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Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍; born 7 April 1954), 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.

Filmography

2026
Panda Plan 2

as Jackie Chan

Movie
2026
Unexpected Family

as Ren Jiqing

Movie
2025
捕风捉影

as 黄德忠

Movie
2025
The Shadow's Edge

as Huang Dezhong

Movie
2025
Karate Kid: Legends

as Mr. Han

Movie
2024
Panda Plan

as Jackie

Movie
2024
A Legend

as Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan

Movie
2017
The Foreigner

as Quan Ngoc Minh

Movie
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

as Monkey (voice)

Movie
2012
Armour of God 3: Chinese Zodiac

as Jackie / Asian Hawk

Movie
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2

as Monkey (voice)

Movie
2010
The Karate Kid

as Mr. Han

Movie
2008
Kung Fu Panda

as Monkey (voice)

Movie
2007
Rush Hour 3

as Yan Naing Lee

Movie
2004
New Police Story

as Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing

Movie
2004
Around the World in 80 Days

as Passepartout / Lau Xing

Movie
2003
The Medallion

as Eddie Yang

Movie
2001
Rush Hour 2

as Yan Naing Lee

Movie
2000
Shanghai Noon

as Chon Wang

Movie
1998
Rush Hour

as Lee

Movie
1996
Police Story 4: First Strike

as Jackie

Movie
1992
Police Story 3: Super Cop

as Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng

Movie
1991
Operation Condor

as Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor

Movie
1988
Dragons Forever

as Jackie Lung

Movie
1985
Police Story

as Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui

Movie
1978
Drunken Master

as Fred Wong

Movie
1973
Enter the Dragon

as Guard

Movie
1972
Fist of Fury

as Student (uncredited)

Movie