StatsBirth Name: Chan Kong-sang (陳港生) Age: 59, born 7 April 1954 Country of origin:  Hong Kong Height: 5' 9" Ethnicity: Asian Relationship Status: Married Partner: Lin Feng-jiao
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Apprenticed to the China Drama Academy (or "opera school") by his parents at the age of 6, Jackie Chan was rigorously trained in music, dance, and traditional martial arts. A visiting filmmaker offered Chan his first (tiny) role as a stunt player. Chan took the part, and soon left the Opera to pursue the world of film. Fellow Opera students Biao Yuen and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo would also have careers in film, and the three would star in several films together in the following years. Chan's
Apprenticed to the China Drama Academy (or "opera school") by his parents at the age of 6, Jackie Chan was rigorously trained in music, dance, and traditional martial arts. A visiting filmmaker offered Chan his first (tiny) role as a stunt player. Chan took the part, and soon left the Opera to pursue the world of film. Fellow Opera students Biao Yuen and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo would also have careers in film, and the three would star in several films together in the following years. Chan's talent and enthusiasm soon saw him taking larger and more important roles, graduating first to stunt coordinator, and then to director.Following the death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, the search was on for an actor who could inspire audiences to the same degree; every young martial artist was given a chance. Chan decided that rather than emulating Lee (and thus living forever in his shadow), he would develop his own style of filmmaking. His directorial debut Shi di chu ma (1980) was a milestone in martial arts films, being one of the first to effectively combine comedy with action. This set the tone for many of his future films, which combined slapstick humor with high-energy martial arts action. A self-confessed fan of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, Chan performs all his own stunts, quite often at his own peril. His later films include outtakes of his on-set injuries run under the closing credits. He is understandably number one on the insurance blacklist.
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Jackie Chan is an expert martial artist seen many times in his films. He is great at defensive skills and will use anything surrounded by him to be useful. He's also a great counterattacking fighter. "
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Jackieeee! He's so awesome and never fails to make me laugh.
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- The Fearless Hyena (Xiao quan guai zhao) (1979)
- The Young Master (Shi di chu ma) (1980)
- Dragon Lord (Long xiao ye) (1982)
- Project A ('A' gai wak) (1983)
- Project A 2 ('A' gai wak juk jap) (1987))
- Police Story 2 (Ging chaat goo si juk jaap) (1988)
- Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Fei ying gai wak) (1991)
- Who Am I? (Wo shi shei) (1998)
- Chinese Zodiac (2012)
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On top of it all he also does he own stunts!
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Most Badass Movie: The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
Most Badass Character: Asian Hawk - Armour of God (1986)
Most Badass One-Liner: "Don't ever make trouble here. Or I'll beat you up each time." - Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
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