82-473: Fang Shilong SBS MBE PMW (born Chan Kong-sang ; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan , is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick - acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Before entering the film industry, he was one of the Seven Little Fortunes from
164-558: A shanty town , Chan stopping a double-decker bus with his service revolver and a climactic fight scene in a shopping mall. This final scene earned the film the nickname "Glass Story" by the crew, due to the huge number of panes of sugar glass that were broken. During a stunt in this last scene, in which Chan slides down a pole from several stories up, the lights covering the pole had heated it considerably, resulting in Chan suffering second-degree burns , particularly to his hands, as well as
246-757: A 1996 release of Police Story 3: Super Cop in the United States under the title Supercop , which grossed a total of US$ 16,270,600. Chan's first huge blockbuster success came when he co-starred with Chris Tucker in the 1998 buddy cop action comedy Rush Hour , grossing US$ 130 million in the United States alone. This film made him a Hollywood star, after which he wrote his autobiography in collaboration with Jeff Yang entitled I Am Jackie Chan . In 1998, Chan released his final film for Golden Harvest, Who Am I? . After leaving Golden Harvest in 1999, he produced and starred alongside Shu Qi in Gorgeous ,
328-522: A Chinese-Indian project, which also starred Disha Patani , Sonu Sood and Amyra Dastur , was released. The film reunited Chan with director Stanley Tong , who directed a number of Chan's films in the 1990s. Upon release, the film was a huge success at the box office, and became the 5th highest-grossing film in China, one month after its release. In 2016, he teamed up with Johnny Knoxville and starred in his own production Skiptrace . Chan starred in
410-578: A back injury and dislocation of his pelvis upon landing. Chan performed similarly elaborate stunts in numerous other films, such as several Police Story sequels, Project A Part II , the Armour of God series, Dragons Forever , Drunken Master II , Rumble in the Bronx , and the Rush Hour series, among others. The dangerous nature of his stunts makes it difficult to get insurance, especially in
492-405: A daughter Etta Ng Chok Lam by her, born on 18 January 1999. It turned into a scandal within the media. Although he reportedly gave Elaine HK$ 70,000 each month for her living expenses and HK$ 600,000 when she moved to Shanghai, the transactions were later claimed to be nonexistent by her lawyer. Despite regretting the results of the affair, Chan said he had "only committed a fault that many men in
574-516: A dramatic role featuring no martial arts sequences with director Derek Yee , which sees Chan take on the role of a Chinese immigrant in Japan. The film was released on 2 April 2009. According to his blog, Chan discussed his wishes to direct a film after completing Shinjuku Incident , something he has not done for a number of years. The film was expected to be the third in the Armour of God series, and had
656-562: A fan of the Italian duo Bud Spencer and Terence Hill , from whom he was inspired for his movies. Chan has performed most of his own stunts throughout his film career, which are choreographed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team . The team was established in 1983, and Chan has used them in all his subsequent films to make choreographing easier, given his understanding of each member's abilities. Chan and his team undertake many of
738-436: A fictionalized version of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan , who operates in life as an archaeologist and special agent, combatting threats that are mainly magical and supernatural (based on real-life mythologies and supernatural stories from Asia and around the world) with the aid of his family and close friends. Many of the episodes created for Jackie Chan Adventures featured references to Chan's actual works, with
820-766: A film directed by Lo Wei . Lo saw 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 . His stage name was changed to 成龍 (literally "becoming the dragon", Sing4 Lung4 in Jyutping or rarely as Cheng Long in pinyin ), to emphasize his similarity to Bruce Lee, whose stage name meant "Lee the Little Dragon" in Chinese. (Note that "dragon" in Lee's name referred to Lee's birth year being
902-606: A martial artist, Chan is also skilled in multiple forms of Kung-fu . He is also known to have trained in other martial art forms such as Karate, Judo, Taekwondo , and Jeet Kun Do . Chan joined his parents in Canberra, Australia in 1971, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked as a construction worker. A fellow builder named Jack took Chan under his wing, thus earning Chan the nickname of "Little Jack", later shortened to "Jackie", which has stuck with him ever since. He began his film career by appearing in small roles at
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#1732779896943984-545: A minor henchman who gets killed by Lee's character. Sammo Hung helped Chan get minor roles in both of the Bruce Lee films. Chan also worked as a martial arts choreographer for John Woo 's The Young Dragons (1974). 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 stunt choreography work. Willie Chan offered him an acting role in
