The film was unsuccessful because Chan was not accustomed to Lee's martial arts style. His stage name was changed to Sing Lung (Chinese: ?, also transcribed as Cheng Long, literally 'become the dragon') to emphasise his similarity to Bruce Lee, whose stage name was Lei Siu-lung (Chinese: ?, meaning 'Little Dragon'). Lo had seen Chan's performance in the John Woo film Hand of Death (1976) and planned to model him after Bruce Lee with the film New Fist of Fury. Willie Chan offered him an acting role in a film directed by Lo Wei. In 1976, Jackie Chan received a telegram from Willie Chan, a film producer in the Hong Kong film industry who had been impressed with Jackie's stuntwork. In addition, in the late 90s, Chan changed his Chinese name to Fong Si-lung (Chinese: since his father's original surname was Fong. A fellow builder named Jack took Chan under his wing, earning Chan the nickname of 'Little Jack' which was later shortened to 'Jackie' and the name Jackie Chan has stuck with him ever since. Jackie Chan also appeared in a sex scene in the film The Shinjuku Incident, which was the only other nude scene that he ever filmed.Ĭhan joined his parents in Canberra in 1976, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked as a construction worker. It is also the only film he has made to date that did not feature a single fight scene or stunt sequence. Due to the commercial failures of his early ventures into films and trouble finding stunt work, in 1975 Chan starred in a comedic adult film, All in the Family, which features Jackie Chan's first nude sex scene filmed. He received his first starring role later that year, in Little Tiger of Canton, which had a limited release in Hong Kong in 1973. At the age of seventeen, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon under the stage name Chan Yuen Lung.

In 1971, after an appearance as an extra in another Kung Fu film, A Touch of Zen, Chan began his adult career in the film industry, initially signing to Chu Mu's Great Earth Film Company. Chan appeared with Li again the following year, in The Love Eterne (1963) and had a small role in King Hu's 1966 film, Come Drink with Me. At the age of eight, he appeared with some of his fellow 'Little Fortunes', in the film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962), with Li Li Hua playing his mother. He began his career by appearing in small roles at the age of five. After entering the film industry, Chan along with Sammo Hung got the opportunity to train in Hapkido under the grand master Jim Pal Kim, and Chan eventually attained a black belt. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the three of them later to be known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons. He eventually became part of the Seven Little Fortunes, a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining the stage name Yuen Lo in homage to his master.

Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. In 1960, his father immigrated to Canberra, Australia, to work as the head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim-yuen. Since his parents worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district.Ĭhan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island, where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school. He was nicknamed Pao-pao Chinese: ?(literally meaning 'Cannonball') because the high-energy child was always rolling around. An operatically trained vocalist, Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.Ĭhan was born on 7 April 1954, in British Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.Ĭhan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is one of the few actors that did all of his stunts in all of his films. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong-sang 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer, and stunt performer.

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