Jackie Chan

Name: Jackie Chan

Birth Name: Kong-sang Chang

Height: 5' 8½''

Nationality: Hong Kong/Chinese

Birth Date: April 7, 1954

Birth Place: Hong Kong, China

Profession: Actor, Producer, Director, Stunts, Writer, Production Manager

Education: Nan Hua Elementary Academy Chinese Opera Research Institute (1961-1971) Peking Opera School

Wife: Lin Feng-Chiao (aka Lin Feng Chow; Taiwanese; actress; married in 1983)

Relationship: Elaine Ng (Miss Asia, 1 daughter)

Father: Charles Chan (cook)

Mother: Lee-Lee Chan (now lived in Sydney, Australia)

Son: J C Chan (born in 1982; mother: Lin Feng-Chiao)

Claim to fame: As Ah Keung in Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

Jackie Chan is an actor, action choreographer, film director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer from Hong Kong. Chan is one of the best-known names worldwide in the areas of kung fu and action films. In his films, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons and innovative stunts.

Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1970s and has appeared in over 100 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. Besides acting, Chan is 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. In 2008, Chan sang at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony