Jackie Chan
On the 25th of June 2013, Jackie Chan had to announce that he was still alive. A hoax Facebook page, created a few days earlier, had claimed that he was dead. Several people contacted him to congratulate him on a recent engagement. Soon afterwards they contacted him again to ask whether he was still living. Chan answered with a Facebook post: "If I died, I would probably tell the world!" The joke suits a man who built a career on surviving falls that could have ended it. He is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor and filmmaker, and films in which he has appeared have grossed over 6 billion dollars worldwide. How did a boy sent away to an opera school become one of the most recognized faces in cinema? Why do insurance companies hesitate to cover his productions? And what did he change about the way action is filmed?
Chan Kong-sang was born on the 7th of April 1954 in British Hong Kong. His parents, Charles and Lee-lee Chan, were political refugees from the Chinese Civil War. Around 1937, his father, then named Fang Daolong, had briefly worked as a secret agent for Lieutenant General Dai Li, the chief spy of Kuomintang-ruled China. Fearing arrest by the communist government, he fled to British Hong Kong in the 1940s. There he dropped the surname Fang and took his wife's surname, Chan. His son learned this history later. In the late 1990s the actor adopted the Chinese name Fang Shilong, the name his kin's genealogy book would have given him.
The boy grew up inside the grounds of the French consul's residence on Victoria Peak, where his father worked as a cook. School did not go well. At Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island he failed his first year, and his parents withdrew him. In 1960 his father emigrated to Canberra, Australia, to serve as head cook for the American embassy. Chan was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera school run by Master Yu Jim-yuen.
He trained rigorously there for the next ten years, excelling at martial arts and acrobatics. The school's best students formed a performance group called the Seven Little Fortunes, and Chan earned a place in it. He took the stage name Yuen Lo in homage to his master. Two fellow members, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, became his close friends. The trio later became known as the Three Brothers, or the Three Dragons.
After Chan entered the film industry, he and Sammo Hung trained in hapkido under the grand master Jin Pal Kim, and Chan eventually earned a black belt. He is also skilled in several forms of kung fu. He has trained in karate, judo, boxing, taekwondo and Jeet Kune Do as well.
In 1971 Chan joined his parents in Canberra, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked on construction sites. A fellow builder named Jack took him under his wing, and Chan became known as "Little Jack," later shortened to "Jacky." In the 1980s the spelling changed to "Jackie," and it has stuck ever since.
In Fist of Fury (1972), Chan held two jobs on one set. He appeared as an extra, and he doubled for the Japanese villain Hiroshi Suzuki, played by Chikara Hashimoto. The best-known moment came in the final fight, when Bruce Lee kicks the villain and sends him flying through the air. Chan returned for Enter the Dragon (1973) as a minor henchman killed by Lee's character. Sammo Hung had helped him win roles in both films. In 1974 he also worked as martial arts choreographer on John Woo's The Young Dragons.
His screen career had begun much earlier. At age eight he appeared with some of his fellow Little Fortunes in Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962), where Li Li-Hua played his mother. He had a small part in King Hu's Come Drink with Me (1966). In 1971, after working as an extra on the kung fu film A Touch of Zen, he signed with Chu Mu's Great Earth Film Company.
In 1976 a telegram arrived from Willie Chan, a producer impressed by Jackie's stunt choreography. He offered Chan an acting role in a film directed by Lo Wei. Lo had seen Chan in John Woo's Hand of Death (1976) and planned to mold him into a new Bruce Lee in New Fist of Fury. Chan's stage name became 成龍, which means "becoming the dragon." It is Sing Lung in Jyutping and, more rarely, Cheng Long in pinyin. The name echoed Lee's, whose stage name meant "Lee the Little Dragon." The film failed because Chan was not accustomed to Lee's martial arts style, and Lo's similar films brought little improvement at the box office.
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) changed the direction. Chan was on loan to Seasonal Film Corporation under a two-picture deal. Director Yuen Woo-ping gave him complete freedom over his stunt work. The film established the comedic kung fu genre and felt refreshing to Hong Kong audiences. Drunken Master followed the same year and finally propelled him to mainstream success.
