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Master Wu. Liu voice. Feng voice. Chan Kwok-Wing. Nice Guy Jackie. Chan Ka Kui. Child at festival uncredited. Hide Show Stunts 79 credits. Hide Show Additional Crew 21 credits. Hide Show Director 18 credits. Hide Show Writer 16 credits. Hide Show Soundtrack 14 credits. However, as with previous attempts, Jackie felt the US director--in this case, James Glickenhaus --failed to understand his audience appeal and the film played to lukewarm reviews and box-office receipts.

Jackie did, however, decide to "harden" up his on-screen image somewhat and his next film, Police Story aka "Police Story" was a definite departure from previously light-hearted martial arts fare, and his fans loved the final product! This was quickly followed up with the Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark -influenced Armour of God aka "The Armour of God" , during filming of which Jackie mistimed a leap from a wall to a tree on location in Yugoslavia and fell many quite a few feet onto his head, causing a skull fracture.

It was another in a long line of injuries that Chan has suffered as a result of doing his own stunt work, and he was soon back in front of the cameras. Canton and Lady Rose ", Operation Condor aka "Armour of God 2" and Supercop aka "Police Story 3" were all sizable hits for Jackie, escalating his status to phenomenal heights in Asia, and to his loyal fan base around the globe.

US success was now just around the corner for the the hard-working Jackie Chan, and it arrived in the form of the action film Rumble in the Bronx aka "Rumble In The Bronx", though it was actually filmed in Canada that successfully blended humor and action to make a winning formula in US theaters. Nice Guy aka "Mr. Nice Guy" , Who Am I? The multi-talented Chan he's also a major recording star in Asia shows no sign of slowing down and has long since moved out of the shadow of Bruce Lee, to whom he was usually compared early in his career.

Off screen he has been directly involved in many philanthropic ventures providing financial assistance to schools and universities around the world. Sign In. Edit Jackie Chan. Showing all items. Cleverly utilizes everyday items as props in fight scenes chairs, ladders, lamps, tables, et cetera. Often has outtakes at the end of his films of failed stunts and other accidents.

In addition to spectacular stunts and action, his movies often contain scenes in which he is tortured or forced to undergo grueling physical activity usually as punishment by a master or teacher. Uses martial arts and hand-to-hand combat in all his fight scenes.

Prefers to do action films with strong humour streaks and physical clowning like Buster Keaton. In the act of performing his own stunts, he has broken his nose three times, his ankle once, most of the fingers in his hand, both cheekbones and his skull. Most often dubs his own voice for the English release of his Asian films. He also dubs his Asian films in Mandarin. Was to star in a film entitled "Nosebleed", but the project was canceled after the World Trade Center attack on September 11, He was to play a window-washer at the WTC who has to stop a terrorist plot.

In , he was awarded an M. Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to entertainment. His fan club once topped 10, members, mostly young girls; one of them committed suicide after she discovered that he was married.

Another female fan attempted suicide, but was saved. Members of the team appear as extras in his films. Despite the minimal formal education he received, he was made an honorary doctor of social science of the Hong Kong Baptist University, and an honorary fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.

In his action scenes, his punches and kicks actually connect with their targets. He has his actors wear special padding in their feet and body to prevent serious injury.

Has a great, long-lasting relationship with Mitsubishi Motors. The company has donated many of their automobiles for his films. Underwent plastic surgery in to re-shape his eyelids, giving him a more "Western" appearance.

The final film with the old-look Chan is Shaolin Wooden Men His parents worked at the American Embassy in Canberra, Australia. Jackie lived with them there for a while after one of his attempts in the movie business fell through. According to his production diary on the official Shanghai Knights website, the producers of the film wanted to throw him a birthday party, but he asked them not to since his mother had recently died and Chinese tradition dictates that you should wait 3 to 12 months after a death to stop the mourning period.

The producers threw the party anyway, and Chan did not object because, he said, "it is an important part of the American culture to celebrate birthdays". He sings in the Chinese version of Mulan His role models are Charles Chaplin , Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd , all of whom were more important to him as a child than any martial arts star, the label he was basically forced into at a very young age.

The Hong Kong media alleged that he was the father, but there has as yet been no verification by either party involved. He worked with Bruce Lee as a stunt coordinator. Is good friends with Steven Seagal and James Lew. He is also a talented singer. He has released numerous albums in Asia.

His music is normally heard in the outtakes of his HK movies. Nice Guy Mr. Nice Guy , Who Am I? Says the most painful of all the injuries he's sustained in his career happened on Enter the Dragon , when Bruce Lee accidentally hit him in the face with a nunchuck.

Is best friends with Sylvester Stallone. Ironically, Chan said that if he didn't become an actor, he would have become a police officer. His family roots originate from the coastal port city of Ningbo, which is located on southern edge of Hangzhou Bay along the Eastern seaboard of Zhejiang province, China.

Received his name "Jackie" from fellow workers on a construction site in Canberra, Australia, who couldn't pronounce his real name. He said the hardest thing about acting is speaking in English.

Doing stunts are easy for him compared to speaking in English. Despite his nearly innumerable injuries, he admits he still has a fear of needles. While he's classed as a Martial Artist, he has little formal training, and doesn't hold any formal belt for any style. The fighting style he used during filming was a mix of different styles, primarily using Northern and traditional Kung-Fu as the base, then building on that with other fighting styles and slapstick to make the scene work is the most humorous way possible.

The presentation was made at a special event at New York's Lincoln Center. The evening concluded with a screening of Jackie's most recent film "Chinese Zodiac". The character 'Hitmonchan' from the Pokemon series is named after him. He holds the records of Most credits in one movie and Most stunts by a living actor. The first record was made by him with the movie Chinese Zodiac where he carried out 15 of the major creative movie-making roles for the film including Director, Producer, Actor, Fight Choreographer and Composer, breaking the previous record of 11 credits held by Robert Rodriguez.