Jackie Chan
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- 港生; Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Can4 Gohng2 Sang1; Jyutping: can4 gong2 sang1; Pinyin: Chén Gǎngshēng, WG: Ch'en Kung-shang) (born April 7, 1954), Chinese screen name Sing Lung (成龍; Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Seng4 Long4; yp Sing4 Lung4; py Chéng Lóng), is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, director and stuntman. He was educated at Nan Hua Elementary Academy, Chinese Opera Research Institute (1961-1971) and Peking Opera School.
Jackie Chan is one of the most recognized names in kung fu movies worldwide, known for his comic, acrobatic fighting style and use of improvised weapons. Chan has starred in over a hundred movies.
Chan is often said to do all his own stunts. While this claim does not hold up to close scrutiny, he does do most of his own work, and has racked up an impressive list of injuries to prove it. (The closing credits of his films usually show bloopers and at least one serious injury.) He's unable to get insurance anywhere in the world. He came closest to death while filming Armour of God 1985, when he fell from a tree in a relatively routine stunt and cracked his skull open.
In recent years, Chan has begun using doubles and special effects in his movies.
Chan was in the Seven Little Fortunes Chinese opera troupe as a youth, along with Sammo Hung.
In his biography, Chan says he created his screen persona as a reaction to that of Bruce Lee, and the numerous imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. Where Lee's characters were typically stern, morally upright heroes, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly foolish regular guys, often at the mercy of their girlfriends or families. However, his characters always triumph in the end.
Chan repeatedly attempted to break into the American movie industry, appearing in films like Battle Creek Brawl, Cannonball Run, Cannonball Run II and The Protector. While he did attain cult popularity in the US, his break into the mainstream was Rumble in the Bronx in 1995. He has attained the box-office guarantee that has so far eluded other Hong Kong movie stars like Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh in Hollywood. He also made a successful animated television series called Jackie Chan Adventures.
Chan also has the distinction of being the central subject of UK band Ash's song Kung Fu.
In 1994, MTV honored Chan with a lifetime achievement award for his action-oriented movies, and a year later, he made his "official" debut in North America with a world-wide release of "Rumble in the Bronx."
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Family
Chan is the son of Charles Chan (a refugee from the Chinese civil war who worked as cook and housekeeper for the French ambassador to Hong Kong) and Lee-Lee Chan. He married Lin Feng-Chiao (aka Lin Feng Chow, a Taiwanese actress) in 1983 with whom he had a son, Jackson "Jaycee Chan" Cho-Ming (b. 1982). He also had a daugther, Etta Ng Chok Lam (b. 1998) with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei.
Filmography as actor includes
- New Police Story (2004)
- The Twins Effect 2 (2004)
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
- The Medallion (2003)
- The Twins Effect (2003)
- Shanghai Knights (2003)
- The Tuxedo (2002)
- Rush Hour 2 (2001)
- The Accidental Spy (2001)
- Shanghai Noon (2000)
- Gen-X Cops (1999)
- The King of Comedy (1999)
- Gorgeous (1999)
- Who Am I? (1999)
- Rush Hour (1998)
- Mr. Nice Guy (1998)
- Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) (also known as Jackie Chan's First Strike)
- Thunderbolt (1995) (also known as Dead Heat
- Rumble in the Bronx (1994)
- Drunken Master II (1994) (known in the U.S. as The Legend of Drunken Master, 2000)
- Once a Cop (1993), aka Police Story V
- Crime Story (1993), also known as Police Story IV and The New Police Story
- City Hunter (1993)
- Police Story 3 (1992) aka Super Cop
- Brother vs. Brother (1992)
- A Kid from Tibet (1991)
- Island of Fire (1991) (also known as The Burning Island)
- Twin Dragons (1991) (also known as Brother vs. Brother and When Dragons Collide)
- New Kids in Town (1990)
- Operation Condor:Armour of God II (1990)
- Black Dragon (1989)
- Police Story 2 (1988)
- 3 Brothers (1988)
- Jackie Chan's Project A2 (1987), aka Project B
- Dragons Forever (1987)
- Naughty Boys (1986)
- Armour of God (1986)
- Police Story (1985)
- Heart of Dragon (1985)
- Ninja and the Thief (1985)
- The Protector (1985)
- My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
- My Lucky Stars (1985)
- Wheels on Meals (1984)
- Dragon Attack (1984)
- Pom Pom (1984)
- Two in a Black Belt (1984)
- Cannonball Run II (1983)
- The Fearless Hyena Part II (1983)
- Winners and Sinners (1983) (also known as Five Lucky Stars)
- Project A (1983)
- Dragon Lord (1982)
- Black Magic Wars (1982)
- The Cannonball Run (1981)
- The Big Brawl (1980)
- The Young Master (1980)
- Dragon Fist (1979)
- Fearless Hyena (1979)
- Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978)
- Snake in Eagle's Shadow (1978)
- Karate Ghostbuster (1978)
- Drunken Master (1978)
- Magnificent Bodyguards (1978)
- Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978)
- The 36 Crazy Fists (1977)
- To Kill with Intrigue (1977)
- Killer Meteor (1976)
- Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
- Countdown in Kung Fu (1976)
- Fists to Fight (1976)
- All in the Family (1975)
- No End of Surprises (1975)
- Fists of the Double K (1974)
- The Golden Lotus (1974)
- Police Woman (1974)
- Supermen Against the Orient (1974)
- Facets of Love (1973)
- Eagle Shadow Fist (1973)
- Enter the Dragon (uncredited, 1973)
- Attack of the Kung Fu Girls (1973)
- Lady Kung Fu (1972)
- Bruce Lee and I (1972)
- The Chinese Connection (1972)
- Little Tiger of Canton (1971)
- Come Drink with Me (1966)
- The Story of Qin Xianglian (1964)
- Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962)
See also
Books
- I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action by Jackie Chan, Lung Cheng, & Jeff Yang
- Jackie Chan (Best of Inside Kung-Fu) by Curtis F. Wong, John R. Little
External links
- Official Website
- Jackie Chan at the Internet Movie Database
- Jackie Chan Directory
- Jackie Chan Kids Corner
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