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Jackie Chan
Known for: ActingJackie 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.
Filmography 142
Jackie Chan Adventures
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as Self 
The Shadow's Edge
as Wong Tak Chung 
Kung Fu Panda
+5
as Monkey (voice) 
Project A
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as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung 
Kung Fu Panda 3
+4
as Monkey (voice) 
Kung Fu Panda 2
+4
as Monkey (voice) 
Cannonball Run II
+9
as Jackie 
The Karate Kid
+4
as Mr. Han 
Rush Hour
+8
as Lee 
Karate Kid: Legends
+3
as Mr. Han 
Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe
+7
as Jackie 
Shanghai Noon
+2
as Chon Wang 
Fist of Fury
+22
as Student (uncredited) 
Enter the Dragon
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as Guard (uncredited) 
Rush Hour 2
+9
as Yan Naing Lee 
The Tuxedo
+4
as Jimmy Tong 
Hidden Strike
+4
as Dragon Luo 
The Foreigner
+15
as Quan Ngoc Minh 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
+9
as Splinter (voice) 
Rush Hour 3
+8
as Yan Naing Lee 
Wish Dragon
Producer 
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Muscles 
Panda Plan
+15
as Jackie 
The Lego Ninjago Movie
+5
as Master Wu / Mr. Liu (voice) 
Ride On
+17
as Luo Zhilong 
Shanghai Knights
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as Chon Wang 
New Police Story
as Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing 
My Lucky Stars
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as Muscles 
The Protector
+17
as Billy Wong 
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
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as Charlie Chen-Wah 
The Forbidden Kingdom
+14
as Old Hop / Lu Yan 
Operation Condor
+5
as Jackie / Asian Hawk / Condor 
The Legend of Drunken Master
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as Wong Fei-hung 
The Spy Next Door
+10
as Bob Ho 
Who Am I?
as Who Am I 
Dragon Lord
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as Ho Wan-Lung 
Iron Mask
+9
as Master 
Drunken Master
+5
as Wong Fei-hung 
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
+9
as Mr. Feng (voice) 
Shaolin
+13
as Wudao 
Armour of God
as Jackie 
Chinese Zodiac
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as Jackie / Asian Hawk 
Thunderbolt
as Jackie 
Skiptrace
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as Bennie Chan 
Around the World in 80 Days
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as Passepartout / Lau Xing 
Namiya
+11
as Namiya 
The Cannonball Run
as Subaru Driver #1 
The Medallion
+7
as Eddie Yang 
Rumble in the Bronx
+6
as Keung 
The Myth
as General Meng Yi / Dr. Jack Chan 
Police Story
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as Sergeant 'Kevin' Chan Ka-Kui 
Mr. Nice Guy
+4
as Jackie 
Police Story 3: Super Cop
as Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng 
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Monkey (voice) 
Wheels on Meals
+7
as Thomas 
Police Story 4: First Strike
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as Chan Ka-Kui 
The Twins Effect
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as Jackie Fong 
1911
+12
as Huang Xing 
The Big Brawl
+12
as Jerry Kwan 
Rob-B-Hood
+10
as Thongs 
Vanguard
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as Tang Huanting 
Manhattan Night
+12
Producer 
Project A - Part II
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as Sgt. Dragon Ma Yue Lung 
Twin Dragons
+8
as Ma Yau (John Ma) / Bok Min (Boomer) 
Gorgeous
+9
as C.N. Chan 
Center Stage
+5
Producer 
Bleeding Steel
+10
as Lin Dong 
A Legend
+12
as Professor Fang/Zhao Zhan 
Dragons Forever
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as Jackie Lung 
Police Story 2
+4
as Sergeant Chan Ka-Kui 
The Young Master
+6
as Lung 
The Golden Lotus
as Pear Hawker Yun 
City Hunter
+14
as Ryo Saeba 
Little Big Soldier
+17
as The Liang soldier 
Shinjuku Incident
+4
as Steelhead 
Earth: One Amazing Day
as Narrator (voice) 
Winners & Sinners
+11
as Policeman #7086 
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
+15
as Pu Songling 
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
as Chien Fu 
Kung Fu Yoga
+13
as Dr. Jack Chan 
Rouge
Producer 
Police Story: Lockdown
+25
as Zhong Wen 
Crime Story
+9
as Inspector Eddie Chan 
The Twins Effect II
as Lord of Armour 
Heart of Dragon
as Fung / Ah Tad / Tat 
The Heroine
+8
as Gang Leader 
Island of Fire
+13
as Da Chui / Steve 
Dragon Blade
+13
as Huo Han 
Railroad Tigers
+11
as Ma Yuan 
Bruce Lee, the Legend
+17
as Self 
Shaolin Wooden Men
+15
as Little Mute 
New Fist of Fury
as Lung 
Fearless Hyena
+18
as Chan 
Dragon Fist
+6
as Tong Huo-Wan 
Jackie Chan's Fantasia
+1
as Jackie Chan 
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2
as Splinter (voice) 
The Founding of a Republic
as Reporter 
Hot War
Producer 
Fearless Hyena 2
+4
as Ching Lung (Stone) 
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
+12
as Hsu Yin-Fung 
Supercop 2
as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui 
As the Light Goes Out
as Fireman in TV adv. - Jackie Chan 
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
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as Jackie Chan 
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
as Master Chang 
The Inspector Wears Skirts
Producer 
Spiritual Kung Fu
as Yi-Lang 
The Climbers
+5
as Old Yang Guang 
Golden Job
+14
Producer 
Hand of Death
as Little Tan 
Fantasy Mission Force
+3
as Sammy 
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
+4
as Hsiao Hu 
Looking for Jackie
+1
as Jackie Chan 
The Accidental Spy
+2
as Buck Yuan 
To Kill with Intrigue
+8
as Cao Lei 
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Self 
The Life of Bruce Lee
+4
as Self - Actor 
Magnificent Bodyguards
+2
as Ting Chung 
Killer Meteors
+5
as Immortal Meteor Wa Wu-Bin 
Reset
+11
Producer 
Who Am I 2015
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Producer 
Eagle Shadow Fist
+5
as Shi Tzer 
Freedom Strikes a Blow
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as Liang's Thug (uncredited) 
Hapkido
as Black Bear Student (uncredited) 
Enter the Phoenix
as Mr. Chan 
Top Fighter
as Self 
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Producer 
Legendary Amazons
Producer 
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self 
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
as Self (uncredited) 
Lady of Steel
as Beggar Kid (uncredited) 
The Brutal Boxer
as Thug 
The Awaken Punch
+7
as Thug 
Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fist
+7
as Man in Opening Scene 
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self 
Armour of God IV: Ultimatum
as Jackie / Asian Hawk 
Fire Dragon
as Sammy (archive footage) 
Master with Cracked Fingers
as Jackie 
Gambling on Extinction
Producer