Background
Jackie was born "Kong-sang Chan" on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak on April 7, 1954, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War.
1978
Jackie Chan in Drunken Master
1981
Jackie Chan and Johnny Yune in The Cannonball Run
1983
Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Charlie Chin, Cherie Chung, Richard Ng, and John Sham in Winners and Sinners
1985
Jackie Chan and Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Heart of Dragon
1985
Jackie Chan in The Protector
1995
Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx
1997
Jackie Chan in Mr. Nice Guy
2003
Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, and David Dobkin in Shanghai Knights
2004
Jackie Chan in Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Jackie Chan and Frank Coraci in Around the World in 80 Days
2006
Jackie Chan and Louis Koo in Bo bui gai wak
2007
Jackie Chan and Brett Ratner in Rush Hour 3
2010
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid
2010
Jackie Chan in Conan
2010
Will Smith and Jackie Chan in The Karate Kid
2010
Jackie Chan at an event for The Karate Kid
2010
Jackie Chan at an event for The 36th Annual People's Choice Awards
2012
Jackie Chan at an event for CZ 12
2012
Chan at the Cannes Film Festival
2012
Jackie Chan on the set of Chinese Zodiac
2014
The Duke of Cambridge Prince William with actor Jackie Chan at the London Conference on The Illegal Wildlife Trade at the Natural History Museum, 12 February 2014.
2016
Jackie Chan at an event for Skiptrace
2017
Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner
2017
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker at an event for The Oscars
Jackie Chan celebrates after winning the Best Action Choreography award for his movie "CZ12" at the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony April 13, 2013.
Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith
Jackie Chan kisses his Best Actor trophy, during the awarding ceremony of the 25th China Golden Rooster Awards, dubbed as 'China's Oscars' on November 12, 2005 in Sanya of Hainan Province, south China.
Jackie Chan 'Finally' Gets His First Oscar at the 8th Annual Governors Awards
Chan placing his hand and footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Jackie Chan, Harvey Weinstein, and Cameron Bailey
Jackie Chan Family
Jackie Chan and his son Jaycee Chan
(In I Am Jackie Chan, Chan tells the fascinating, harrowin...)
In I Am Jackie Chan, Chan tells the fascinating, harrowing, ultimately triumphant story of his life: How the rebellious son of refugees in tumultuous 1950s Hong Kong became the disciplined disciple of a Chinese Opera Master. How the "paradise" that young Jackie so eagerly embraced proved to be, in reality, a ruthlessly competitive place whose fierce master wielded the legal authority to train his students even to death. How the dying art of Chinese opera led Jackie to the movie business--and how he made the leap from stuntman to superstar. How he broke into the Hollywood big time by breaking almost every bone in his body.
https://www.amazon.com/Am-Jackie-Chan-Life-Action/dp/0345415035/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Jackie Chan stars as the mischievous young son of a marti...)
Jackie Chan stars as the mischievous young son of a martial arts school master who is sent to his sadistic uncle for discipline training in this comedy kung fu classic.
https://www.amazon.com/Drunken-Master-Siu-Tien-Yuen/dp/B003LPO1QA/?tag=2022091-20
1978
(Ching Loong (Jackie Chan), a young martial arts student, ...)
Ching Loong (Jackie Chan), a young martial arts student, is suddenly thrown into the limelight when his elder, Cheng Keung (Wei Pei), drops out of an annual competition. When Cheng is framed for a crime he didn't commit, Ching is forced to step up and face his toughest challenge yet, in this Hong Kong action classic.
https://www.amazon.com/Young-Master-Jackie-Chan/dp/B01MQR5AU9/?tag=2022091-20
1980
(A pair of cousins take a break from their careers as mobi...)
A pair of cousins take a break from their careers as mobile restaurateurs to help an inept private eye rescue a Spanish heiress. What follows is a sidesplitting, Action-packed Adventure you won't want to miss, starring the all-time biggest stars of comic martial arts cinema!
https://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Meals-Jackie-Chan/dp/B076XNNTT4/?tag=2022091-20
1984
(The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in t...)
The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West when martial arts daredevil Jackie Chan teams up with comedic powerhouse Chris Tucker to investigate a kidnapping.
https://www.amazon.com/Rush-Hour-Jackie-Chan/dp/B0091XOCM4/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(The classic western gets a kick in the pants when an Impe...)
The classic western gets a kick in the pants when an Imperial Guard travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo take on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.
https://www.amazon.com/Shanghai-Noon-Jackie-Chan/dp/B003V5G9J2/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(It's vacation time for Carter and he finds himself alongs...)
It's vacation time for Carter and he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord.
https://www.amazon.com/Rush-Hour-2-Jackie-Chan/dp/B000YIWTT8/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Based on the classical novel by Jules Verne about an adve...)
