
Jackie Chan
Born: 1954-04-07
Place of Birth: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
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.
Known For

The Shadow's Edge

A Legend

Karate Kid: Legends

Kung Fu Panda

The Karate Kid

Rush Hour

Kung Fu Panda 2

City Hunter

Kung Fu Panda 3

Rush Hour 2

Shanghai Noon

Rush Hour 3

Panda Plan

The Tuxedo

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Iron Mask

Fist of Fury

Shanghai Knights

The Forbidden Kingdom

The Foreigner

Project A

Drunken Master

Who Am I?

Project A Part II

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Armour of God 3: Chinese Zodiac

Ride On

Hidden Strike

Operation Condor

Around the World in 80 Days

Rob-B-Hood

The Legend of Drunken Master

Vanguard

Enter the Dragon

Police Story

Fire Dragon

Armour of God

Rumble in the Bronx

The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan

Wheels on Meals

New Police Story

Unexpected Family

Police Story 3: Super Cop

Mr. Nice Guy

The Myth

King of Comedy

Police Story 2

The Twins Effect II

Winners and Sinners

The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Top Fighter

Gorgeous

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The Spy Next Door

Bleeding Steel

Police Story 4: First Strike

Dragon Lord

Skiptrace

Twin Dragons

Kung Fu Yoga

The Big Brawl

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

The Cannonball Run

Shaolin

My Lucky Stars

The Golden Lotus

The Medallion

Hapkido

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

Dragon Blade

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

Thunderbolt

Island of Fire

Dragons Forever

The Path of the Dragon

Police Story: Lockdown

The Twins Effect

The Founding of a Republic

Spiritual Kung Fu

The Young Master

Heart of Dragon

Shaolin Wooden Men

Gen-X Cops

Shinjuku Incident

1911

Crime Story

Fearless Hyena

The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung

Looking for Jackie

Supercop 2

Cannonball Run II

Little Big Soldier

Railroad Tigers

Jackie Chan: My Story

A Touch of Zen

All in the Family

Fantasy Mission Force

New Fist of Fury

Eagle Shadow Fist

Hand of Death

All U Need Is Love

Dragon Fist

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

As the Light Goes Out

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

Jackie Chan: My Stunts

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

The Golden Lion

“湾区升明月”2025大湾区电影音乐晚会

The Climbers

To Kill with Intrigue

The Accidental Spy

Facets of Love

Fearless Hyena 2

Golden Chicken

The Protector

Namiya

Naughty Boys

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Fist of Unicorn

The Heroine

Pom Pom

Personal Tailor

Magnificent Bodyguards

Good Night Beijing

Fist to Fist

A Kid from Tibet

The Black Tavern

The Eighteen Darts (Part 1)

Enter the Phoenix

Ambush

The 36 Crazy Fists

The Heavenly Kings

The Bloody Fists

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

The Angry River

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

The Blade Spares None

Killer Meteors

The Himalayan

The Brutal Boxer

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)

The Awaken Punch

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

Earth: One Amazing Day

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Golden Chicken 2

Magic & Me

Dragon Sword Outlander

Freedom Strikes a Blow

Panda Plan 2

No End of Surprises

Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

Village of Tigers

Impetuous Love in Action

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Lady of Steel

Supermen Against the Orient

The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland

潇洒闯红尘

"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala

None But the Brave

Henan Spring Festival Gala 2024

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story

The Life of Bruce Lee

Hong Kong Superstars

"Bay Area Rising Moon" The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2024

Someone Will Know Me

Jackie Chan Adventures: The Search for the Talismans

Jackie Chan's Green Heroes

Jackie Chan's Global Friendship Tour

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Jackie Chan Edition: Seine spektakulärsten Kämpfe

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

A Century of Light and Shadow

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Beijing 2008 Olympic Closing Ceremony

The Legend of Silk Boy

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

Making Rush Hour 3

Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Tour

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1

A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour

Come Home Gary Glitter

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
