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Jackie Chan

Hong Kong-born actor and martial artist famous for innovative stunts and a career spanning over six decades. Jackie Chan's nationality is American. Jackie Chan was born on 7 April 1954.

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Who is Jackie Chan?

Jackie Chan is best known for Iconic martial artist and actor known for acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and performing his own stunts. Jackie Chan is an American public figure. Jackie Chan was born on 7 April 1954, which places Jackie Chan among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1950s. On Dead or Alive, Jackie Chan is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Jackie Chan is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Iconic martial artist and actor known for acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and performing his own stunts.
Nationality: American
Born: 7 April 1954
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Jackie Chan

Starting as one of the Seven Little Fortunes at the China Drama Academy, where he was trained in acrobatics, martial arts and acting, Chan entered the Hong Kong film industry as a stuntman before making the transition to acting. His breakthrough came with the action comedy Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978). He then starred in similar action comedies such as Drunken Master (1978) and The Young Master (1980). He made his directorial debut with The Fearless Hyena (1979), 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. Project A (1983) saw 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 Wheels on Meals (1984) and Police Story (1985). Rumble in the Bronx (1995), which had a successful worldwide theatrical run, brought Chan into the North American mainstream. By the mid-1990s, he was the most popular action movie star in Eurasia. Chan gained Hollywood success for portraying Chief Inspector Lee in the American buddy cop action comedy film Rush Hour (1998), a role he reprised in two sequels.

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What is Jackie Chan known for?

Jackie Chan is known for Iconic martial artist and actor known for acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and performing his own stunts.

When was Jackie Chan born?

Jackie Chan was born on 7 April 1954.

What nationality is Jackie Chan?

Jackie Chan's nationality is American.

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