Jackie Chan
7 April 1954 – present
Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and stunt performer known for combining acrobatic fighting with physical comedy and self-performed stunts. Trained from childhood at the China Drama Academy, he worked as a stuntman before starring in Drunken Master and the Police Story series, and later reached international audiences with Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Spent about a decade at the Peking Opera school in Hong Kong run by Yu Jim-yuen, studying acrobatics, martial arts and performance.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTook stunt and extra roles in films of the early 1970s, including Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe two 1978 comedies directed by Yuen Woo-ping established his kung fu comedy style and made him a leading man in Hong Kong.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried the Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-jiao; their son Jaycee Chan was born the same year.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe action film launched a long-running series and is associated with several of his best-known stunts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe film's North American release gave him his first major box office success in the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Hollywood buddy comedy with Chris Tucker became a global hit and led to two sequels.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHonoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Governors Awards for his body of work.
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