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    Chan Kong-sang SBS MBE PMW (born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.

    • 1962–present
    • Chan Kong-sang (陳港生), 7 April 1954 (age 69), British Hong Kong
  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000329Jackie Chan - IMDb

    99+ Photos. Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry. Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak, to Charles and Lee ...

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  3. Nov 15, 2023 · Walter Chaw November 15, 2023. Tweet. Criterion’s new Jackie Chan box set, “Emergence of a Superstar,” captures a fraught period in the career of a budding Chan. At the end of the 1970s, he still relied on Bruce Lee's ghost for the bulk of his opportunities.

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    • Acting career
    • Later career
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    Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, and the family immigrated to Canberra, Australia, in early 1960. The young Jackie was less than successful scholastically, so his father sent him back to Hong Kong to attend the rigorous China Drama Academy, one of the Peking Opera sch...

    Chan's own film career was off and running and he swiftly appeared in many low-budget martial arts films that were churned out at a rapid fire pace by Hong Kong studios eager to satisfy the early 1970s boom in martial-arts cinema. He starred in Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) (aka \\"Shaolin Wooden Men\\"), Jian hua yan yu jiang nan (1977) (aka \\"To Kill W...

    Undeterred, he returned to the Orient to do what he did best--make jaw-dropping action films loaded with amazing stunt work. Chan and his legendary stunt team were unparalleled in their ability to execute the most incredible fight scenes and action sequences, and the next decade would see some of their best work. Chan paired with the dynamic Sammo ...

    This was quickly followed up with the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)-influenced Lung hing foo dai (1986) (aka \\"The Armour of God\\"), during filming of which Jackie mistimed a leap from a wall to a tree on location in Yugoslavia and fell many quite a few feet onto his head, causing a skull fracture. It was another in a long line of injuries that Ch...

    Jackie did not waste any time and went to work on Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) (aka \\"Police Story 4\\"), Mr. Nice Guy (1997) (aka \\"Mr. Nice Guy\\"), Ngo si seoi (1998) (aka \\"Who Am I\\"), which all met with positive results at the international box office. Jackie then went to work in the his biggest-budget US production, starring alongside f...

    Chan is truly one of the international film industry's true maverick actor / director / stuntman / producer combinations - he has done it the hard way, and always his way to achieve his dreams and goals to be an international cinematic star. Off screen he has been directly involved in many philanthropic ventures providing financial assistance to sc...

    • April 7, 1954
  4. Jackie Chan’s expertise for balancing comedy with danger takes center stage in one of the most thrilling scenes in Armour of God II: Operation Condor, released in 1991. In an underground Nazi ...

  5. Friends and Fans... birthday"... albums of Jackie... Dragon Horse Spirit MV . Mar 01. the 2024 Lantern Festival Gala.... Come visit the Jackie Chan Design Store to see the latest products available... Announcement ... All prizes have been sent out!

  6. Apr 2, 2014 · Martial artist and actor Jackie Chan's unique blend of impressive martial arts and screwball physical comedy has helped make him an international film star. Updated: Mar 31, 2021. Photo:...

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