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Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang
(陳港生; Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Can4
Gohng2 Sang1; Jyutping: can4 gong2 sang1; Pinyin: Chén Gǎngshēng, WG:) (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 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 distincton of being the central subject of UK band Ash's song Kung Fu.
Filmography as actor includes
- 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)
- Rush Hour (1998)
- Who Am I? (1998)
- Mr. Nice Guy (1998)
- Jackie Chan's First Strike (1997), aka Police Story 4: First Strike
- Rumble in the Bronx (1996)
- Dead Heat (1995)
- Drunken Fist
II (1994), known in the USA as The Legend of Drunken Master (2000)
- Once a Cop (1993), aka
Police Story V
- Crime Story (1993),
aka Police Story IV
- Twin Dragons (1992)
- Police Story 3
(1992) aka Super Cop
- Brother vs.
Brother (1992)
- City Hunter (1992)
- A Kid from
Tibet (1992)
- Operation Condor:Armour of
God II (1991)
- New Kids in
Town (1990)
- The Burning
Island (1990)
- Black Dragon (1989)
- Police Story 2
(1988)
- 3 Brothers (1988)
- Jackie Chan's Project A2 (1987), aka Project B
- Armour of God (1987)
- Naughty Boys
(1986)
- Police Story (1986)
- The First
Mission (1985)
- Ninja and the
Thief (1985)
- The Protector
(1985)
- My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
- My Lucky Stars (1985)
- Million
Dollar Heiress (1984)
- Dragon Attack
(1984)
- Pom Pom (1984)
- Two in a Black
Belt (1984)
- Cannonball Run II (1984)
- The Fearless Hyena Part II (1983)
- 5 Lucky Stars
(1983)
- Jackie Chan's Project A (1983)
- Dragon Lord
(1982)
- Black Magic
Wars (1982)
- The Cannonball Run (1981)
- The Big Brawl (1980)
- Half a
Loaf of Kung Fu (1980)
- The Young
Master (1980)
- Dragon Fist
(1979)
- The Fearless
Hyena (1979)
- Snake & Crane Arts of
Shaolin (1978)
- Snake in Eagle's Shadow (1978)
- Karate
Ghostbuster (1978)
- Drunken Master (1978)
- Magnificent Bodyguards (1978)
- The 36 Crazy
Fists (1977)
- To Kill
with Intrigue (1977)
- Jackie Chan Versus (Jimmy) Wang Wu (1976)
- 36 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)
- Little
Tiger of Canton (1974)
- The Golden
Lotus (1974)
- Police Woman (1974)
- Supermen Against the Orient (1974)
- Facets of Love
(1973)
- Eagle Shadow
Fist (1973)
- The Deadly
Three (1973)
- Attack of the Kung Fu Girls (1973)
- Lady Kung Fu
(1972)
- Bruce Lee and
I (1972)
- The
Chinese Connection (1972)
- Come Drink with
Me (1966)
- The Story of Qin Xianglian (1964)
- Big and Little Wong Tin Bar
(1962)
See also
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