5.JACKIE CHAN
5.JACKIE CHAN($45.5MILLION)
Jackie Chan
Chan at Bleeding Steel press conference, Sydney Opera House, July 2016
Background information
Chinese name 成龍 (traditional)
Chinese name 成龙 (simplified)
Pinyin Chéng Lóng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Sing4 Lung4 (Cantonese)
Vietnamese name Thành Long
Born Chan Kong-sang (陳港生)
7 April 1954 (age 64)
Victoria Peak, British Hong Kong
Residence Hong Kong
Other names 元樓 (Yuen Lou)
房仕龙 (Fong Silung)
Alma mater Peking Opera School
Occupation Martial artist, actor, director, producer, screenwriter, action choreographer, singer, stunt director, stunt performer
Years active 1962–present
Nationality Hong Kong
Genre(s) Cantopop, Mandopop, Hong Kong English pop, J-pop
Spouse(s) Joan Lin (m. 1982)
Children
Jaycee Chan (son)
Etta Ng (daughter)
Parents Charles Chan (father)
Lee-Lee Chan (mother)
Ancestry He County, Anhui, China
Website www.jackiechan.com
Also known as 大哥 (Big Brother)
Awards
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan (Chinese characters).svg
"Sing Long" (Chan's Chinese stage name) in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 成龍
Simplified Chinese 成龙
Literal meaning "Become the Dragon (Bruce Lee)"
Transcriptions
Real name
Traditional Chinese 房仕龍
Simplified Chinese 房仕龙
Transcriptions
Birth name
Traditional Chinese 陳港生
Simplified Chinese 陈港生
Transcriptions
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese Thành Long
Thai name
Thai เฉินหลง
Korean name
Hangul 성룡
Hanja 成龍
Transcriptions
Japanese name
Kanji 成龍
Hiragana せいりゅう
Transcriptions
Chan Kong-sang, SBS,[1] MBE,[2] PMW[3] (陳港生; born 7 April 1954),[4] known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself, in the cinematic world. He has trained in wushu or kungfu and hapkido,[5][6] and has been acting since the 1960s, appearing in over 150 films.
Chan is one of the most recognizable and influential cinematic personalities in the world, gaining a widespread following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[7][8] He has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and 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 globally known philanthropist, and has been named as one of the top 10 most charitable celebrities by Forbes magazine.[9][10] 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.[11][12]
Jackie Chan
Chan at Bleeding Steel press conference, Sydney Opera House, July 2016
Background information
Chinese name 成龍 (traditional)
Chinese name 成龙 (simplified)
Pinyin Chéng Lóng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Sing4 Lung4 (Cantonese)
Vietnamese name Thành Long
Born Chan Kong-sang (陳港生)
7 April 1954 (age 64)
Victoria Peak, British Hong Kong
Residence Hong Kong
Other names 元樓 (Yuen Lou)
房仕龙 (Fong Silung)
Alma mater Peking Opera School
Occupation Martial artist, actor, director, producer, screenwriter, action choreographer, singer, stunt director, stunt performer
Years active 1962–present
Nationality Hong Kong
Genre(s) Cantopop, Mandopop, Hong Kong English pop, J-pop
Spouse(s) Joan Lin (m. 1982)
Children
Jaycee Chan (son)
Etta Ng (daughter)
Parents Charles Chan (father)
Lee-Lee Chan (mother)
Ancestry He County, Anhui, China
Website www.jackiechan.com
Also known as 大哥 (Big Brother)
Awards
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan (Chinese characters).svg
"Sing Long" (Chan's Chinese stage name) in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 成龍
Simplified Chinese 成龙
Literal meaning "Become the Dragon (Bruce Lee)"
Transcriptions
Real name
Traditional Chinese 房仕龍
Simplified Chinese 房仕龙
Transcriptions
Birth name
Traditional Chinese 陳港生
Simplified Chinese 陈港生
Transcriptions
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese Thành Long
Thai name
Thai เฉินหลง
Korean name
Hangul 성룡
Hanja 成龍
Transcriptions
Japanese name
Kanji 成龍
Hiragana せいりゅう
Transcriptions
Chan Kong-sang, SBS,[1] MBE,[2] PMW[3] (陳港生; born 7 April 1954),[4] known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself, in the cinematic world. He has trained in wushu or kungfu and hapkido,[5][6] and has been acting since the 1960s, appearing in over 150 films.
Chan is one of the most recognizable and influential cinematic personalities in the world, gaining a widespread following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[7][8] He has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and 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 globally known philanthropist, and has been named as one of the top 10 most charitable celebrities by Forbes magazine.[9][10] 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.[11][12]
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