Lo Wei tried to copy the comic formula, and he let Chan make his directorial debut with The Fearless Hyena. During the shooting of Fearless Hyena Part II, Chan broke his contract and joined Golden Harvest. Lo responded by blackmailing him with triads and blaming Willie Chan for the departure. The actor and director Jimmy Wang Yu helped settle the dispute, and Chan stayed at Golden Harvest.
Chan built his screen persona as an answer to Lee and the many imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. Lee's characters were typically stern, morally upright heroes. Chan instead plays well-meaning, slightly foolish ordinary men, often at the mercy of friends, girlfriends or family, who still win in the end. He also styled his movement as Lee's opposite. Lee held his arms wide, while Chan keeps his tight to the body. Lee was loose and flowing, while Chan is tight and choppy.
The Young Master (1980) proved the formula. It went on to beat the box office records Bruce Lee had set and made Chan the top star of Hong Kong cinema.
Project A (1983) was the first film in which Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao co-starred, and its dangerous, stunt-driven style won Best Action Design at the third annual Hong Kong Film Awards. The three would make six Hong Kong films together. Wheels on Meals and the original Lucky Stars trilogy followed over the next two years. In 1985 Chan made the first Police Story, a crime action film that won Best Film at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1986 he played "Asian Hawk," an Indiana Jones-style adventurer, in Armour of God. It became his biggest domestic hit up to then, grossing over 35 million Hong Kong dollars.
In 1988 Dragons Forever brought the trio together for the last time to date. Hung co-directed with Corey Yuen, and the villain was played by Yuen Wah. Both men were fellow graduates of the China Drama Academy, so the film doubled as a school reunion.
The late 1980s and early 1990s belonged to sequels. Project A Part II and Police Story 2 came first, and Police Story 2 won Best Action Choreography at the 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards. Armour of God II: Operation Condor followed, and then Police Story 3: Super Cop, which earned Chan the Best Actor Award at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival. In 1994 he returned as Wong Fei-hung in Drunken Master II, which Time Magazine placed on its list of the All-Time 100 Movies. Police Story 4: First Strike won more awards and did well at home, though it fared worse in foreign markets.
By the mid-1990s Chan was the most popular action star in Asia and Europe. Up to January 1995, his films had sold more than 33 million tickets in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. North America was another matter on the big screen. Even so, a thriving home video market for his Hong Kong films had grown there by the mid-1990s.
The pyramid fight in Dragon Lord (1982) holds the record for the most takes needed for a single scene, at 2900. The same film ends with a fight in which Chan does a back flip off a loft and drops to the level below. It was an early sign of where his ambitions were heading.
Project A (1983) marked the official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. Chan has used the team in every film since, because he understands what each member can do. Team members also perform stunts for other characters, with scenes shot so that their faces are hidden. In Project A, Chan falls from the top of a clock tower through a series of fabric canopies. Critics compared the comedy of his stunts to Buster Keaton, another star known for doing his own. Chan says he had not watched Keaton's films until years after Project A came out.
Police Story (1985) packed in large-scale set pieces. There is a car chase through a shanty town, a double-decker bus that Chan stops with his service revolver, and a climactic brawl in a shopping mall. The crew nicknamed the film "Glass Story" because of the huge number of sugar glass panes smashed in that last scene. During one stunt, Chan slid down a pole from several stories up. Lights wrapped around the pole had heated it badly, and he suffered second-degree burns, mostly to his hands. He also hurt his back and dislocated his pelvis on landing.
His closest brush with death came while filming Armour of God, when he fell from a tree and fractured his skull. Over the years he has also broken his fingers, toes, nose, both cheekbones, hips, sternum, neck, ankle and ribs. Promotional material for Rumble in the Bronx stressed that he did all his own stunts. One version of the poster even diagrammed his injuries.