1066-470: A minor role in the 1981 film The Cannonball Run , which grossed over US$ 100 million worldwide. Despite being largely ignored by North American audiences in favour of established American actors such as Burt Reynolds , Chan was impressed by the outtakes shown at the closing credits , inspiring him to include the same device in his future films. After the commercial failure of The Protector in 1985, Chan temporarily abandoned his attempts to break into
1148-588: A reboot of the Police Story franchise directed by Ding Sheng , and it was released in China at the end of 2013. Chan's next film Dragon Blade was released in early 2015 and co-starred Hollywood actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody . In 2015, Chan was awarded the title of " Datuk " by Malaysia as he helped Malaysia to boost its tourism, especially in Kuala Lumpur where he previously shot his films. In early 2017, Chan's new film titled Kung Fu Yoga ,
1230-423: A response to the late Bruce Lee and the numerous imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. Lee's characters were typically stern, morally upright heroes. In contrast, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly foolish regular men, often at the mercy of their friends, girlfriends, or families, who always triumph in the end despite the odds. Additionally, he has stated that he deliberately styles his movement to be
1312-404: A romantic comedy that focused on personal relationships and featured only a few martial arts sequences. Although Chan had left Golden Harvest in 1999, the company continued to produce and distribute for two of his films, Gorgeous (1999) and The Accidental Spy (2001). Chan then helped create a PlayStation game in 2000 called Jackie Chan Stuntmaster , to which he lent his voice and performed
1394-493: A series of magical objects that can help them to conquer the world. Alongside the overarching plotline, some episodes also consist of standalone stories that focus on Chan and his friends combatting magical and supernatural forces that are either evil or not understanding of their situation. While storylines feature action sequences focused on magic and martial arts, they also include comedic situations akin to several of Chan's works in action-comedy films. While Chan does not provide
1476-685: A soldier in the Warring States period in China. He is the lone survivor of his army and must bring a captured enemy soldier Leehom Wang to the capital of his province. In 2010, he starred with Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid , a remake of the 1984 original . This was Chan's first dramatic American film. He plays Mr. Han, a kung fu master and maintenance man who teaches Jaden Smith's character kung fu so he can defend himself from school bullies. His role in The Karate Kid won him
1558-414: A tree and fractured his skull. Over the years, he has dislocated his pelvis and also broken numerous parts of his body, including his fingers, toes, nose, both cheekbones, hips, sternum, neck, ankle, and ribs. Promotional materials for Rumble in the Bronx emphasized that he performed all of the stunts, and one version of the movie poster even diagrammed his many injuries. Chan created his screen persona as
1640-508: A two-picture deal. Director Yuen Woo-ping allowed Chan complete freedom over his stunt work. The film established the comedic kung fu genre, and proved refreshing to the Hong Kong audience. The same year, Chan then starred in Drunken Master , which finally propelled him to mainstream success. Upon Chan's return to Lo Wei's studio, Lo tried to replicate the comedic approach of Drunken Master , producing and also showed new features at
1722-584: A working title of Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac . The film was released on 12 December 2012. Because the Screen Actors Guild did not go on strike, Chan started shooting his next Hollywood movie The Spy Next Door at the end of October in New Mexico . In The Spy Next Door , Chan plays an undercover agent whose cover is blown when he looks after the children of his girlfriend. In Little Big Soldier , Chan stars alongside Leehom Wang as
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#17327798969431804-477: Is a 52-episode Chinese animated series produced by Nanjing Hongying Animation Entertainment. It aired in 2009 on CCTV and in English on Sonic-Nickelodeon . In 2017, Chan announced All New Jackie Chan Adventures , a $ 6 million 104-episode Chinese CG-animated series produced by Zhejiang Talent Television & Film, Khorgas JJ Culture Media Co., and VJ Animation Studio. It was released in China in 2017, with
1886-501: Is aided by his close family, including his uncle and his niece Jade, and his close friend Captain Black – head of a secret law enforcement organization codenamed "Section 13" – alongside additional allies introduced over the course of the series. Each season of the program primarily contains an overarching storyline in which Chan and his allies must face off against a dangerous demonic figure, aided by human henchman, by preventing them finding
1968-568: Is also a globally known philanthropist and has been named one of the top 10 most charitable celebrities by Forbes magazine. In 2004, film scholar Andrew Willis stated that Chan was perhaps the "most recognized film star in the world." In 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $ 350 million, and as of 2016, he was the second-highest-paid actor in the world. Chan was born on 7 April 1954 in British Hong Kong as Chan Kong-sang to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan , political refugees from
