Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan, born 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.

Movie		Character	Year
	To Kill with Intrigue	Cao Lei (as Chen Lung)	1977
	Snake in the Eagle's Shadow	Chien Fu (as Lung Cheng)	1978
	Drunken Master	Wong Fei-Hung	1978
	The Big Brawl	Jerry Kwan	1980
	The Cannonball Run	Jackie Chan, Subaru Driver	1981
	Project A	Dragon Mi Yong	1983
	Shen yong shuang xiang pao	Motorcycle Cop #2	1984
	Wheels on Meals	Thomas	1984
	Police Story	Chan Ka Kui	1985
	Project A2	Dragon Mao	1987
	Dragons Forever	Jackie Lung	1988
	Twin Dragons	Ma Yau / Die Hard (John Ma / Boomer in US version)	1992
	Police Story 3: Supercop	Insp. Chan Ka Kui	1992
	The Legend of Drunken Master	Wong Fei-hung	1994
	Thunderbolt	Chan Foh To (Alfred Tung in US version)	1995
	Police Story 4: First Strike	Insp. Chan Ka Kui	1996
	Supercop 2		1996
	Rush Hour	Chief Insp. Lee	1998
	King of Comedy	Jackie Chan	1999
	Jackie Chan: My Stunts	Himself	1999
	Shanghai Noon	Chon Wang	2000
	The Accidental Spy	Buck Yuen / Jackie Chan	2001
	Rush Hour 2	Chief Insp. Lee	2001
	The Tuxedo	Jimmy Tong	2002
	Shanghai Knights	Chon Wang	2003
	The Medallion	Eddie Yang	2003
	Around the World in 80 Days	Passepartout / Lau Xing	2004
	The Twins Effect II	Lord of Armour	2004
	New Police Story	Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing	2004
	The Myth	General Meng Yi	2005
	Robin-B-Hood	Fong Ka Ho	2006
	Rush Hour 3	Chief Insp. Lee	2007
	The Forbidden Kingdom	Old Hop/ Lu Yan	2008
	Kung Fu Panda	Master Monkey	2008
	Shinjuku Incident	Steelhead	2009
	Looking for Jackie	Himself	2009
	Little Big Soldier	Big Soldier	2010
	The Spy Next Door	Bob Ho	2010
	The Karate Kid	Mr. Han	2010
	Kung Fu Panda 2	Monkey (voice)	2011
	1911	Huang Xing	2011
	Chinese Zodiac	Asian Hawk	2012
	The Expendables 3		2014