The danger makes insurance hard to find, especially in the United States, where his stunt work is contractually limited. The Guinness World Record he holds for "Most Stunts by a Living Actor" notes that "no insurance company will underwrite Chan's productions in which he performs all his own stunts." He earned that record, plus a second for "Most Credits in One Movie," with CZ12 in 2012.
The Big Brawl, released in 1980, was Chan's first Hollywood film. A minor role in The Cannonball Run followed in 1981. North American audiences paid more attention to established stars such as Burt Reynolds. Chan still took away an idea. The outtakes shown over the closing credits impressed him, and he decided to use the same device in his own films. Willie Chan, who stayed his personal manager and friend for over thirty years, had helped launch these early American attempts. After The Protector failed commercially in 1985, Chan set the American market aside and returned to Hong Kong.
In the 1990s he wanted Hollywood again, but on his own terms. He refused early offers to play villains, to avoid being typecast. Sylvester Stallone offered him the criminal Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man. Chan declined, and Wesley Snipes took the part.
The worldwide release of Rumble in the Bronx in 1995 finally opened the door. It earned him a cult following in the United States that was rare for a Hong Kong star. Police Story 3: Super Cop reached American screens in 1996 as Supercop and grossed 16,270,600 US dollars. Then came Rush Hour in 1998, which paired him with Chris Tucker. It grossed 130 million dollars in the United States alone and made him a Hollywood star. He then wrote the autobiography I Am Jackie Chan with Jeff Yang.
Shanghai Noon (2000) teamed him with Owen Wilson. Rush Hour 2 (2001) did even better than the original, grossing 347 million dollars worldwide. Shanghai Knights (2003) included his first on-screen fight with Donnie Yen. Chan tried special effects and wirework in The Tuxedo (2002) and The Medallion (2003), and neither did well with critics or audiences. In 2004 he joined Steve Coogan for Around the World in 80 Days, loosely based on Jules Verne's novel. Chan himself is not a fan of the Rush Hour series. He dislikes its action scenes and says he does not understand American humor.
Despite the hits, he grew frustrated with the narrow range of roles and the lack of control over the filmmaking. When Golden Harvest withdrew from the film industry in 2003, Chan founded his own company, JCE Movies Limited, with Emperor Multimedia Group. His films began to include more drama. In New Police Story (2004) he played a man struggling with alcoholism and grieving murdered colleagues. In Rob-B-Hood (2006) he played his first antihero, Thongs, a burglar with gambling problems. Rush Hour 3 arrived in August 2007 and grossed 255 million dollars, though it opened to only 3.5 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.
In November 2007 Chan began Shinjuku Incident, a drama with no martial arts in which he plays a Chinese immigrant in Japan. It was released on the 2nd of April 2009. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) was his first on-screen collaboration with Jet Li, and he voiced Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda the same year. In 2010 he played the kung fu master and maintenance man Mr. Han opposite Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid. His 100th movie, 1911, was released on the 26th of September 2011, and he co-directed it. At the 2012 Cannes Film Festival he announced his retirement from action films, citing age. He later clarified that he would simply perform fewer stunts and take better care of his body.
The work continued. Kung Fu Yoga (2017) became the 5th highest-grossing film in China within a month of release. That year he also starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner. In 2016 the Academy honored his "extraordinary achievements" in film with an honorary award. In 2025 he returned as Mr. Han in Karate Kid: Legends. At its New York premiere the World Karate Federation gave him an honorary black belt, alongside his co-star Ralph Macchio.
At the 1995 MTV Movie Awards, Quentin Tarantino presented Chan with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He called him "one of the best filmmakers the world has ever known" and "one of the greatest physical comedians since sound came into film." Edgar Wright, another British-born admirer, describes Chan as an "expressive" visual performer. Wright sees an everyman and a loveable "goofball" underdog who beats the odds with almost "superhuman" acrobatics. Wright put it this way: "No matter how many people try and rip off Jackie Chan movies, there's something which they can't rip off which is Jackie Chan himself."