Based on the classical novel by Jules Verne about an adventurer, Passepartout who ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg on a daring mission to journey around the world.
https://www.amazon.com/Around-World-Days-Jackie-Chan/dp/B004IDBEUK/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes o...)
Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way.
https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Chan-Kung-Fu-Master/dp/B0795MBL2V/?tag=2022091-20
2011
(The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose...)
The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism.
https://www.amazon.com/Foreigner-Jackie-Chan/dp/B078KFN6P6/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(In this fantastical action film, martial arts legend Jack...)
In this fantastical action film, martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as a police inspector tracking down a deranged villain who is out to kidnap his daughter.
https://www.amazon.com/Bleeding-Steel-Jackie-Chan/dp/B07F6SPYXB/?tag=2022091-20
2018
陳港生
Actor director martial artist producer singer stuntman
Jackie was born "Kong-sang Chan" on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak on April 7, 1954, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War.
Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island, where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school. In early 1960 Jackie’s family emigrated to Canberra, Australia. The young Jackie was less than successful scholastically, so his father sent him back to Hong Kong to attend the rigorous China Drama Academy, one of the Peking Opera schools. Chan excelled at acrobatics, singing and martial arts and eventually became a member of the "Seven Little Fortunes" performing troupe and began lifelong friendships with fellow martial artists / actors Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and Biao Yuen. Chan journeyed back and forth to visit his parents in Canberra, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked as a construction worker, but eventually he made his way back to Hong Kong as his permanent home.
Despite the minimal formal education Chan received, later in life he was made an honorary doctor of social science of the Hong Kong Baptist University, and an honorary fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
Chan began his career by appearing in small roles at 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.
In the early 1970s Chan commenced his movie career appearing in very minor roles in two films starring then rising martial arts superstar Bruce Lee: Jing wu men (1972; Fist of Fury) and the Warner Bros. production Enter the Dragon (1973). He starred in Shao Lin mu ren xiang (1976; Shaolin Wooden Men), Jian hua yan yu Jiang Nan (1977; To Kill With Intrigue), Dian zhi gong fu gan chian chan (1980; Half A Loaf of Kung Fu) and Fei du juan yun shan (1978; Magnificent Bodyguards), which all fared reasonably well at the cinemas.
However, Chan scored a major breakthrough with the hit Drunken Master (1978), which has become a cult favorite among martial arts film fans. Not too long after this, Chan made his directorial debut with The Young Master (1980; The Young Master) and then "Enter the Dragon" producer Robert Clouse lured Jackie to the United States for a film planned to break Jackie into the lucrative United States market. The Big Brawl (1980; Battle Creek Brawl) featured Jackie competing in a "toughest street fighter" contest set in 1940s Texas; however, Jackie was unhappy with the end result, and it failed to fire with United States audiences.
In a further attempt to get his name known in the US, Jackie was cast alongside Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore and Dean Martin in the Hal Needham-directed car chase flick The Cannonball Run (1981). Regrettably, Jackie was cast as a Japanese race driver and his martial arts skills are only shown in one small sequence near the film's conclusion. Undeterred, he returned to the Orient to do what he did best - make jaw-dropping action films loaded with amazing stunt work. Chan and his legendary stunt team were unparalleled in their ability to execute the most incredible fight scenes and action sequences, and the next decade would see some of their best work.
Chan paired with the dynamic Sammo Hung Kam-Bo to star in Winners & Sinners (1983; Winners & Sinners), Project A (1983; Project "A"), Wheels on Meals (1984; Wheels On Meals), Fuk sing go jiu (1985; Winners & Sinners 2), Xia ri fu xing (1985; My Lucky Stars 2). Chan then journeyed back to the United States for another shot at that market, starring alongside Danny Aiello in The Protector (1985),) filmed in Hong Kong and New York. However, as with previous attempts, Jackie felt the United States director - in this case, James Glickenhaus - failed to understand his audience appeal and the film played to lukewarm reviews and box-office receipts. Jackie did, however, decide to "harden" up his on-screen image somewhat and his next film, Police Story (1985; Police Story) was a definite departure from previously light-hearted martial arts fare, and his fans loved the final product. This was quickly followed up with the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - influenced Armour of God (1986), during filming of which Jackie mistimed a leap from a wall to a tree on location in Yugoslavia and fell many quite a few feet onto his head, causing a skull fracture. It was another in a long line of injuries that Chan has suffered as a result of doing his own stunt work, and he was soon back in front of the cameras.
