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Birth name:
Kong-sang Chan
Date of birth: 7 April 1954
Place of birth: Hong Kong
Nickname:
Y´uen Lo, Pao Pao, Sing Lung
Height:
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Spouse: Feng-Jiao Lin (1 December 1982 - present) 1 child
Kong Sang means "Born In Hong
Kong."
Sing Lung means "Already a
Dragon."
Prefers to do action films with strong
humour streaks and physical clowning like Buster Keaton.
In the act of performing his own stunts, he
has broken his nose three times, his ankle once, most of the fingers in
his hand, both cheekbones and his skull.
Not only does he do his own stunts, but he
is a lead-from-the-front kind of guy and expects the actors &
actresses in his movies to do their own stunts as well.
Has a son, Jaycee Chan (b. December, 3,
1982).
Has a daughter with former Miss Asia (Hong
Kong), Elaine Ng.
Most often dubs his own voice for the
English release of his Asian films. He also dubs his Asian films in
Mandarin.
Was to star in a film entitled Nosebleed,
but the project was cancelled after the World Trade Center attack on
September 11, 2001. He was to play a window-washer at the WTC that has
to stop a terrorist plot.
In 1989, he was made a Member of the Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire by the British Government for Hong
Kong/ Commonwealth.
His fan club once topped 10,000 members,
mostly young girls; one of them committed suicide after she discovered
that he was married. Another female fan attempted suicide, but was
saved.
Spokesmodel of the "got milk?"
campaign.
Has a permanent hole in his head from a
stunt accident.
Admits he did Cannonball Run II (1984) just
to fulfill his contract with Warner Brothers.
His Opera Academy "brothers"
include Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Biao Yuen, Corey Yuen, Wah Yuen and Yuen Man
Meng.
He has his own stuntman team, known as the
Sing Ga Ban, or Jackie Chan Stuntman Association. Members of the team
appear as extras in Jackie's films. Members include Andy Kai Chung
Cheng, Chung Chi Li (Nicky Li) and Bradley James Allan.
In 1990, he was made a Chevalier des Arts et
des Lettres (Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French
Minister of Culture and Communication.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region conferred the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) upon him
in 1999.
Despite the minimal formal education he
received, he was made an honorary doctor of social science of the Hong
Kong Baptist University, and an honorary fellow of the Hong Kong Academy
of Performing Arts.
In his action scenes, his punches and kicks
actually connect with their targets. He has his actors wear special
padding in their feet and body to prevent serious injury.
Has a great, long lasting relationship with
Mitsubishi Motors. The company has donated many of their automobiles for
his films.
Underwent plastic surgery in 1976 to
re-shape his eyelids, giving him a more "Western" appearance.
The final film with the old-look Chan is Shao Lin mu ren xiang (1976).
His parents worked at the American Embassy
in Canberra, Australia. Jackie lived with them there for a while after
one of his attempt in the movie business fell through.
His stunt team is trained to perform the way
he does. They must match him move for move, speed for speed, and so on.
Because of this, many other actors have trouble working with him. For
example, Ron Smoorenberg was doubled in "Who Am I?" (1998)
because Jackie couldn't keep up with his movements and didn't trust him.
According to Jackie Chan's production diary
on the official Shanghai Knights (2003) website, the producers of
Shanghai Knights wanted to throw him a birthday party, but he asked them
not to since his mother had recently died and Chinese tradition dictates
that you should wait 3 to 12 months after a death to stop the mourning
period. The producers threw the party anyway, and Chan did not object
because, he said, "it is an important part of the American culture
to celebrate birthdays."
He sings in the Chinese version of Mulan
(1998). He sings the Chinese version of "I'll make a man out of
you".
His role models are Charlie Chaplin, Buster
Keaton, and Harold Lloyd, all of which were more important to him as a
child than any martial arts star, the latter label he was basically
forced into at a very young age.
He is also a talented singer. He has
released numerous albums in Asia. His music is normally heard in the
outtakes of his HK movies. Movies include: The Young Master Project A
(not in us version) Police Story (not in us version) Armour of God (not
in us version) Project A 2 Police Story 2 Dragons Forever Armour of God
2: Operation Condor (not in us version) Twin Dragons (not in us version)
Police Story 3 (not in us version) Drunken Master 2 (not in us version)
Rumble in the Bronx (not in us version) Jackie Chans First Strike (not
in us version) Thunderbolt Nice Guy Who Am I? Twins Effect New Police
Story
Some of his favorite films include Gone with
the Wind (1939), Singing in the Rain (1951), and The Matrix (1999).
Says the most painful of all the injuries
he's sustained in his career happened on Enter the Dragon, when Bruce
Lee accidentally hit him in the face with a nunchuck.