2050-433: Is based on his agent and father, Jade is based on an assortment of his nieces, and Tohru is based on one of his stunt team members as well as himself. The episode "And He Does His Own Stunts" is a reference to the fact that Jackie Chan does his own stunts in his movies. Some episodes' titles are based on actual film names. For example, "Half a Mask of Kung Fu" is based on Half a Loaf of Kung Fu , four episode titles ("Enter
2132-635: Is the second rank of the Order of the Bauhinia Star under the honours system of Hong Kong , awarded to people who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period. The award was created in 1997 to replace the British honours system (such as Order of the British Empire ) after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of
2214-703: The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony . Chan received his honorary Doctorate of Social Science degree in 1996 from the Hong Kong Baptist University . In 2009, he received another honorary doctorate from the University of Cambodia , and has also been awarded an honorary professorship by the Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong in 2008. Chan is currently a faculty member of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at
2296-556: The China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera School , where he studied acrobatics, martial arts, and acting. In a film career spanning more than sixty years, he has appeared in over 150 domestic and international movies. Chan is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential martial artists in the history of cinema. After appearing in many Hong Kong films as a stuntman, Chan's first major breakthrough
2378-629: The Chinese Civil War . In circa 1937, Chan's father, originally named Fang Daolong, briefly worked as a secret agent for Lieutenant General Dai Li , the chief spy in Kuomintang-ruled China . For fear of being arrested by the communist government, Chan's father fled to British Hong Kong in the 1940s and changed his surname from Fang to Chan. Chan was his wife Chan Lee-lee's surname. Chan discovered his father's identity and changed his Chinese name to Fang Shilong ( 房仕龍 ) in
2460-566: The Dragon zodiac , not the Chinese dragon .) The film was unsuccessful because Chan was not accustomed to Lee's martial arts style. Despite the film's failure, Lo Wei continued producing films with similar themes, but with little improvement at the box office. Chan's first major breakthrough was the 1978 film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow , shot while he was loaned to Seasonal Film Corporation under
2542-561: The Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame , as well as an honorary Academy Award for his "extraordinary achievements" in film. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, films, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred. He
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2624-690: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , where he teaches the subject of tourism management. As of 2015, he also serves as the Dean of the Jackie Chan Film and Television Academy under the Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences . In 1982, Chan married Joan Lin , a Taiwanese actress. Their son, singer and actor Jaycee Chan , was born that same year. Chan had an extra-marital affair with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei and has
2706-509: The Republic of Ireland on RTÉ Two from April 30, 2001, and was regularly rerun until 2014. Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, saying "Lighthearted, entertaining, suspenseful, and humorous, this show may not be deep, but it's a lot of fun". A number of books were released to accompany the series. A number of comics were released to accompany the series. In 2001, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released episodes from
2788-615: The "most recognized star in the world". Despite the success of the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon films, Chan became frustrated with Hollywood over the limited range of roles and lack of control over the filmmaking process. In response to Golden Harvest's withdrawal from the film industry in 2003, Chan started his own film production company, JCE Movies Limited (Jackie Chan Emperor Movies Limited) in association with Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG). His films have since featured an increasing number of dramatic scenes while continuing to succeed at
2870-459: The 2010 remake The Karate Kid and the upcoming Karate Kid: Legends (2025). For CZ12 (2012), he earned two Guinness World Records for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie". His against type performances include Shinjuku Incident (2009) and The Foreigner (2017). His voice acting work includes all three Chinese versions of Mulan (1998),
2952-855: The 2016 action-comedy Railroad Tigers and the 2017 action-thriller The Foreigner , an Anglo-Chinese production. He also starred in the 2017 science fiction film Bleeding Steel . He then teamed up with John Cena and starred in the 2023 Chinese-American co-production Hidden Strike . His films had collectively grossed HK$ 1.14 billion ( US$ 147 million ) at the Hong Kong box office up until 2010, over US$ 72 million in South Korea between 1991 and 2010, and ¥48.4 billion ( US$ 607 million ) in Japan up until 2012. In Europe, his films collectively sold about 84 million tickets between 1973 and 2010. As of 2021, his films have grossed over CN¥ 14 billion ( US$ 2.17 billion ) in China, and US$ 1.84 billion (more than US$ 2.44 billion adjusted for inflation) in
