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Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE,PMW, (born Chan Kong-sang, 陳港生; 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been training in Kung fu and Wing Chun. He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films.
Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. 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. He is also a notable philanthropist. In 2015, Forbes magazine estimated his net worth to be $350 million.
Chan 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. He was nicknamed Pao-pao Chinese: 炮炮 ("Cannonball") because the energetic child was always rolling around. His parents worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong, and Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district.
Actors: Craig Robert Young (producer), Craig Robert Young (actor), Craig Robert Young (writer), John Altman (composer), Kim Morgan Greene (actress), Jeff Mizushima (actor), Laura Waddell (actress), Adam R. Wood (editor), Reid Russell (actor), Adam R. Wood (actor), Michael Di Girolamo (producer), Michael Di Girolamo (writer), Michael Di Girolamo (director), Michael Di Girolamo (actor), Vlad Lodzinski (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Bradley Whitford (producer), Bradley Whitford (actor), Ken Jeong (actor), Marcello Thedford (actor), Bill Walters (actor), Jason Mantzoukas (writer), Adam Bernstein (director), Jason Mantzoukas (producer), Lenny Venito (actor), Romany Malco (actor), Bonnie Somerville (actress), Gilana Lobel (miscellaneous crew), Scot Armstrong (producer), Andrea Greer (miscellaneous crew), Tomas Deckaj (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Bruce H. Bosley (writer), Bruce H. Bosley (editor), Bruce H. Bosley (actor), Bruce H. Bosley (director), Joseph French (actor), Chris Peterson (actor), Jon Conner (actor), Kake Lanier (actress), Kourtney Otamendi (actress), David Patnode (actor), Zach Arms (actor), Danial Fields (actor), Greg Grundy (actor), Andrew Hatlestad (actor), Matthew S. Addicoat (actor),
Genres: Horror, Thriller,Actors: Hing-Ka Chan (writer), Jackie Chan (actor), Bob Buchholz (miscellaneous crew), Donnie Yen (director), Ki-hop Chan (editor), Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (actor), Karen Mok (actress), Kwong Wing Chan (composer), Ekin Cheng (actor), Josie Ho (actress), Charlene Choi (actress), Albert Yeung (producer), Bey Logan (producer), Bey Logan (actor), Dante Lam (director),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror,Actors: Kar Lok Chin (actor), Chi Hung Ng (producer), Yiu-Cheung Lai (actor), Simon Lui (actor), Chi Hung Ng (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Kin Hung Ng (producer), Kin Hung Ng (producer), Pinky Cheung (actress), Amanda Lee (actress), Siu-hung Chung (director), Sherming Yiu (actress), Angela Tong Ying-Ying (actress), Paulyn Sun (actress), Ho-Man Chan (actor),
Plot: On New Years Eve 2000 the cinema on the 666 King's Road presents its last show before closure. Unfortunately the forces of Hell arise, who are very unsatisfied with the modern movie quality. A horrible, gory bloodbath starts out, including a soccer match with a decapitated head, a nasty faeces monster and several other nastinesses.
Genres: Horror, Thriller,Actors: Billy Bob Thornton (actor), Jim Piddock (actor), Sylvester Stallone (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Norman Jewison (actor), Larry King (actor), Ryan O'Neal (actor), Robert Evans (actor), Tony Devon (actor), Jackie Chan (actor), Coolio (actor), Chuck D. (actor), Billy Barty (actor), Harvey Weinstein (actor), Stephen Tobolowsky (actor),
Plot: Director Alan Smithee comes to Hollywood to make a movie. Due to a variety of factors, he decides to disown it and direct it under a pseudonym. Unfortunately, the Director's Guild requires that if a director disowns a movie in this fashion, he *must* use the official Director's Guild pseudonym...which happens to be Alan Smithee.
Keywords: amazing-grace-the-hymn, box-office-flop, cameo, celebrity, character-name-in-title, director, fake-documentary, film-director, film-industry, film-producerActors: Bak-Ming Wong (writer), Francis Ng (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Francis Ng (actor), Bo-Bo Fung (actress), Bak-Ming Wong (producer), Catherine Hung Yan (actress), Zongxiang Guan (actor), Guo Quan Liu (writer), Ning Lee (producer), Jiming Chen (actor), Quancan Zhao (costume designer),
Genres: ,Actors: Jackie Chan (director), Mars (actor), Kar-Ying Law (actor), Fat Chung (actor), Leonard Ho (producer), James Wong (composer), Blackie Ko Shou Liang (actor), Kent Cheng (actor), James Ha Jim-Si (actor), Wah Cheung (actor), Kai Man Tin (actor), Jackie Chan (actor), Ken Lo (actor), Peter Cheung (editor), Lam Chua (producer),
Plot: A dark and handsome true-crime thriller about kidnapping and police corruption in Hong Kong. Once of Jackie Chan's most serious roles, but still overflowing with spectacular acrobatic sequences.
Keywords: bank, based-on-true-story, betrayal, car-crash, child-in-peril, convenience-store, corruption, crooked-cop, electrocution, explosionActors: Biao Yuen (actor), Chun Chin (actor), Chi Ming Wong (actor), San Tai (actor), Feng Tien (actor), Shao Lun Chiang (actor), Jackie Chan (actor), Kwok Choi Hon (actor), Yuet Sang Chin (actor), Wah Lung Szema (actor), Feng Erh (actor), Chien Tang Ma (actor), Mars (actor), Dean Shek (actor), Siu Tin Yuen (actor),
Plot: Young Jackie was intrigued by Kung-Fu since an early age, but his father strictly forbade its practice. One day, he meets an old beggar who offers to teach Jackie how to fight. Jackie grows up to be quite good though he keeps his knowledge a secret until he is forced to fight by an extortion ring that's putting the squeeze on his uncle's restaurant.
Keywords: action-hero, ambush, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, beating, beefcake-martial-arts, brawl, chop-socky, disarming-someone, duelYou left me for a cheap tart
Totally heartless
You said you wanted a new start
But I'm not defenseless
I know Kung Fu
I'm not afraid to use it on you
I'm gonna whoop your ass
'cuz I can fight like Jackie Chan
Oh Yeah
Gonna fight fight fight fight fight
Like Jackie Chan!
You thought that you were safe
Then you made me cry
I got dumped and I lost face
Now you're gonna die!
I know Kung Fu
I'm not afraid to use it on you
I'm gonna whoop your ass
'cuz I can fight like Jackie Chan
Oh Yeah
Gonna fight fight fight fight fight
Like Jackie Chan!
[Spoken:]
You thought you could get away with breaking my heart?
Listen up, I'm coming after you
With nunchucks and an attitude
You won't be laughing, Ding-Dong
When I'm jumping around with your boys in my hand
Laughing...COVERED IN BLOOD
You ran right over my cat
Now I hate your guts
Your chick's ugly and a brat
Gonna crush your nuts!
I know Kung Fu
I'm not afraid to use it on you
I'm gonna whoop your ass
'cuz I can fight like Jackie Chan
Oh Yeah
Gonna fight fight fight fight fight