The imitators have been many. The Matrix and Kill Bill were both choreographed by his former colleague Yuen Woo-ping. Other action films cited as inspired by his fight sequences include The Raid: Redemption (2011) from Indonesia, Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), the John Wick series, Atomic Blonde (2017), Black Panther (2018), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Birds of Prey (2020) and the Netflix film Extraction (2020). Tom Holland has said that Chan's habit of using his surroundings to fight in unusual ways influenced several scenes in Uncharted (2022). The parkour movement was also inspired by Chan.
Manga and anime took notes too. Dragon Ball was particularly inspired by Drunken Master and by the fight scenes in Chan's films. It pays homage with a character who goes by the alias "Jackie Chun." Its creator, Akira Toriyama, said he had a young Jackie Chan in mind for a live-action Goku. His words were: "nobody could play Goku but him." Chan, a fan of the series, was interested in adapting it. He said it would need "a lot of amazing special effects and an enormous budget."
Video games absorbed him as well. Wheels on Meals, known in Japan as Spartan X, inspired the 1984 arcade beat 'em up Spartan X, released in Western markets as Kung-Fu Master. That game laid foundations for the genre and inspired Super Mario Bros. (1985) and Street Fighter (1987). Chan also inspired Lei Wulong in Tekken and the fighting-type Pokémon Hitmonchan.
He even helped create a website. Senh Duong, a fan, collected reviews of Chan's Hong Kong action movies as they were released in the United States. Before Rush Hour, Chan's first major Hollywood crossover, Duong coded a site in two weeks. It went live shortly before the film's release and became Rotten Tomatoes.
In 2015 a made-up word, duang, spread as an internet meme, especially in China. It grew from Chan's description of his hair during an interview for a commercial. The Chinese character for it combines two characters from his name.
Chan's first recording was "Kung Fu Fighting Man," the song over the closing credits of The Young Master (1980). He had taken vocal lessons at the Peking Opera school as a child. Since 1984 he has released 20 albums, singing in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Taiwanese and English. His Cantonese song "Story of a Hero," the theme of Police Story, was chosen by the Royal Hong Kong Police for a recruitment advertisement in 1994. For the Chinese release of Disney's Mulan (1998), he voiced the character Shang and sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You." In the American release, BD Wong spoke the role and Donny Osmond sang it. In 2007 he recorded "We Are Ready," the one-year countdown song for the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 closing ceremony he performed "Hard to Say Goodbye" with Andy Lau, Liu Huan and Wakin Chau.
His greatest regret is that he never had a proper education, and that has shaped his giving. He funded schools in poor regions of China. On the 10th of March 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the Australian National University. Chan founded the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation in 1988 and the Dragon's Heart Foundation in 2005. In June 2006, citing his admiration for Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, he pledged half his assets to charity upon his death. After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake he donated 10 million yuan. A charity concert on the 1st of April 2011, Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders, raised over 3.3 million dollars for Japan's recovery. He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
The businesses are broad. He owns or co-owns several production companies, and in February 2010 the Jackie Chan-Yaolai International Cinema opened in China with 17 screens and 3,500 seats. His brands include the sushi chain Jackie's Kitchen, Jackie Chan's Cafe and a clothing line launched in 2004. In 2016 he partnered with David Cheng to form a racing team. At the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, it became the first Chinese team to win its class, LMP2.
Not every endorsement went well. ABC News reported in 2010 that a string of products sold in China under his name had proved defective, and an urban legend, the Jackie Chan curse, took hold. It was invoked again in 2021 when Evergrande Group suffered heavy losses after he promoted its bottled water.
His politics changed over time. In 1989 he performed at the Concert for Democracy in China in support of the democratic movement. By the 2010s he had become pro-Beijing, and from 2013 to 2023 he served two terms as a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Several remarks caused outrage. At the 2009 Boao Forum for Asia he said, "I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled." A spokesman later said he had meant freedom in the entertainment industry. In April 2016 he was named in the Panama Papers, though he was not accused of any illegal activity.
