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.
Known For
Acting
1998
asLee
2004
asPassepartout / Lau Xing
1985
asMuscles
2008
asOld Hop / Lu Yan
2004
asLord of Armour
2003
asEddie Yang
1997
asJackie
1995
asJackie
1988
asSergeant Chan Ka-Kui
2002
asJimmy Tong
2009
asSteelhead
1999
asC.N. Chan
1986
asJackie (Asian Hawk)
1991
asJackie / Asian Hawk / Condor
1992
asKevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng
1993
asRyo Saeba
1984
asThomas
2007
asYan Naing Lee
2001
asYan Naing Lee
1978
asFred Wong
1978
asChien Fu
1987
asSgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
1973
asShi Tzer
1983
asSgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung
1981
asSubaru Driver #1
1980
asLung
2003
asChon Wang
1988
asJackie Lung
2010
asBob Ho
2004
asSenior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing
2005
asGeneral Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan
2001
asBuck Yuan
1984
asJackie
2000
asChon Wang
1998
asWho Am I
1989
asCharlie Chen-Wah
1994
asWong Fei-hung
1983
asPoliceman #7086
1985
asSergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui
2006
asThongs
2008
asMonkey (voice)
1995
asKeung
1996
asJackie
1999
asPoor Fisherman (Cameo)
2023
asSplinter (voice)
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1976
asLittle Mute
1999
asSelf
2010
asThe Liang soldier
2009
asSelf
1978
asHsu Yin-Fung
1972
asBlack Bear Student (uncredited)
1974
as(archive footage)
2021
asVivi
1973
asGang Leader
1962
asKid
1983
asSammy
2021
asUncle Chen
1985
asBilly Wong
2010
asMr. Han
2009
asJackie Chan
1982
asLung (Dragon Ho)
1998
asSelf
1976
asImmortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin
1979
asTang Hao Yun
2002
asSelf (archive footage)
1993
asInspector Chan Ka-Kui
2003
asJackie Fong
2024
asProfessor Fang/Zhao Zhan
1976
asLung
1985
asMuscles
2011
asMonkey (voice)
1978
asTing Chung
1983
asChing Lung (Stone)
1977
asCao Lei
1978
asYi-Lang
1990
asDa Chui / Steve
1985
asFung / Ah Tad / Tat
1992
asMa Yau (John Ma) / Die Hard (Boomer)
1993
asInspector Eddie Chan
1978
asMaster Chang
2003
asJackie Chan
2023
asLuo Zhilong / Lao Luo
1975
asHsiao Tang
1980
asJerry Kwan
1979
asChan
1996
as阿龙
2011
asWudao
1988
asSelf (uncredited)
2011
asHuang Xing
2012
as(archive footage)
2012
asJackie / Asian Hawk
2023
as
2024
asJackie
2025
asMr. Han
2014
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1984
asMotorcycle Cop / Skater
2018
asSelf
1975
asGolden Lion gang member
1972
asServant (uncredited)
2013
asZhong Wen
1973
asJapanese
2014
asFireman in TV ad
1999
asStunt Double on Set (uncredited)
2022
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2016
asBennie Chan
1972
asThug
2022
asSelf
1983
asSammy (archive footage)
1998
asSelf
2005
asSelf
2015
asHuo Han
1995
asSelf
2009
asReporter
1971
asPrince's Fighter in the Forest
1986
asPrisoner
1973
asGuard
2024
as演唱
asYan Naing Lee
1973
asXiao Liu
1990
asSelf (archive footage)
1998
asSelf
2002
asSelf - Interviewee
1998
asJackie Chan
2016
asMa Yuan
2001
asSelf - Narrator
2017
asQuan Ngoc Minh
1974
asPear Hawker Yun
2017
asDr. Jack Chan
2016
asMonkey (voice)
1977
asMan in Opening Scene
1992
asMan at Airport
asRen Jiqing
2017
asMaster Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
asSelf
1976
asTseng's Man
1973
asThug
1975
asSecretary Chen
1973
asGuard
1973
asThug
1973
asLiang's Thug
1970
asBeggar Kid
2016
asMaster Wu (Voice)
2019
asMaster
1996
asSelf (Archive Footage)
2003
asSelf
2000
as(archive footage)
2023
asDragon Luo
2002
asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
asBrother Dong
1966
asSeven Little Tigers
1973
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1974
asBandit
1966
asSeven Little Tigers
2017
asLin Dong
1972
asStudent (uncredited)
2006
asSelf
1973
as
2010
asXu Rongcun [voice]
2006
asJackie Chan
2013
asPan-Pacific Host (cameo)
1997
asSelf (archive footage)
1994
asSelf - Actor
2000
as(archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
as(archive footage)
2010
asMonkey (voice)
2000
asSelf (archive footage)
1984
asSelf (archive footage)
1995
asSelf (archive footage)
1996
asSelf
1998
asSelf
2017
asMr. Feng (voice)
asChon Wang
1995
asSelf
2006
asSelf
1999
as[archive footage]
2017
asNamiya
2005
asSelf
2001
asSelf
1999
asSelf (uncredited)
2012
asActor on Enter the Dragon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
asSelf (archive footage)
2019
asPu Songling
2001
as
2004
asMr. Chan
2019
asOld Yang Guang
1973
asHsiao Hu
2016
asSelf
1976
asLittle Tan
2020
asTang Huanting
2019
asSelf (archive footage)
2003
asSelf (archive footage)
2008
asSelf / Host
2017
asKung Fu Instructor
1971
asThug in black
2008
asSelf
1973
as(archive footage)
2021
asSupervisor of the Epidemic Prevention Operation Unit
2017
asNarrator (voice)
2009
aser selbst
1972
asPoliceman
2021
asSelf - Portrait Subject
2024
as歌手
2003
asSelf
2013
asMonkey (Voice)
1970
asStunt Extra (uncredited)
2003
asSelf
as 
2025
asWong Tak-chong
2025
asJackie Chan
1963
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2007
asSelf
1999
asSelf
2016
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2001
asSelf (archive footage)
1992
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asSkit Guest
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Production
1995
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2005
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1987
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2021
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1992
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1990
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1980
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2017
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1991
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1990
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1987
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1988
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2011
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1989
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2007
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1993
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1992
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1989
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2008
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1991
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1999
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2018
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1999
asCrew
1995
as2011
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2024
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1974
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1980
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2010
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