More about Jackie Chan...
Kong-sang Chan was born on April
7, 1954, a son of poor parents. To give their son a better chance
in life, they apprenticed him to the China Drama Academy at
the age of 6 years. Under vigorous discipline, Chan was rigorously
schooled in music, dance, and traditional martial arts.
His nicknames are Y´uen Lo and
Sing Lung.
Jackie started out as a stunt player,
but soon graduated to bigger and bigger roles, finally becoming
a stunt coordinator, which led to his being a director.
Jackie Chan was in several films
with fellow China Drama Academy classmates, Biao Yuen and Sammo
Hung Kam-Bo.
His film, Shi di chu ma (1980)
was a first of its kind, successfully blending martial arts
with comedy. Many of his films excel at combining slapstick,
action and martial arts.
Chan is a big fan of Buster Keaton
and Harold Lloyd.
His first American -made movies
were THE BIG BRAWL and CANNONBALL RUN.
Other great Jackie Chan films include:
MARVELOUS FISTS, LONG XIAO YE, TWO IN A BLACK BELT, QIJI, YATGO
HO YAN, TE WU MI CHENG and BOR LEI JUN.
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