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| width="150" | Hong Kong Government Cantonese
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| width="150" | Seng Long
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| width="150" | Chéng Lóng
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| width="150" | Can GÔhng SÀng
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| width="150" | ChĂ©n Gǎngshēng
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| width="150" | 陳港生
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Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang on April 7 1954,
is a Hong Kong martial arts|martial artist, film
actor, film director|director and stuntman. 

Chan is one of the most recognized names in kung
fu and action movies worldwide, known for his
acrobatic fighting style, comic timing and use of
improvised weapons. Chan has starred in over a
hundred movies, and is one of the most
recognizable China|Chinese and Asian film stars in
the world. He also has a pop music singing career
starting back in 1980's.

== Biography ==
Jackie Chan is the son of Lee-Lee Chan and Charles
Chan who migrated to Canberra, Australia in 1960
as a refugee from the Chinese civil war who
previously had worked as a maid and butler for the
France|French Ambassador (diplomacy)|ambassador to
Hong Kong. Jackie Chan's real name, is Fong Si
Lung  Cantonese  Fang Shi-Lung  Mandarin  fn|1 but
was given his westernised name "Jackie" from his
Australian workmates when living in Australia in
1976-1977fn|2.

He married Wong Yei-Fee (é»ƒäž€éŁ›;; also known as
Lin Feng-Jiao, a Taiwanese actress) in 1983
according to his autobiography, but many Asian
sources state he was married on Dec. 1, 1982 with
whom he had a son, Jackson "Jaycee Chan" Jo-Ming
(b. December 3, 1982). He also had a daughter,
Etta Ng Chok Lam (b. 1998) with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei
out of wedlock.

He was educated at Nan Hua Elementary Academy,
Chinese Opera Research Institute (1961-1971) and
Peking Opera School.  Chan was in the Seven Little
Fortunes Chinese opera troupe as a youth, along
with Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Corey Kwai.

Chan is often said to do all his own stunts. While
this claim does not hold up to close scrutiny, he
does insist on doing the majority of them, 
including stunts for other characters if they are
not showing their faces, 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 is 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 fractured his skull.

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 (see "Bruceploitation"). Where
Lee's characters were typically stern, morally
upright heroes, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly
foolish regular guys, often at the mercy of
friends, 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 distinction of being the central
subject of UK band Ash (band)|Ash's song Kung Fu.

In 1994, MTV honored Chan with a lifetime
achievement award for his action-oriented movies,
and a year later, he made his "official" debut in
North America with a world-wide release of "Rumble
in the Bronx." Jackie has a star on the Avenue of
Stars in Hong Kong as well as the Hollywood Walk
of Fame.

Jackie Chan is also known as a major popstar in
Asia, and he released over 100 song titles in 20
albums since 1984. He sings in many different
languages including English, Cantonese, Mandarine
and Japanese.

Chan is one of the most well-known
philanthropy|philanthropist figures in Hong Kong,
and has worked tirelessly to champion many charity
works and causes. As a well-respected figure of
the Hong Kong entertainment industry, he is often
one of the leaders in such works, speaking up for
conservation, against animal abuse as well as
promoting disaster relief efforts such as the
recent mainland China relief flood programmes and
the 2004_Indian_Ocean_Earthquake|2004 Tsunami
donations.