3034-781: The American buddy cop action comedy film Rush Hour (1998), a role he reprised in two sequels . Chan continued to work both in Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema, appearing in the well-received Shanghai Noon (2000) and Shanghai Knights (2003) in the Shanghai film series, New Police Story (2004), Rob-B-Hood (2006), Little Big Soldier (2010), and Shaolin (2011), among others. The US-China co-production The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) marked his first collaboration with fellow martial arts star Jet Li . He has played martial arts mentor Mr. Han in two Karate Kid films,
3116-539: The Favorite Buttkicker award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2011. In Chan's next movie, Shaolin , he plays a supporting role as a cook of a temple instead of one of the major characters. His 100th movie, 1911 , was released on 26 September 2011. Chan was the co-director, executive producer, and lead star of the movie. While Chan has directed over ten films over his career, this
3198-684: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . Jackie Chan Adventures Jackie Chan Adventures is an animated television series developed by John Rogers , Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline , and produced by Sony Pictures Television (previously Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons), Adelaide Productions , The JC Group and Blue Train Entertainment. The cartoon series premiered on September 9, 2000, and ran for five seasons until its conclusion on July 8, 2005. The series focuses on
3280-609: The US market, returning his focus to Hong Kong films . Back in Hong Kong, Chan's films began to reach a larger audience in East Asia, with early successes in the lucrative Japanese market including Drunken Master , The Young Master (1980) and Dragon Lord (1982). The Young Master went on to beat previous box office records set by Bruce Lee and established Chan as Hong Kong cinema's top star. With Dragon Lord , he began experimenting with elaborate stunt action sequences, including
3362-599: The United States and Canada. As of 2018, 48 of his films have collectively grossed more than US$ 5 billion at the worldwide box office. Chan had vocal lessons while at the Peking Opera School in his childhood. He began producing records professionally in the 1980s and has gone on to become a successful singer in Hong Kong and Asia. He has released 20 albums since 1984 and has performed vocals in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Taiwanese and English. He often sings
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3444-558: The United States where his stunt work is contractually limited. Chan holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Stunts by a Living Actor", which emphasizes that "no insurance company will underwrite Chan's productions in which he performs all his own stunts". Chan has been injured frequently when attempting stunts; many of them have been shown as outtakes or as bloopers during the closing credits of his films. He came closest to death filming Armour of God when he fell from
3526-714: The Viper", "Enter the Cat", "Re-Enter the J-Team", and "Re-Enter the Dragon ") are based on Enter the Dragon (in which Jackie Chan performs as a stuntman ), "Shanghai Moon" is based on Shanghai Noon , "Armor of the Gods" is based on Armour of God , "Project A, for Astral" is based on Project A and "Rumble in the Big House" is based on Rumble in the Bronx . The series aired in
3608-453: The actor making live-action appearances in the form of an interview situation, answering questions about his life and work. The series was aired in the United States on Kids' WB , with re-runs and second run premieres aired on Toon Disney 's Jetix programming block, as well as Cartoon Network 's Toonami block as well as Canadian broadcasts on YTV's Vortex . The series proved a success on children's television, including abroad, leading to
3690-565: The age of five as a child actor. At age 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. The following year, the young actor appeared in extras of Yen Chun's 1964 film Liang Shan Po and Chu Ying Tai and had a small role in King Hu 's 1966 film Come Drink with Me . In 1971, after an appearance as an extra in another kung Fu film, A Touch of Zen , Chan
3772-566: The box office; examples include New Police Story (2004), The Myth (2005) and the hit film Rob-B-Hood (2006). Chan's next release was the third instalment in the Rush Hour film series directed by Brett Ratner : Rush Hour 3 in August 2007. It grossed US$ 255 million. However, it was a disappointment in Hong Kong, grossing only HK$ 3.5 million during its opening weekend. Filming of The Forbidden Kingdom , Chan's first on-screen collaboration with fellow Chinese actor Jet Li ,
3854-473: The character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature Mulan (1998). He also performed the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You", for the film's soundtrack. For the US release, the speaking voice was performed by BD Wong and the singing voice was done by Donny Osmond . He also collaborated with Ani DiFranco on "Unforgettable". In 2007, Chan recorded and released "We Are Ready",