In August 2025, at the Locarno Film Festival, Chan received the Pardo alla carriera for a career of 55 years. During a Q&A session there, he said modern Hollywood had "lost quality" because studios were run by "business guys." Looking back, he said his own goal had been to act as a "cross-cultural bridge" between the United States and China.
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Who is Jackie Chan?
Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang on the 7th of April 1954, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor and filmmaker. He is known for acrobatic, slapstick fighting and for performing his own stunts.
Where did Jackie Chan train as a child?
Jackie Chan trained at the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera school run by Master Yu Jim-yuen, from 1960. He became part of the Seven Little Fortunes alongside Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao.
Why is Jackie Chan hard to insure?
Jackie Chan performs most of his own stunts, and the Guinness World Record he holds notes that no insurance company will underwrite productions in which he does all of them. His stunt work is also contractually limited in the United States.
Which film made Jackie Chan a Hollywood star?
Rush Hour in 1998, in which Jackie Chan co-starred with Chris Tucker, grossed 130 million dollars in the United States alone. Rumble in the Bronx in 1995 had earlier brought him a cult following there.
What is the Jackie Chan Stunt Team?
The Jackie Chan Stunt Team was officially formed with Project A in 1983. Jackie Chan has used it in all his later films because he understands each member's abilities.
How did Jackie Chan get the name Jackie?
In Canberra in 1971, a fellow builder named Jack took Jackie Chan under his wing, and Chan became known as "Little Jack." It was shortened to "Jacky," and the spelling became "Jackie" in the 1980s.
How did Jackie Chan influence Rotten Tomatoes?
Senh Duong, a fan of Jackie Chan, collected reviews of Chan's Hong Kong action movies as they were released in the United States. He then coded the review website in two weeks, and it went live shortly before Rush Hour.
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- 191VideoClean Hong KongHong Kong Government — 2002
- 192NewsHong Kong marshal Jackie Chan to Boost NationalismAgencies — 18 May 2005
- 193NewsJackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat among VIPs invited to HK Disneyland openingSina Corp — 18 August 2005
- 194Governor, Chan ride an anti-piracy spotVicki Rothrock — 2005-11-18
- 195Jackie Chan wants to be serious but will never quit action filmsFei Lai — 9 November 2013
- 196Jackie Chan now a Datuk1 February 2015
- 197Jackie Chan given Datuk title1 February 2015
- 199Jackie Chan: Movie Star, Martial Artist – and Communist Party Member?Heather Chen — 2021
- 201Jackie Chan wants to join the Chinese Communist PartySky News — 16 July 2021
- 202成龙拍桌子称"内地执法太不严" 现场一片沉寂姚润萍 — 2013
- 203Here's Why Jackie Chan Is Really Unpopular in Hong KongHeather Chen — 2020
- 204Jackie Chan Declares: 'I Want to Be a Chinese Communist Party Member'Rebecca Davis — 14 July 2021
- 205BookMao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese EnterpriseChristopher Marquis et al. — Yale University Press — 2022
- 207Official wants Chan film banned in Taiwan22 April 2004
- 208NewsProtesters greet Jackie Chan in TaiwanABC News (Australia) — 19 June 2008
- 209Kung-fu star Jackie Chan to chop down Olympic protesters15 April 2008
- 210NewsJackie Chan shocked and angry over son's drug arrestCBC News — 20 August 2014
- 211Spokesman: Jackie Chan comments out of contextMin Lee — Yahoo! News — 21 April 2009