==Filmography as actor includes==
* Rush Hour 3 (2006)
* The Myth  (2005)
* New Police Story (2004)
* The Twins Effect 2 (2004)
* Around the World in 80 Days (2004 movie)|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)
* Hei kek ji wong|The King of Comedy (1999)
* Gorgeous (1999)
* Who Am I? (1999) 
* Rush Hour (movie)|Rush Hour (1998)
* Mr. Nice Guy (1998)
* Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) (also known
as Jackie Chan's First Strike)
* Thunderbolt (Movie)|Thunderbolt (1995) (also
known as Dead Heat) 
* Rumble in the Bronx (1994)
* Drunken Master II (1994) (known in the U.S. as
The Legend of Drunken Master, 2000)
* Once a Cop (1993), aka Police Story V
* Crime Story (1993), also known as Police Story
IV and The New Police Story
* City Hunter (1993)
* Police Story 3 (1992) aka Super Cop
* Brother vs. Brother (1992)  
* A Kid from Tibet (1991) 
* Island of Fire (1991)  (also known as The
Burning Island)
* Twin Dragons (film)|Twin Dragons (1991) (also
known as Brother vs. Brother and When Dragons
Collide)
* New Kids in Town (1990)
* Operation Condor:Armour of God II (1990) 
* Miracles (Movie)|Miracles (1989) 
* Police Story 2 (1988)
* 3 Brothers (1988) 
* Jackie Chan's Project A2 (1987), aka Project B
* Dragons Forever (1987)
* Naughty Boys (1986)
* Armour of God (1986)  
* Police Story (movie)|Police Story (1985)
* Heart of Dragon (1985) 
* Ninja and the Thief (1985) 
* The Protector (1985)
* My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
(1985) 
* My Lucky Stars (1985)
* Wheels on Meals (1984) 
* Dragon Attack (1984) 
* Pom Pom (1984) 
* Two in a Black Belt (1984) 
* Cannonball Run 2|Cannonball Run II (1983)
* The Fearless Hyena Part II (1983) 
* Winners and Sinners (1983) (also known as Five
Lucky Stars)
* Project A (1983)
* Dragon Lord (1982) 
* Black Magic Wars (1982) 
* The Cannonball Run (1981)
* The Big Brawl (1980)
* The Young Master (1980) 
* Dragon Fist (1979) 
* Fearless Hyena (1979) 
* Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978) 
* Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) 
* Karate Ghostbuster (1978) 
* Drunken Master (1978) 
* Magnificent Bodyguards (1978)
* Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) 
* The 36 Crazy Fists (1977) 
* To Kill with Intrigue (1977) 
* Killer Meteor (1976) 
* Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) 
* Countdown in Kung Fu (1976) 
* Fists to Fight (1976) 
* All in the Family (movie)|All in the Family
(1975) 
* No End of Surprises (1975)
* Fists of the Double K (1974) 
* The Golden Lotus (1974) 
* Police Woman (1974) 
* Supermen Against the Orient (1974)
* Facets of Love (1973) 
* Eagle Shadow Fist (1973) 
* Enter the Dragon (uncredited, 1973) 
* Attack of the Kung Fu Girls (1973) 
* Lady Kung Fu (1972) 
* Bruce Lee and I (1972)
* The Chinese Connection (1972)
* Little Tiger of Canton (1971) 
* Come Drink With Me (1966) 
* The Story of Qin Xianglian (1964)
* Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962)

==Discography==
* Truely, With All My Heart (2002)
* Dragon's Heart (1996)
* Giant Feelings (19??)
* The First Time (1992)
* HK, My Love (1988)
* Mou Man Tai (1987) 
* Sing Lung (1986) 
* Shangri La (1986) 
* The Boy's Life (1985) 
* Do Je (1985) 
* Love Me (1984) 
* Rock Hong Kong 10th Anniversary - Jackie Chan
Greatest Hits (2003)
* Asian Pops Gold Series (2000)
* The Best of Jackie Chan (1999)
* Jackie Chan Hits (1995)
* The Best of Film Music (1995)
* Jackie, Hits (1989) 
* See You Again, The Best of Jackie Chan II (1989)

* Jackie Chan Hits (1988) 
* The Best of Jackie Chan (1988) 

==Trivia==
* Jackie Chan actually sings many of his own movie
theme-songs. Jackie has had a fairly successful
career as a recording artist though as can be
expected not as successful as his movie career.
Regardless, Jackie has an excellent singing voice
as does his son. The American versions of his
movies do not typically feature the original
theme-songs, something which Jackie's fans find
rather irritating. Jackie was also featured on the
Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin soundtrack for the
Disney-movie Mulan.
* With a few exceptions Jackie always dubs his own
movies. Jackie is quite fluent in Mandarin,
Cantonese and Japanese language|Japanese and
occasionally dubs himself in other languages (such
as English language|English).
* The Pokémon Hitmonchan is named after him
(similar in style to how the Pokémon Hitmonlee is
named after Bruce Lee).

==See also== 
*Cinema of China

== Footnotes ==
* fnb|1 I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action,
revised paperback edition, p.354, ISBN: 0345429133
* fnb|2
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page
/0,5478,15867297%255E2902,00.html Australian
Herald Sun, 9 July 2005.

== Further Reading ==
*Jackie Chan, I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action,
Ballantine Books (June 28, 1999), ISBN 0345429133.

*Curtis F. Wong and John R. Little, Jackie Chan
(Best of Inside Kung-Fu), McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
(December 11, 1998), ISBN 0809228378.

==External links==
* http://www.jackiechan.com/ Official Website
* imdb name|id=0000329|name=Jackie Chan
* http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/People/C/Chan,_Jackie/
Jackie Chan Directory
* http://www.jackiechankids.com/ Jackie Chan Kids
Corner
*
http://s10.invisionfree.com/Jackiechan/index.php/
Nederlandse Forum
* http://www.jackiechanmusic.com/ Jackie Chan
Music
*
http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpage
s/chan%20urges%20foreigners%20to%20marry%20chinese
%20women Chan Urges Foreigners to Marry Chinese
Women (15 June 2005, Contactmusic.com)