3936-422: The creation of a toy franchise and two video games based on the series. Jackie Chan Adventures is set in a world which magic and supernatural forces exist but are unknown to much of humanity – these include demons, ghosts, spirits, spells, and various creatures and gods. Although the series focuses mostly on those from Asia, primarily Chinese mythology and folklore, it also includes those from other locations in
4018-484: The film Armour of God . The film was Chan's biggest domestic box office success up to that point, grossing over HK$ 35 million. In 1988, Chan starred alongside Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao for the last time to date in the film Dragons Forever . Hung co-directed with Corey Yuen , and the villain in the film was played by Yuen Wah , both of whom were fellow graduates of the China Drama Academy. In
4100-556: The final fight scene where he performs various stunts, including one where he does a back flip off a loft and falls to the lower ground. Chan produced a number of action comedy films with his opera school friends Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The three co-starred together for the first time in 1983 in Project A , which introduced a dangerous stunt-driven style of martial arts that won it the Best Action Design Award at
4182-600: The final fight scene where he performs various stunts, including one where he does a backflip off a loft and falls to the lower ground. In 1983, Project A saw the official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and added elaborate, dangerous stunts to the fights and typical slapstick humor; at one point, Chan falls from the top of a clock tower through a series of fabric canopies. Critics have compared his comedic stunts in Project A to Buster Keaton , who
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#17327798969434264-442: The first season DVD case cover, which featured Jackie, Jade and Uncle with the villains behind them, dimmed in a yellowish background. On these, the episodes were presented without the teasers that originally appeared prior to the opening/intro sequence as they aired. They are currently unavailable and out-of-print , especially since they had limited pressings and no plans have been announced to follow up season one with DVD box sets of
4346-459: The first season on VHS and DVD . But one format differed from the other in that of the four DVDs released, three were select, individual episodes while the fourth contained the whole season of 13 episodes; the VHS series had only three, separate episodes. Also, there was a difference in the titles of said episodes released on VHS and DVD. The Day of The Dragon VHS box cover art was the same as that of
4428-558: The first three films in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008-2016), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023). The animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures (2000-2005) focuses on a fictionalized version of Chan. Chan is one of the most recognizable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on
4510-523: The greatest in the genre. British filmmaker Edgar Wright describes Jackie Chan as an "expressive" visual performer with an everyman persona. He notes that, in contrast to other action heroes (such as Bruce Lee, Sylvester Stallone , Clint Eastwood or Arnold Schwarzenegger ), Chan presents himself as a loveable "goofball" underdog who overcomes the odds with almost "superhuman" acrobatic stunts and fighting abilities. Silver Bauhinia Star The Silver Bauhinia Star ( Chinese : 銀紫荊星章 , SBS )
4592-619: The late 1980s and early 1990s, Chan starred in a number of successful sequels beginning with Project A Part II and Police Story 2 , which won the award for Best Action Choreography at the 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards . This was followed by Armour of God II: Operation Condor , and Police Story 3: Super Cop , for which Chan won the Best Actor Award at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival . In 1994, Chan reprised his role as Wong Fei-hung in Drunken Master II , which
4674-691: The late 1990s, the name he would have been named according to his kin's genealogy book . Chan's ancestral roots are located in Wuhu , Anhui . Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the French consul's residence in the Victoria Peak , British Hong Kong, as his father worked as a cook there. Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island , where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from
4756-491: The motion capture. He continued his Hollywood success in 2000 when he teamed up with Owen Wilson in the Western action comedy Shanghai Noon . A sequel, Shanghai Knights followed in 2003 and also featured his first on-screen fight scene with Donnie Yen . He reunited with Chris Tucker for Rush Hour 2 (2001), which was an even bigger success than the original, grossing $ 347 million worldwide. Chan experimented with
4838-548: The official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and established Chan's signature style of elaborate, dangerous stunts combined with martial arts and slapstick humor, a style he further developed in a more modern setting with 1984's Wheels on Meals and 1985's Police Story . Rumble in the Bronx (1995), which had a successful worldwide theatrical run, brought Chan into the North American mainstream. He gained international fame for portraying Chief Inspector Lee in
