A one-man show
jackie chan'n family is from shantung,
china, but he was born in hong kong on
april 7,1954. his real name is chan
on kong sang. jackie started in the china
drama academy at the age of six. he
learned music and dance, and he trained in
traditional martial arts and acrobatics
in 1983, jackie formed an action-comedy
trio the three brothers with his friends
biao yuen and samo hung. the trio became
very popular. in hong kong, jackie started
making action films combining fights and
dangerous stunts. jackie was a mixture of charlie chaplin, bruce lee, andjames bond.
the combination worked, and he became famous around the world.
some of his films are cannonball run (1980), supercop, rumble in the bronx (1996), and the
rush hour series (1998,2001). jackie has had many broken bones and injuries from doing his
own stunts. why does he take the risk? jackie says, "my fans expect me to do that.
i want to add to the drama and excitement of the film." jackie chan continues
to entertain audiences all over the world.