Jackie Chan began studying martial arts, drama, acrobatics and singing at age seven. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. He starred in Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) (aka "Shaolin Wooden Men"), To Kill with Intrigue (1977) (aka "To Kill With Intrigue"), Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) (aka "Half A Loaf of Kung Fu") and Magnificent Bodyguards (1978) (aka "Magnificent Bodyguards"), which all fared reasonably well at the cinemas. Additionally, after numerous stuntmen were injured during the filming of Police Story, the actor founded the Jackie Chan Stuntmen Association, through which he personally trained and provided medical coverage for its members.

Lee's characters were typically stern, morally upright heroes. Yip Man, or Ip Man, was a martial arts master best known for teaching the Wing Chun form. It won Best Film at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards. 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[149][150], In 2015, a made-up word inspired by Chan's description of his hair during an interview for a commercial, duang, became an internet viral meme in China. In 2000, Chan starred in Shanghai Noon, another action comedy that was set in the Old West and co-starred Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. Chan has been the subject of Ash's song "Kung Fu", Heavy Vegetable's "Jackie Chan Is a Punk Rocker", Leehom Wang's "Long Live Chinese People", as well as in "Jackie Chan" by Frank Chickens, and television shows Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Celebrity Deathmatch and Family Guy.
He also collaborated with Ani DiFranco on "Unforgettable". He is in centimeters- 170 cm, in meters- 1.70 m, in Feet Inches- 5′ 7″ tall and has a weight of in Kilograms- 65 kg, in Pounds- 143 lbs. [173] Chan has also put his name to Jackie Chan Theater International, a cinema chain in China, co-run by Hong Kong company Sparkle Roll Group Ltd. : 'Cannonball') because the energetic child was always rolling around. [109] In 1983, Project A saw the official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and added elaborate, dangerous stunts to the fights and typical slapstick humor (at one point, Chan falls from the top of a clock tower through a series of fabric canopies). |  A Taiwanese legislator and senior member of the DPP, Parris Chang, called for the government of Taiwan to ban his films and bar him the right to visit Taiwan. A sequel, Shanghai Knights followed in 2003 and also featured his first on-screen fight scene with Donnie Yen. In 1986, during the filming of Armor of God, he fractured his skull after falling more than 40 feet while attempting to jump from the top of a building to a tree branch below. [in June, 2013 in New Delhi, India for the inaugural Chinese Film Festival] I used to enjoy action; now I enjoy acting. 2011: Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 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. [140], Chan is a spokesperson for the Government of Hong Kong, appearing in public service announcements. Admits that he is not very good with technology, particularly computers. 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. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, and the three of them later became known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons. With Dragon Lord, he began experimenting with elaborate stunt action sequences,[34] including the final fight scene where he performs various stunts, including one where he does a back flip off a loft and falls to the lower ground. [27] 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 the hit film Rob-B-Hood (2006). [20] Additionally, he has stated that he deliberately styles his movement to be the opposite of Lee's: where Lee held his arms wide, Chan holds his tight to the body; where Lee was loose and flowing, Chan is tight and choppy. [32] Despite being largely ignored by North American audiences in favour of established American actors such as Burt Reynolds, Chan was impressed by the outtakes shown at the closing credits, inspiring him to include the same device in his future films. The film was Chan's biggest domestic box office success up to that point, grossing over HK$35 million.[40]. He is the lone survivor of his army and must bring a captured enemy soldier Leehom Wang to the capital of his province. [42], Up until January 1995, his films had grossed over HK$500 million (US$70 million) in Hong Kong,[43] ¥39 billion (US$489 million) in Japan,[33] 11.5 million box office admissions in France,[44] and 9.9 million box office admissions in Germany.

Chan also has some experience in Jeet Kune Do having studied under Bruce Lee while working as a stuntman on some of his films.
He is a UNICEF GoodWill Ambassador, and he has campaigned against animal abuse and pollution and assisted with disaster relief efforts to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami victims.

[83], Chan voiced the character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature, Mulan (1998). [102] Chan is an avid football fan and supports the Hong Kong national football team, the England national football team, and Manchester City. [55] After he engaged in an extra-marital affair with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei, an illegitimate daughter by the name of Etta Ng Chok Lam was born on 18 January 1999. Online Question and Answer (Jackie Chan)", "Trip to Shanghai; Car Crash!! [105] Chan and his team undertake many of the stunts performed by other characters in his films, shooting the scenes so that their faces are obscured.[106]. He also performed the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You", for the film's soundtrack. [22] At seventeen, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon under the stage name Chan Yuen Lung (Chinese: 陳元龍). For his part, Chan claims to have broken every bone in his body at least once while performing stunts.


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