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Roots -

Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-sang on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong. 

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Education -

In 1960, he started studying at the China Drama Academy, at Peking Opera School (a boarding school specialized in teaching Peking opera). In addition to performance, Chan also focused on martial arts and acrobatics.

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Martial arts -

Chan and his friend Sammo Hung (from his school's performance group), started training hapkido (Korean martial art) with grand master Jin Pal Kim. The actor reached a black belt level.

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Martial arts -

But hapkido was not the only martial art Chan studied. He also trained karate, judo, taekwondo, and jeet kune do.

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Early career -

Jackie Chan started as a child actor. Chan's film debut was 'Big and Little Wong Tin Bar' in 1962. He was eight at the time.

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He fought Bruce Lee -

Chan was 17 when he fought Bruce Lee in the movie 'Enter the Dragon.' He was an extra, credited under the name Chan Yuen Lung.

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Leading roles -

Jackie Chan got his first leading role in 1973 with 'Little Tiger of Canton.' 

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Breakthrough -

But it was not until 1978, with 'Snake in the Eagle's Shadow,' that he had a major breakthrough.

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Hollywood debut -

Jackie Chan's first Hollywood film was 'The Big Brawl' in 1980. But soon after, he returned to the Hong Kong film industry.

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Action comedy breakthrough -

In 1995, Jackie Chan finally made it in Hollywood. 'Rumble in the Bronx' was a hit, grossing over 10 times its budget.

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Hollywood star -

In 1998, Chan exploded into stardom with the action comedy 'Rush Hour.' Chan and his co-star, Chris Tucker, went on to perform in a number of sequels in the following years. 

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Dynamic duo -

Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson first started working together in the movie 'Shanghai Noon.' 

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Dynamic duo -

They went on to costar in 'Shanghai Knights.' A further sequel, 'Shanghai Dawn,' has been in talks for some time.

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Film production company -

In 2003, the actor started a production company called JCE Movies Limited (Jackie Chan Emperor Movies Limited). He released a number of films, including 'Rush Hour 3.'

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Video games -

Chan inspired a number of video games, including 'Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu,' 'Jackie Chan The Kung-Fu Master,' 'Jackie Chan Stuntmaster,' 'Jackie Chan Adventures,' and 'Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness.'

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'Kung Fu Panda' -

In 2008, the actor voiced Master Monkey in 'Kung Fu Panda.'

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Remake of a classic -

In 2010, he taught Jaden Smith's character how to fight in the movie 'The Karate Kid.' 

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He's one of the world's highest-paid actors -

In 2019, Chan placed fifth in the Forbes list, with US$58 million. But in 2016 he was actually the world's number two, with $61 million!

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Guinness World Record -

Jackie Chan holds the Guinness World Record for "Most stunts by a living actor."

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Injuries -

He has injured numerous parts of his body while performing stunts. These include breaking his nose three times, dislocating his pelvis, injuring his cheekbones, fingers, ankle, neck, ribs, and his skull.

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Music career -

In addition to movies, Jackie Chan has also had a prolific music career since the 1980s. 

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Music career -

Over his career, Chan has released some 20 albums and sung in numerous languages, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Taiwanese, and English.

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Music career -

Jackie Chan usually sings the theme songs of his films. 

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Performer -

Chan recorded the official countdown song to the 2008 Summer Olympics, 'We Are Ready.'

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Multilingual -

Jackie Chan is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and American Sign Language. But he can also speak a bit of German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Thai.

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Soccer -

Chan is a fan of the sport. He said, "Sometimes I support Hong Kong, sometimes England, but from now on, because of my friends I will support Manchester City."

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Hollywood Walk of Fame -

Jackie Chan was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 4, 2002.

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Academy Honorary Award -

In 2016, Jackie Chan was awarded an honorary Oscar for his extraordinary achievements in film.

See also: Where are the greatest action stars now?

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