Jackie Chan
Biography
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.
Acting (191 movies)
Rush Hour
1998
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
My Lucky Stars
1985
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
The Twins Effect II
2004
The Medallion
2003
Mr. Nice Guy
1997
Thunderbolt
1995
Police Story 2
1988
The Tuxedo
2002
Shinjuku Incident
2009
Gorgeous
1999
Armour of God
1986
Operation Condor
1991
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
City Hunter
1993
Wheels on Meals
1984
Rush Hour 3
2007
Rush Hour 2
2001
Drunken Master
1978
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978
Project A
1983
Project A Part II
1987
Not Scared to Die
1973
The Cannonball Run
1981
The Young Master
1980
Shanghai Knights
2003
Dragons Forever
1988
The Spy Next Door
2010
New Police Story
2004
The Myth
2005
The Accidental Spy
2001
Cannonball Run II
1984
Shanghai Noon
2000
Who Am I?
1998
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994
Winners & Sinners
1983
Police Story
1985
Rob-B-Hood
2006
Kung Fu Panda
2008
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996
Gen-X Cops
1999
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999
Little Big Soldier
2010
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
Hapkido
1972
Dragon Sword Outlander
2021
The Heroine
1973
The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
1962
Fantasy Mission Force
1983
Good Night Beijing
2021
The Protector
1985
The Karate Kid
2010
Looking for Jackie
2009
Dragon Lord
1982
Killer Meteors
1976
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Dragon Fist
1979
Supercop 2
1993
The Twins Effect
2003
A Legend
2024
New Fist of Fury
1976
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
Magnificent Bodyguards
1978
Fearless Hyena 2
1983
To Kill with Intrigue
1977
Spiritual Kung Fu
1978
Heart of Dragon
1985
Twin Dragons
1992
Island of Fire
1990
Crime Story
1993
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978
Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
2003
Ride On
2023
All in the Family
1975
The Big Brawl
1980
The Invincible Fighter: The Jackie Chan Story
1996
Fearless Hyena
1979
Shaolin
2011
Someone Will Know Me
1988
1911
2011
Chinese Zodiac
2012
"Moon rises in the Bay Area" 2023 Greater Bay Area Film and Music Gala
2023
Panda Plan
2024
Karate Kid: Legends
2025
Impetuous Love in Action
2014
Pom Pom
1984
Jackie Chan's Green Heroes
2018
The Black Tavern
1972
The Golden Lion
1975
Police Story: Lockdown
2013
None But the Brave
1973
As the Light Goes Out
2014
King of Comedy
1999
Directing (15 movies)
Police Story 2
1988
Armour of God
1986
Operation Condor
1991
Project A
1983
Project A Part II
1987
The Young Master
1980
Police Story
1985
Who Am I?
1998
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
1999
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Dragon Lord
1982
Fearless Hyena
1979
Chinese Zodiac
2012
1911
2011
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless Hyena | 1979 | Screenplay |
| Read Lips | 1980 | Producer |
| The Gold Hunters | 1981 | Producer |
| Dragon Lord | 1982 | Screenplay |
| Project A | 1983 | Screenplay |
| Police Story | 1985 | Screenplay |
| Naughty Boys | 1986 | Producer |
| That Enchanting Night | 1987 | Producer |
| Project A Part II | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Rouge | 1987 | Producer |
| The Inspector Wears Skirts | 1988 | Producer |
| Police Story 2 | 1988 | Screenplay |
| The Inspector Wears Skirts II | 1989 | Producer |
| I Am Sorry | 1989 | Producer |
| Miracles: The Canton Godfather | 1989 | Screenplay |
| Stage Door Johnny | 1990 | Producer |
| Story of Kennedy Town | 1990 | Producer |
| Operation Condor | 1991 | Screenplay |
| Operation Condor | 1991 | Producer |
| Angry Ranger | 1991 | Producer |
| Center Stage | 1991 | Producer |
| Too Happy for Words | 1992 | Producer |
| The Shootout | 1992 | Producer |
| Police Story 3: Super Cop | 1992 | Executive Producer |
| Kin chan no Cinema Jack | 1993 | Producer |
| Thunderbolt | 1995 | Producer |
| Red Zone | 1995 | Producer |
| The Making of Who Am I | 1998 | Producer |
| Who Am I? | 1998 | Screenplay |
| Jackie Chan: My Story | 1998 | Producer |
| Hot War | 1998 | Producer |
| Gorgeous | 1999 | Producer |
| Gorgeous | 1999 | Screenplay |
| Jackie Chan: My Stunts | 1999 | Producer |
| Gen-X Cops | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| Tempting Heart | 1999 | Producer |
| Purple Storm | 1999 | Producer |
| Shanghai Noon | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| The Accidental Spy | 2001 | Producer |
| Shanghai Knights | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| The Medallion | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| New Police Story | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| Rice Rhapsody | 2004 | Producer |
| House of Fury | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| The Myth | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Everlasting Regret | 2005 | Producer |
| Rob-B-Hood | 2006 | Writer |
| Rob-B-Hood | 2006 | Producer |
| Air Diary | 2007 | Producer |
| Run Papa Run | 2008 | Producer |
| Wushu | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Shinjuku Incident | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Little Big Soldier | 2010 | Writer |
| Legendary Amazons | 2011 | Producer |
| Chinese Zodiac | 2012 | Writer |
| Chinese Zodiac | 2012 | Producer |
| Police Story: Lockdown | 2013 | Producer |
| Police Story: Lockdown | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| The Break-Up Artist | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Impetuous Love in Action | 2014 | Producer |
| Dragon Blade | 2015 | Producer |
| Gambling on Extinction | 2015 | Producer |
| Who Am I 2015 | 2015 | Producer |
| Manhattan Night | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Manhattan Night | 2016 | Producer |
| Skiptrace | 2016 | Producer |
| Railroad Tigers | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Kung Fu Yoga | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Reset | 2017 | Producer |
| The Foreigner | 2017 | Producer |
| Bleeding Steel | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Jackie Chan's Green Heroes | 2018 | Producer |
| Golden Job | 2018 | Producer |
| The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Iron Mask | 2019 | Producer |
| The Game Changers | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Wish Dragon | 2021 | Producer |
| Hidden Strike | 2023 | Producer |