- 212Jackie Chan: Chinese people need to be controlledWilliam Foreman — Yahoo! News — 18 April 2009
- 213Jackie Chan warns over China 'chaos': reportYahoo! News — 19 April 2009
- 214NewsChinese shouldn't get more freedom, says Jackie ChanClifford Coonan — 20 April 2009
- 215NewsJackie Chan Faces Film Boycott for Chaotic Taiwan CommentsLe-Min Lim — Bloomberg L.P. — 22 April 2009
- 216NewsJackie Chan's 'freedom' talk sparks debate22 April 2009
- 217Jackie Chan criticises Hong Kong as 'city of protest'Colleen Lee et al. — 13 December 2012
- 218NewsJackie Chan back in action, branding US more corrupt than ChinaVivienne Chow — 12 January 2013
- 219NewsThe anti-Americanism of Jackie ChanMax Fisher — 10 January 2013
- 220NewsActor Jackie Chan calls U.S. 'most corrupt' country in the world12 January 2013
- 223NewsFrom Kubrick to Cowell: Panama Papers expose offshore dealings of the stars6 April 2016
- 224MagazineActors Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Chan Named in Panama PapersMelissa Chan — 4 April 2016
- 225NewsJackie Chan sparks outcry after weighing into Hong Kong protests16 August 2019
- 226NewsJackie Chan sparks anger after backing Beijing amid Hong Kong protests16 August 2019
- 227ジャッキー・チェンさんら、国家安全法制への支持表明：朝日新聞デジタル31 May 2020
- 228Jackie & Willie Productions LimitedHKCinemagic
- 230NewsJackie Chan plans turbo-charged slateGregg Kilday et al. — THR Asia (Hollywood Reporter) — 13 May 2010
- 231NewsFashion leap for Jackie Chan as Kung-fu star promotes new clobberJC-News — 2 April 2004
- 232NewsJackie Chan's business empire kicks into place11 April 2005
- 233David Cheng tells us how he joined forces with Jackie ChanGeoffroy Barre — Automobile Club de l'Ouest — 25 February 2016
- 234Jackie Chan DC Racing announces new partners and new additions to all star driver line upMotorsport.com — 27 October 2016
- 237NewsJackie Chan looks to bequeath half of wealth29 June 2006
- 238NewsSave China's Tigers: Patrons and SupportersSaveChina'Tigers.org — 22 August 2008
- 239Jackie Chan plans China earthquake moviethaindian.com
- 240Japan Earthquake Song Music VideoJackiechan.com
- 241NewsJackie Chan and HK celebrities to raise funds for quake victims in Japan25 March 2011
- 242NewsJackie Chan Raises $3.3 Million in Three Hours for Japan Relief (Exclusive)Karen Chu — 4 April 2011
- 243NewsJackie Chan donates 2.3mil baht to flood victims24 January 2017
- 245Celebrities Making a Difference, Part IIAlbert Cavallaro — The Borgen Project — 5 August 2014
- 246NewsJackie Chan house donation slammed2013-04-09
- 251The Chinese Gaming Console with the Jackie Chan Seal of ApprovalEric Jou — Kotaku — 11 April 2013
- 252Kaspersky Lab To Unveil Latest Virus Killer Next WeekKenneth Rapoza — 29 September 2011
- 253Urban legend: the curse of Jackie ChanAtsushi Otani — Nikkei Asia
- 254If Jackie Chan says it's good — well, get a second opinionDavid Pierson — 23 August 2010
- 255The curse of Jackie Chan? Chinese tycoon defends film star against claims he is bad luck as brand ambassadorLaura Zhou — 15 March 2016
- 256Jackie Chan: From Kung Fu Win to Commercial Fail?Sheila Marikar — ABC News
- 257The curse of Jackie Chan strikes again? Another company associated with star falls from graceChantal Yuen — 17 July 2016
- 258'Jackie Chan curse' strikes EvergrandeKeoni Everington — 27 September 2021
- 259WHAT IS THE JACKIE CHAN CURSE?Jean Mendoza — Grunge — 26 November 2019
- 260Jackie Chan to receive Pardo Alla Carriera honour at Locarno Film FestivalMichael Rosser — 29 April 2025
- 262Jackie Chan Panglima Mahkota WilayahMalaysianReview.com
- 263Hollywood Walk of Fame – Jackie ChanHollywood Chamber of Commerce
- 264Jackie Chan Reignites Action Film Week in ChinaPatrick Frater — 30 July 2019