Jackie Chan
SBS MBE Datuk
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Chan at the launch of Bleeding Steel Press Conference, Sydney Opera House, July 2016 |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Chan Kong-sang |
| Origin |
British Hong Kong |
| Born |
(1954-04-07) 7 April 1954 (age 62)
Victoria Peak, British Hong Kong
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| Other name(s) |
(Yuen Lou)
(Big Brother) |
| Occupation |
Martial artist, actor, director, producer, screenwriter, action choreographer, singer, stunt director, stunt performer |
| Genre(s) |
Cantopop, Mandopop, Hong Kong English pop, J-pop
|
| Years active |
1962–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Joan Lin (m. 1982) |
| Children |
Jaycee Chan (born 1982), Etta Ng (born 1999) |
| Parents |
Charles and Lee-Lee Chan |
| Ancestry |
Wuhu, Anhui, China |
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Jackie Chan awards and nominations
| Awards and nominations |
| Award |
Wins |
Nominations |
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| Totals |
| Awards won |
28 |
| Nominations |
34 |
Chan Kong-sang, SBS, MBE,PMW, (; born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman and singer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has trained in Kung Fu and Hapkido. He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.
Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. An operatically trained vocalist, 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. He is also a notable philanthropist. In 2015, Forbes magazine estimated his net worth to be $350 million.
Chan was born on 7 April 1954, in British Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. His mother or parents nicknamed him Pao-pao Chinese: 炮炮 ("Cannonball") because the energetic child was always rolling around. His parents worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong, and 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 emigrated 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, and the three of them later became known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons. After entering the film industry, Chan along with Sammo Hung got the opportunity to train in hapkido under the grand master Jin Pal Kim, and Chan eventually attained a black belt. Jackie Chan also trained in other styles of martial arts such as Karate, Judo, Taekwondo and Jeet Kune Do.
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