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.
CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Jackie Chan
Fast Cars, Faster Quips: Rush Hour’s Timeless Buddy-Cop Spark
Ever wonder what happens when a Hong Kong martial arts maestro and a motor-mouthed LA detective collide? Rush Hour (1998) answers with a gleeful explosion of culture-clash comedy and high-octane actio... Read more
Fistfuls of Heart: Jackie Chan’s Raw Rebirth in New Police Story
Ever wonder what happens when Jackie Chan trades his signature grin for a gut-punch of grief? New Police Story (2004) answers with a ferocity that still reverberates, reintroducing the action legend a... Read more
A Whirlwind of Charm and Chaos: Decoding the Kinetic Brilliance of Armour of God
Jackie Chan’s Armour of God (1986) is a cinematic high-wire act, balancing audacious stunt work with a playful, if uneven, narrative that captures the exuberance of Hong Kong action cinema at its peak... Read more
Directed Movies
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Acted Movies
Director: Larry Yang
Director: Jonathan Entwistle
Director: Zhang Luan
Director: Scott Waugh
Director: Larry Yang
Director: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Director: Martin Campbell
Director: Peter Webber
Director: Alessandro Carloni
Director: Ding Sheng
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Director: Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Director: Harald Zwart
Director: Ding Sheng
Director: Brian Levant
Director: Derek Yee
Director: John Stevenson
Director: Rob Minkoff
Director: Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Director: Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai
Director: Gordon Chan
Director: Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
Director: David Dobkin
Director: Kevin Donovan
Director: Brett Ratner
Director: Teddy Chan Tak-Sum
Director: Tom Dey
Director: Brett Ratner
Director: Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Director: Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Director: Wong Jing
Director: Tsui Hark
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Kevin Chu
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Fruit Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
Director: Leonard Ho
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
Director: Chan Chuen
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Hal Needham
Director: Robert Clouse
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Yuen Woo-Ping
Director: Chen Chi-Hwa
Director: Chu Mu
Written Movies
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan