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Chinesename 成龍(Traditional) Chinesename 成(Simplified) Pinyin ChéngLóng(Mandarin) Jyutping Sing4Lung4(Cantonese) Birthname ChanKongsang 陳港生(Traditional) 港生(Simplified) ChénGǎngshēng(Mandarin) Can4Gong2Sang1(Cantonese) Ancestry Linzi,Shandong,China Origin BritishHongKong Born 7April1954(age58) VictoriaPeak,HongKong Othername(s) 房仕龍(FongSilung) 元樓(YuenLou) 大哥(BigBrother) Occupation Actor,martialartist,director,producer,screenwriter,action choreographer,singer,stuntdirector,stuntperformer Genre(s) Cantopop,Mandopop,HongKongEnglishpop,Jpop Yearsactive 1959–present Spouse(s) LinFengjiao(1982–present) Children JayceeChan(born1982) Parents CharlesandLeeLeeChan Influences BruceLee BusterKeaton HaroldLloyd Awards[show] JackieChan,SBS,MBE[1](bornChanKongsang,陳港生;7April1954inHongKong)[2]isa nactor,actionchoreographer,comedian,director,producer,martialartist,scr eenwriter,entrepreneur,singer,andstuntperformer.Inhismovies,heisknown forhisacrobaticfightingstyle,comictiming,useofimprovisedweapons,and innovativestunts.JackieChanhasbeenactingsincethe1960sandhasappeared inover150films. ChanhasreceivedstarsontheHongKongAvenueofStarsandtheHollywoodWalk ofFame.Asaculturalicon,Chanhasbeenreferencedinvariouspopsongs,cart oons,andvideogames.Anoperaticallytrainedvocalist,ChanisalsoaCantopop andMandopopstar,havingreleasedanumberofalbumsandsungmanyofthethem esongsforthefilmsinwhichhehasstarred. Contents 1Earlylife 2Filmcareer 2.1Earlyexploits:1976–1979 2.2Successoftheactioncomedygenre:1980–1987 2.3AcclaimedsequelsandHollywoodbreakthrough:1988–1998 2.4FameinHollywoodandDramatization:1999–2007 2.5Newexperimentsandchangeinstyle:2008–present 3Stunts 4Filmographyandscreenpersona 5Televisionwork 6Musiccareer 7Imageandcelebritystatus 8Controversies 9Entrepreneurshipandphilanthropy 9.1TheJackieChanCharitableFoundation 9.2TheDragon'sHeartFoundation 10Awardsandnominations 11Personallife 12Seealso 13References 14Furtherreading 15Externallinks Earlylife Chanwasbornon7April1954,inBritishHongKongasChanKongsang,toCharle sandLeeLeeChan,refugeesfromtheChineseCivilWar.HewasnicknamedPaopao (Chinese:炮炮,literallymeaning"Cannonball")becausethehighenergychildwasalw aysrollingaround.[3]SincehisparentsworkedfortheFrenchConsulinHongKo ng,Chanspenthisformativeyearswithinthegroundsoftheconsul'sresidence intheVictoriaPeakdistrict.[4] ChanattendedtheNahHwaPrimarySchoolonHongKongIsland,wherehefailedhi sfirstyear,afterwhichhisparentswithdrewhimfromtheschool.In1960,his fatherimmigratedtoCanberra,Australia,toworkastheheadcookfortheAmer icanembassy,andChanwassenttotheChinaDramaAcademy,aPekingOperaSchoo lrunbyMasterYuJimyuen.[4][5]Chantrainedrigorouslyforthenextdecade, excellinginmartialartsandacrobatics.[6]HeeventuallybecamepartoftheSe venLittleFortunes,aperformancegroupmadeupoftheschool'sbeststudents, gainingthestagenameYuenLoinhomagetohismaster.Chanbecameclosefriend swithfellowgroupmembersSammoHungandYuenBiao,thethreeofthemlaterto beknownastheThreeBrothersorThreeDragons.[7] Hebeganhiscareerbyappearinginsmallrolesatageof5.Attheageof8,he appearedwithsomeofhisfellow"LittleFortunes",inthefilmBigandLittle WongTinBar(1962),withLiLiHuaplayinghismother.ChanappearedwithLiag ainthefollowingyear,inTheLoveEterne(1963)andhadasmallroleinKingH u's1966film,ComeDrinkwithMe.[8]In1971,afteranappearanceasanextrai nanotherKongFufilm,ATouchofZen,Chanbeganhisadultcareerinthefilm industry,initiallysigningtoChuMu'sGreatEarthFilmCompany.[9]Attheage of17,heworkedasastuntmanintheBruceLeefilmsFistofFuryandEnterthe DragonunderthestagenameChanYuenLung(Chinese:陳元龍).[10]Hereceivedhisfirst starringrolelaterthatyear,inLittleTigerofCanton,whichhadalimitedre leaseinHongKongin1973.[11]Duetothecommercialfailuresinhisearlyvent uresintofilmsandtroublefindingstuntwork,in1975Chanstarredinacomedi cadultfilm,AllintheFamily,whichfeaturesJackieChan'sfirstandpossibly onlynudesexscenefilmedtodate.Itisalsotheonlyfilmhehasmadetodat ethatdidnotfeatureasinglefightsceneorstuntsequence.[12] ChanjoinedhisparentsinCanberrain1976,wherehebrieflyattendedDicksonC ollegeandworkedasaconstructionworker.[13]AfellowbuildernamedJacktook Chanunderhiswing,earningChanthenicknameof"LittleJack"whichwaslater shortenedto"Jackie"andthenameJackieChanstuckwithhimeversince.[14]I naddition,inthelate90s,ChanchangedhisChinesenametoFongSilung(Chin ese:房仕龍),sincehisfather'soriginalsurnamewasFong.[14] Filmcareer Earlyexploits:1976–1979 JackieChanbeganhisfilmcareerasastuntmanintheBruceLeefilmsFistofF ury(1972)andEntertheDragon(1973,pictured). In1976,JackieChanreceivedatelegramfromWillieChan,afilmproducerinth eHongKongfilmindustrywhohadbeenimpressedwithJackie'sstuntwork.Willie ChanofferedhimanactingroleinafilmdirectedbyLoWei.LohadseenChan' sperformanceintheJohnWoofilmHandofDeath(1976)andplannedtomodelhim afterBruceLeewiththefilmNewFistofFury.[9]Hisstagenamewaschangedt oSingLung(Chinese:成龍,alsotranscribedasChengLong,[15]literally"becomethe dragon")toemphasisehissimilaritytoBruceLee,whosestagenamewasLeiSiu lung(Chinese:李小龍,meaning"LittleDragon").ThefilmwasunsuccessfulbecauseChanw asnotaccustomedtoLee'smartialartsstyle.Despitethefilm'sfailure,LoWe icontinuedproducingfilmswithsimilarthemes,resultinginlittleimprovement attheboxoffice.[16] Chan'sfirstmajorbreakthroughwasthe1978filmSnakeintheEagle'sShadow,s hotwhilehewasloanedtoSeasonalFilmCorporationunderatwopicturedeal.[1 7]UnderdirectorYuenWooping,Chanwasallowedcompletefreedomoverhisstun twork.Thefilmestablishedthecomedickungfugenre,andprovedtobeabreat hoffreshairfortheHongKongaudience.[18]ChanthenstarredinDrunkenMast er,whichfinallypropelledhimtomainstreamsuccess.[19] UponChan'sreturntoLoWei'sstudio,Lotriedtoreplicatethecomedicapproac hofDrunkenMaster,producingHalfaLoafofKungFuandSpiritualKungFu.[14] HealsogaveChantheopportunitytocodirectTheFearlessHyenawithKenneth Tsang.WhenWillieChanleftthecompany,headvisedJackietodecideforhimsel fwhetherornottostaywithLoWei.DuringtheshootingofFearlessHyenaPart II,ChanbrokehiscontractandjoinedGoldenHarvest,promptingLotoblackmai lChanwithtriads,blamingWillieforhisstar'sdeparture.Thedisputewasres olvedwiththehelpoffellowactoranddirectorJimmyWangYu,allowingChanto staywithGoldenHarvest.[17] Successoftheactioncomedygenre:1980–1987 ThefilmPoliceStory,nicknamed"GlassStory"foritsstuntwork,issetinam odernperiod. WillieChanhadbecomeJackie'spersonalmanagerandfirmfriend,andhasremain edsoforover30years.HewasinstrumentalinlaunchingChan'sinternationalc areer,beginningwithhisfirstforaysintotheAmericanfilmindustryinthe19 80s.HisfirstHollywoodfilmwasBattleCreekBrawlin1980.Chanthenplayeda minorroleinthe1981filmTheCannonballRun,whichgrossedUS$100millionwo rldwide.DespitebeinglargelyignoredbyaudiencesinfavourofestablishedAme ricanactorslikeBurtReynolds,Chanwasimpressedbytheouttakesshownatthe closingcredits,inspiringhimtoincludethesamedeviceinhisfuturefilms. AfterthecommercialfailureofTheProtectorin1985,Chantemporarilyabandone dhisattemptstobreakintotheUSmarket,returninghisfocustoHongKongfil ms.[16] BackinHongKong,Chan'sfilmsbegantoreachalargeraudienceinEastAsia,w ithearlysuccessesinthelucrativeJapanesemarketincludingTheYoungMaster (1980)andDragonLord(1982).TheYoungMasterwentontobeatpreviousboxoff icerecordssetbyBruceLeeandestablishedChanasHongKongcinema'stopstar .WithDragonLord,hebeganexperimentingwithelaboratestuntactionsequences ,[20]includingapyramidfightscenethatholdstherecordforthemosttakesf orasinglesequenceofsceneswith2900takes,[21]andthefinalfightscenewh ereheperformsvariousstunts,includingonewherehedoesabackflipoffalo ftandfallstothelowerground.[22] ChanproducedanumberofactioncomedyfilmswithhisoperaschoolfriendsSamm oHungandYuenBiao.Thethreecostarredtogetherforthefirsttimein1983i nProjectA,whichintroducedadangerousstuntdrivenstyleofmartialartstha twonittheBestActionDesignAwardatthethirdannualHongKongFilmAwards. [23]Overthefollowingtwoyears,the"ThreeBrothers"appearedinWheelsonMe alsandtheoriginalLuckyStarstrilogy.[24][25]In1985,ChanmadethefirstP oliceStoryfilm,aUSinfluencedactioncomedyinwhichChanperformedanumber ofdangerousstunts.Itwasnamedthe"BestFilm"atthe1986HongKongFilmAw ards.[26]In1987,Chanplayed"AsianHawk,"anIndianaJonesesquecharacter,i nthefilmArmourofGod.ThefilmwasChan'sbiggestdomesticboxofficesucces suptothatpoint,grossingoverHK$35million.[27] AcclaimedsequelsandHollywoodbreakthrough:1988–1998 ChaninhisHollywoodbreakthroughfilmRumbleintheBronx. In1988ChanstarredalongsideSammoHungandYuenBiaoforthelasttimetodat e,inthefilmDragonsForever.HungcodirectedwithCoreyYuen,andthevillai ninthefilmwasplayedbyYuenWah,bothofwhomwerefellowgraduatesofthe ChinaDramaAcademy. Inthelate1980sandearly90s,Chanstarredinanumberofsuccessfulsequels beginningwithPoliceStory2,whichwontheawardforBestActionChoreography atthe1989HongKongFilmAwards.ThiswasfollowedbyArmourofGodII:Operat ionCondor,andPoliceStory3:SuperCop,forwhichChanwontheBestActorAwa rdatthe1993GoldenHorseFilmFestival.In1994,ChanreprisedhisroleasWo ngFeihunginDrunkenMasterII,whichwaslistedinTimeMagazine'sAllTime1 00Movies.[28]Anothersequel,PoliceStory4:FirstStrike,broughtmoreawards anddomesticboxofficesuccessforChan,butdidnotfareaswellinforeignm arkets.[29]JackieChanrekindledhisHollywoodambitionsinthe1990s,butrefu sedearlyofferstoplayvillainsinHollywoodfilmstoavoidbeingtypecastin futureroles.Forexample,SylvesterStalloneofferedhimtheroleofSimonPhoe