Yang Berbahagia Datuk Jackie Chan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chan in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office March 2013 – March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 April 1954 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 2, including Jaycee Chan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | jackiechan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1962–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳港生 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈港生 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Chan the [Hong] Kong-born | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 成龍 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 成龙 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Becoming the Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 房仕龍 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 房仕龙 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Fang Shilong[a] SBS MBE PMW[3] (born Chan Kong-sang[b]; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,[c] is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick - acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Before entering the film industry, he was one of the Seven Little Fortunes from the China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera School, where he studied acrobatics, martial arts, and acting. In a film career spanning more than sixty years, he has appeared in over 150 domestic and international movies. Chan is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential martial artists in the history of cinema.[4][5]
After appearing in many Hong Kong films as a stuntman, Chan's first major breakthrough was the 1978 kung fu action comedy film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. He then starred in similar kung fu action comedy films such as 1978's Drunken Master and 1980's The Young Master. In 1979, he made his directorial debut with The Fearless Hyena, which was a box office success. Throughout the 1980s, he was part of the "Three Dragons" along with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao; the three starred in six Hong Kong films together.[6] 1983's Project A saw the official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and established Chan's signature style of elaborate, dangerous stunts combined with martial arts and slapstick humor, a style he further developed in a more modern setting with 1984's Wheels on Meals and 1985's Police Story. Rumble in the Bronx (1995), which had a successful worldwide theatrical run, brought Chan into the North American mainstream.[7][8] He gained international fame for portraying Chief Inspector Lee in the American buddy cop action comedy film Rush Hour (1998), a role he reprised in two sequels.
Chan continued to work both in Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema, appearing in the well-received Shanghai Noon (2000) and Shanghai Knights (2003) in the Shanghai film series, New Police Story (2004), Rob-B-Hood (2006), Little Big Soldier (2010), and Shaolin (2011), among others. The US-China co-production The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) marked his first collaboration with fellow martial arts star Jet Li. He has played martial arts mentor Mr. Han in two Karate Kid films, the 2010 remake The Karate Kid and the upcoming Karate Kid: Legends (2025). For CZ12 (2012), he earned two Guinness World Records for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie". His against type performances include Shinjuku Incident (2009) and The Foreigner (2017).[9][10] His voice acting work includes all three Chinese versions of Mulan (1998), the first three films in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008-2016), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023). The animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures (2000-2005) focuses on a fictionalized version of Chan.
Chan is one of the most recognizable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame,[11][12] as well as an honorary Academy Award for his "extraordinary achievements" in film. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, films, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred. He is also a globally known philanthropist and has been named one of the top 10 most charitable celebrities by Forbes magazine.[13][14] In 2004, film scholar Andrew Willis stated that Chan was perhaps the "most recognized film star in the world."[15] In 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $350 million, and as of 2016[update], he was the second-highest-paid actor in the world.[16][17]
- ^ "Biography". Jackie Chan's Website. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Yang, Jeff (17 January 2013). "Why Did Jackie Chan Body Slam America?". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Jackie Chan Panglima Mahkota Wilayah". MalaysianReview.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "How Jackie Chan changed action cinema forever". 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Why Jackie Chan is the best action star of all time". 12 October 2020.
- ^ "10 Best Jackie Chan Movies, Ranked". 20 September 2023.
- ^ Meyers, Chris (29 February 1996). "Jackie Chan Rumbles in the U.S.A.". The Daily Utah Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rumble in the Bronx (1996)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ Stokes, Lisa Odham; Braaten, Rachel (15 January 2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0.
- ^ "'The Foreigner' Review: It's Jackie Chan Vs. Pierce Brosnan in a Fine Action Thriller". Forbes.
- ^ "Jackie Chan Goes To The Oscars – ETHOZ". ETHOZ. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Chan Biography – life, family, children, parents, name, story, school, mother, young". notablebiographies.com.
- ^ "Jackie Chan & the business of philanthropy | Lifestyle Business | Philippine Star". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Gluckman, Ron (22 June 2011). "Jackie Chan: Philanthropy's Hardest Working Man". Forbes. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Jackie Chan is Named the Second Highest-Paid Actor in the World!". WORLD OF BUZZ.
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