Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954. When he was little, he lived in Victoria Peak in British Hong Kong. Even though Jackie Chan didn't pass his first test at Nah-Hwa school in Hong Kong island, his parents decided to take him out of that school.
He is not only an actor and a filmmaker, but he also sings very well and is known as a popular singer in Mandarin and Cantonese music. Forbes magazine even said he is famous for doing good things and giving money to help people.
Jackie Chan's dad worked as a secret agent in China when the Kuomintang government was in charge. To avoid getting caught by the communist government in China, Jackie Chan's dad ran away to British Hong Kong.
In 1937,
Since 1960, almost 150 movies. People know him because he acts really well in a lot of action movies. He can do lots of different things for his job, such as acting, fighting, making movies, etc.
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In 1960, when Jackie Chan's father moved to Canberra, Australia, he was sent to a Chinese Drama School. His father worked as the head chef at the American Embassy in Australia. Jackie Chan learned martial arts
he had an impressive stunt role in a martial arts film called Fist of Fury, which was made by Bruce Lee. The following year, in 1973, he took on a small but good role in another Bruce Lee film called Enter the Dragon.
Willie Chan was highly impressed by Jackie Chan's skillful choreography of stunts. When the movie Snake in the Eagle's Shadow was released in 1978, Jackie Chan received his big break as a stunt choreographer.
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Jackie Chan was given the opportunity to express his martial arts style with full freedom by the director, Yuen Woo-ping. In that same year, Jackie Chan achieved widespread success with the movie Drunken Master.
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Jackie Chan is a famous movie star from Hong Kong who is known for his hard work, even when he's injured. He is considered a legend in the world of stunt choreography because of his amazing martial arts performances.