Jackie chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954. His parents were poor and could almost not feed Jackie, so they almost sold him to a British doctor for $26 (to the doctor who delivered him). His father Charles Chan pushed Jackie into athletics in an early age. Because of money problems Charles and his wife had to move to Australia to get a better jobs. So they decided to let Jackie start at the Chinese Opera Reasearch Institute (an old fashioned Chinese performing arts school with a curriculum that consist of acting, singing, dance, mime, acrobatics and martial arts), the studies would be like torture. Jackie didn`t know that then, all he knew was that the place seemed like fun. They asked him if he wanted to be there for three, five or ten years, at that age Jackie had no concept of time so he went for ten years.
After he was finished with the ten hard working
years he started his career by being a stunt man, he took every
job that he could get. He also did some acting now and then. A
seventeen-year-old Jackie played the lead in picture called "Little
Tiger from Canton". It did nothing for his career or reputation.
Bruce Lee`s time had come, he made a couple of films. When he died a lot of cheap productions were made, it was then Jackie made a non-martial arts movie, "All in the Family". After a while a better experience came when he had a little role in the film "Hand of Death" (made by John Woo).
Willie Chan picked out Jackie to by in the sequel of Bruce Lee`s Fist of Fury. It was made to fast and didn`t get much attention. Lo Wei made a lot of films with Jackie, but they were all serious Kung Fu films. Jackie wanted to add comedy to his films, Lo Wei didn`t like the idea. But after a while Jackie was allowed to make a movie his own way, he made "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu". Later on he made "Snake in the Eagle`s Shadow", it was a immediate hit. It was now his career and reputation really improved.
Jackie Chan Filmography
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[actor]
Rush Hour (1998) [actor]
Who Am I? (aka Amnesia) (1997) [actor]
An Alan Smithee Film (1997) [cameo]
Mr. Nice Guy (1997) [actor]
First Strike (1996) [actor]
Thunderbolt (1995) [actor]
Rumble in the Bronx (Hong Faan Kui) (1995) [actor]
Drunken Master II (Tsui Kun II) (1994) [actor]
Project S (1993) [actor]
Crime Story (1993) [actor]
City Hunter (1992) [actor]
Police Story III: Supercop (1992) [actor]
Once upon a Time in China II (1992) [theme song]
The Shootout (1992) [producer]
Actress (1992) [producer]
A Kid from Tibet (1992) [cameo]
Twin Dragons (1992) [actor]
Island on Fire (1991) [actor] [Director]
Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991) [actor] [Director]
Stagedoor Johnny (1990) [producer]
Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989) [actor] [Director]
Outlaw Brothers (1989) [fight choregrapher]
Inspector wears skirts II (1988) [producer/stunt team coordinator]
Inspector wears skirts (1988) [producer/stunt team coordinator]
Police Story II (1988) [actor] [Director]
Dragons Forever (1988) [actor]
I Am Sorry (1987) [co-producer]
Project "A" II (1987) [actor] [Director]
Rouge (1987) [producer]
Armour of God (1987) [actor] [Director]
Naughty Boys (1986) [cameo role/fight choregrapher/producer]
Police Story (1985) [actor] [Director](Writer)
The Protector (1985) [actor]
Heart of the Dragon (The First Mission) (1985) [actor]
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1985) [actor]
The Lucky Stars (1985) [actor]
Wheels on Meals (1984) [actor]
Pom Pom (1984) [cameo role]
Project A (1983) [actor] [Director] [Writer]
Cannonball Run II (1984) [supporting role]
Winners and Sinners (1983) [actor]
Dragon Lord (Young Master in Love) (1982) [actor] [Director)}
Cannonball Run, The (1981) [supporting role]
Fearless Hyena Part II (1980) [actor]
Battle Creek Brawl (The Big Brawl) (1980) [actor]
Young Master, The (1980) [actor] [Director]
Dance of Death (1979) [fight choregrapher]
36 Crazy Fist (1979) [fight choreographer]
Fantasy Mission Force (1979) [supporting role]
The Fearless Hyena (1979) [actor] [Director]
Drunken Monkey in the Tiger's Eyes (Drunken Master) (1978) [actor)
Dragon Fist (1978) [actor]
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) [actor]
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) [actor]
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) [actor]
Magnificent Bodyguards (1978) [actor]
To Kill with Intrigue (1976) [actor]
The Killer Meteors (1977) [actor]
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (1977) [actor]
Shaolin Wooden Men (Shaolin Chamber of Death) (1976) [actor]
New Fist of Fury (1976) [actor]
Countdown in Kung Fu (1975) [actor]
All in the Family (1975) [supporting role]
Golden Lotus (1974) [supporting role]
Police Woman (1974) [supporting role]
Enter the Dragon (1973) [stuntman/cameo role]
Eagle Shadow Fist (1973) [supporting role]
The Heroine (1973) [martial arts director/supporting role]
Hapkido (1972) [stuntman/cameo role]
Chinese Connection (1972) [stuntman]
Young Tiger from Canton (1971) [first starring role]
A Touch of Zen (1968) [stuntman]
The Story of Qiu Yian Glin (1964) [child role]
The Love Eternal (1963) [child role]
Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962) [child role]
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