Global InformationJackie Chan information
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Jackie Chan SBS MBE PMW | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Chan Kong-sang (陳港生)[1][2] 7 April 1954 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Joan Lin (m. 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Chan Kong-sang[a] SBS MBE PMW[3] (born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,[b][4][2][1] is a Hong Kong[5][6] 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. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most influential action film stars of all time.[7]
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. 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,[8][9] leading to a successful Hollywood career with the Rush Hour and Shanghai series. In 2010, Chan appeared in his first dramatic role in an American film, The Karate Kid.[10]
Chan is one of the most recognisable 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 recognised 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]
Chan's views on Hong Kong politics have gradually shifted from a pro-democratic stance in the 1990s to a pro-Beijing stance since the 2010s. Since 2013,[18] Chan has been a pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) politician, having served two terms as a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,[19][20][21] and, in 2021, expressing his desire to join the CCP.[22][23]
- ^ a b "Biography". Jackie Chan's Website. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 張婉婷 (director) (2003). Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family (documentary). Archived from the original on 10 March 2022.
- ^ Liu, Nicole (7 May 2015). "Jackie Chan says he's 'numb' to beautiful women, admits beating son in new book". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Martial arts star Chan to record song for Beijing's 2022 bid". Reuters. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Why Jackie Chan is the best action star of all time". 12 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Warmoth, Brian. "'Karate Kid' Remake Keeping Title, Taking Jaden Smith to China". MTV Movie Blog. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Jackie Chan Goes To The Oscars – ETHOZ". ETHOZ. 22 December 2016.
- ^ "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
williswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mandle, Chris. "Jackie Chan in second place in Forbes' Highest Paid Actors list after magazine includes actors working outside US movie industry", The Independent, published 4 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Jackie Chan is Named the Second Highest-Paid Actor in the World! – WORLD OF BUZZ". worldofbuzz.com.
- ^ 姚润萍 (2013). "成龙拍桌子称"内地执法太不严" 现场一片沉寂". 钱江晚报. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via 新华网.
- ^ Chen, Heather (2020). "Here's Why Jackie Chan Is Really Unpopular in Hong Kong". Vice. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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Vicewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Davis, Rebecca (14 July 2021). "Jackie Chan Declares: 'I Want to Be a Chinese Communist Party Member'". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Martial arts star Jackie Chan wants to join the Chinese Communist Party, but China doesn't want him". South China Morning Post. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Jackie Chan wants to join the Chinese Communist Party". Sky News. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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