4920-558: The official one-year countdown song to the 2008 Summer Olympics which he performed at a ceremony marking the one-year countdown to the 2008 Summer Paralympics . Chan also released one of the two official Olympics albums, Official Album for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games – Jackie Chan's Version , which featured a number of special guest appearances. Chan performed "Hard to Say Goodbye" along with Andy Lau , Liu Huan and Wakin Chau , at
5002-522: The opposite of Lee's: where Lee held his arms wide, Chan holds his tight to the body; where Lee was loose and flowing, Chan is tight and choppy. Despite the success of the Rush Hour series, Chan has stated that he is not a fan of it since he neither appreciates the action scenes in the movie nor understands American humor. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino classified Chan's style of acting and filmmaking as physical comedy , and considered him one of
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#17327798969435084-879: The remaining four seasons. However, the entire series can be ordered and seen via video-on-demand service at Amazon and iTunes . As of October 2010, the entire series was made available on the Netflix streaming service. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment plans to release the second season on DVD through Amazon.com, and other online retailers. Mill Creek Entertainment announced all five seasons on DVD in Region 1. There has only been one Jackie Chan game, Jackie Chan Adventures , first released on Game Boy Advance then re-released on PlayStation 2 , under different titles. Following Jackie Chan Adventures , Chan set off to create local productions in Asia. The first, Jackie Chan's Fantasia ,
5166-416: The role of Simon Phoenix , a criminal in the futuristic film Demolition Man . Chan declined and the role was taken by Wesley Snipes . Chan finally succeeded in establishing a foothold in the North American market in 1995 with a worldwide release of Rumble in the Bronx , attaining a cult following in the United States that was rare for Hong Kong movie stars. The success of Rumble in the Bronx led to
5248-430: The school. In 1960, his father emigrated 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 . Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. He eventually became part of the Seven Little Fortunes , a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining
5330-432: The stage group " Seven Little Fortunes ", which Jackie Chan was actually part of in real life. Another example is in the episode "The Invisible Mom" where Jackie is bitten by a Snake , and uses a kung fu style known as "the drunken master" from one of his earliest headlining films of the same name. According to Jackie during one of his question segments, the characters of the show are based on certain people in his life. Uncle
5412-409: The stage name Yuen Lo ( 元樓 ) in homage to his master. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao , and the three of them later became known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons . After entering the film industry, Chan along with Sammo Hung got the opportunity to train in hapkido under the grand master Jin Pal Kim, and Chan eventually attained a black belt . As
5494-414: The stunts performed by other characters in his films, shooting the scenes so that their faces are obscured. In the early 1980s, Jackie Chan began experimenting with elaborate stunt action sequences in films such as The Young Master (1980) and especially Dragon Lord (1982), which featured a pyramid fight scene that holds the record for the most takes required for a single scene, with 2900 takes, and
5576-492: The theme songs of his films, which play over the closing credits . Chan's first musical recording was "Kung Fu Fighting Man", the theme song played over the closing credits of The Young Master (1980). At least 10 of these recordings have been released on soundtrack albums for the films. His Cantonese song "Story of a Hero" (英雄故事) (theme song of Police Story ) was selected by the Royal Hong Kong Police and incorporated into their recruitment advertisement in 1994. Chan voiced
5658-424: The third annual Hong Kong Film Awards . Over the following two years, the "Three Brothers" appeared in Wheels on Meals and the original Lucky Stars trilogy. In 1985, Chan made the first Police Story film, a crime action film in which Chan performed a number of dangerous stunts. It won Best Film at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards . In 1986, Chan played "Asian Hawk", an Indiana Jones -esque character, in
5740-501: The time with Jackie as the Stunt Director Half a Loaf of Kung Fu and Spiritual Kung Fu . He also gave Chan the opportunity to make his directorial debut in The Fearless Hyena . When Willie Chan left the company, he advised Jackie to decide for himself whether or not to stay with Lo Wei. During the shooting of Fearless Hyena Part II , Chan broke his contract and joined Golden Harvest , prompting Lo to blackmail Chan with triads , blaming Willie for his star's departure. The dispute
