.00
Vanguard
2020
6.33
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
6.78
Heromakers
2003
0.00
A Touch of Beijing
2008
0.00
WildAid: Jackie Chan & Pangolins
2017
0.00
The Angry River
1971
6.30
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
1973
0.00
All U Need Is Love
2021
4.17
Earth: One Amazing Day
2017
7.70
The Bloody Fists
1972
5.40
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021
8.00
A Touch of Zen
1970
7.67
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
0.00
The Shadow's Edge
2025
0.00
Panda Plan 2
2025
0.00
Making Rush Hour 3
2007
0.00
解忧杂货铺
2016
0.00
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
8.40
潇洒闯红尘
1992
0.00