5822-406: The use of special effects and wirework for the fight scenes in his next two Hollywood films, The Tuxedo (2002) and The Medallion (2003), which were not as successful critically or commercially. In 2004, he teamed up with Steve Coogan in Around the World in 80 Days , loosely based on Jules Verne 's novel of the same name . In 2004, film scholar Andrew Willis stated that Chan was "perhaps"
5904-462: The voice of his animated character, he appears regularly in live-action inserts at the end of the program to offer insights on Chinese history, culture and philosophy as well as answering fan questions read by Stacie Chan offscreen. The series often features references to Jackie Chan's films and his own life throughout the series. In the episode "A Night at the Opera", Uncle states that he was part of
5986-511: The world commit". During the incident, Elaine stated she would take care of her daughter without Chan. Chan speaks Cantonese , Mandarin , English, and American Sign Language and also speaks some German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Thai . Chan is an avid football fan and supports the Hong Kong national football team , the England national football team , and Manchester City . He is
6068-405: The world, including Europe and Central America. In the animated series, the actor Jackie Chan exists in this setting as a professional archaeologist with a high degree of martial combat skill, who is forced to accept the fact that magic and the supernatural exists when he uncovers a talisman in an artifact that possess magical powers sought out by a criminal organization. Throughout the series, Chan
6150-413: Was also known to perform his own stunts, although Chan himself had not watched Keaton's films until years after Project A released; according to Chan, Project A was an evolution of the action stunt work he had been doing in earlier kung Fu comedy films since The Young Master . Police Story (1985) contained many large-scale action scenes, including an opening sequence featuring a car chase through
6232-683: Was completed on 24 August 2007 and the movie was released in April 2008. The movie featured heavy use of effects and wires. Chan voiced Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda (released in June 2008), appearing with Jack Black , Dustin Hoffman , and Angelina Jolie . In addition, he has assisted Anthony Szeto in an advisory capacity for the writer-director's film Wushu , released on 1 May 2008. The film stars Sammo Hung and Wang Wenjie as father and son. In November 2007, Chan began filming Shinjuku Incident ,
6314-576: Was his first directorial work since Who Am I? in 1998. 1911 premiered in North America on 14 October. While at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Chan announced that he was retiring from action films citing that he was getting too old for the genre. He later clarified that he would not be completely retiring from action films, but would be performing fewer stunts and taking care of his body more. In 2013, Chan starred in Police Story 2013 ,
6396-699: Was listed in Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies. Another sequel, Police Story 4: First Strike , brought more awards and domestic box office success for Chan, but did not fare as well in foreign markets. By the mid-1990s, he was the most popular action movie star in Asia and Europe. Up until January 1995, his films had grossed over HK$ 500 million ( US$ 70 million ) in Hong Kong and ¥39 billion ( US$ 415 million ) in Japan, while having sold over 33 million box office admissions in France, Germany, Italy and Spain up until then. Despite his international success, he
6478-525: Was not very successful in North America, where he had only two wide releases as a leading actor, The Big Brawl and The Protector , grossing US$ 9.51 million ( US$ 32 million adjusted for inflation). Despite this, there was a thriving North American home video market for Chan's Hong Kong films by the mid-1990s. Chan rekindled his Hollywood ambitions in the 1990s, but refused early offers to play villains in Hollywood films to avoid being typecast in future roles. For example, Sylvester Stallone offered him
6560-427: Was resolved with the help of fellow actor and director Jimmy Wang Yu , allowing Chan to stay with Golden Harvest. Willie Chan became Jackie's personal manager and firm friend, and remained so for over 30 years. He was instrumental in launching Chan's international career, beginning with his first forays into the American film industry in the 1980s. His first Hollywood film was The Big Brawl in 1980. Chan then played
6642-577: Was signed to Chu Mu's Great Earth Film Company. Chan appeared in the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury (1972), both as an extra and as a stunt double for the Japanese villain Hiroshi Suzuki (portrayed by Chikara Hashimoto ), particularly during the final fight scene where Lee kicks him and he flies through the air. Chan again appeared in another Bruce Lee film, Enter the Dragon (1973), as
6724-473: Was the 1978 kung fu action comedy film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow . He then starred in similar kung fu action comedy films such as 1978's Drunken Master and 1980's The Young Master . In 1979, he made his directorial debut with The Fearless Hyena , which was a box office success. Throughout the 1980s, he was part of the "Three Dragons" along with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao ; the three starred in six Hong Kong films together. 1983's Project A saw
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