Project A 2 (1987), Police Story 2 (1988), Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989), Operation Condor (1991; Armour of God 2) and Supercop (1992; Police Story 3) were all sizable hits for Jackie, escalating his status to phenomenal heights in Asia, and to his loyal fan base around the globe. Success was now just around the corner for the hard-working Jackie Chan, and it arrived in the form of the action film Rumble in the Bronx (1995; filmed in Canada) that successfully blended humor and action to make a winning formula in United States theaters.
Jackie then went to work on Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996; Police Story 4), Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Jackie Chan's Who Am I? (1998), which all met with positive results at the international box office. Jackie then went to work in the his biggest-budget United States production, starring alongside fast-talking comedian Chris Tucker in the action / comedy Rush Hour (1998). The film was a bigger hit than "Rumble In the Bronx" and firmly established Jackie as a bona fide star in the United States. Jackie then paired up with rising talent Owen Wilson to star in Shanghai Noon (2000) and its sequel, Shanghai Knights (2003), and re-teamed with Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001), as well as starring in The Tuxedo (2002), The Medallion (2003) and the delightful Around the World in 80 Days (2004).
Not one to forget his loyal fan base, Jackie returned to more gritty and traditional fare with New Police Story (2004), The Myth (2005) and Rob-B-Hood (2006).
In 2007, Chan reprised a familiar role with the release of Rush Hour 3. In 2008, he provided the voice of Master Monkey for the wildly successful animated feature Kung Fu Panda, which went on to spawn multiple sequels, a video game and a TV series. That year, he also paired with fellow Chinese action star Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom. Subsequent U.S. releases had Chan appearing in such family-friendly fare as The Spy Next Door (2010) and a reboot of The Karate Kid (2010).
Meanwhile, Chan continued to thrive as a mainstay of Chinese cinema. He headlined the crime drama Shinjuku Incident in 2009, and wrote and starred in the action comedy Little Big Soldier in 2010. In 2011, he completed an ambitious project as co-director and star of the historical drama 1911.
CZ12 (2012) saw Chan back in action mode, and the following year he revisited his old franchise with Police Story 2013. He enjoyed a huge box-office haul with the 2015 3-D historical action film Dragon Blade, which also featured American stars John Cusack and Adrien Brody, setting the table for a slate of 2016 flicks that included Skiptrace and Railroad Tigers. In 2017 he appeared in action-thriller The Foreigner, an Anglo-Chinese production. He also stars in the science-fiction film Bleeding Steel.
In addition to his film production and distribution company, JCE Movies Limited, Jackie Chan also owns or co-owns the production companies JC Group China, Jackie & Willie Productions (with Willie Chan) and Jackie & JJ Productions. Chan has also put his name to Jackie Chan Theater International, a cinema chain in China, co-run by Hong Kong company Sparkle Roll Group Ltd. The first—Jackie Chan-Yaolai International Cinema—opened in February 2010, and is claimed to be the largest cinema complex in China, with 17 screens and 3,500 seats.
In 2004, Chan launched his own line of clothing, which bears a Chinese dragon logo and the English word "Jackie", or the initials "JC". Chan also has a number of other branded businesses. His sushi restaurant chain, Jackie's Kitchen, has outlets throughout Hong Kong. Jackie Chan's Cafe has outlets in Beijing, Singapore, and the Philippines. Other ventures include Jackie Chan Signature Club gyms (a partnership with California Fitness), and a line of chocolates, cookies and nutritional oatcakes. With each of his businesses, a percentage of the profits goes to various charities, including the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation.
An operatically trained vocalist, Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star. 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 the theme songs of his films, which play over the closing credits.
(In I Am Jackie Chan, Chan tells the fascinating, harrowin...)
1998(A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recogniza...)
2018(The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose...)
2017(Based on the classical novel by Jules Verne about an adve...)
2004(The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in t...)
1998(Ching Loong (Jackie Chan), a young martial arts student, ...)
1980(Jackie Chan stars as the mischievous young son of a marti...)
1978(In this fantastical action film, martial arts legend Jack...)
2018(Jackie's undercover and out of control on a high-stakes m...)
1992(Jackie Chan stars as a television chef pursued by rival g...)
1998(A pair of cousins take a break from their careers as mobi...)
1984(The classic western gets a kick in the pants when an Impe...)
2000(It's vacation time for Carter and he finds himself alongs...)
2001(Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes o...)
2011(Jackie Chan stars as a policeman battling a powerful crim...)
1985(Jackie Chan was a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee.)
1972(Jackie Chan as a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee.)
1973(Martial arts action comedy film)
1995(Chinese historical drama film)
2011(Martial arts action film)
1978(Martial arts drama film. A remake of 1984's The Karate Kid)
2010(The Criterion Collection)
(Historical action film)
2015Jackie Chan is a non-practicing Buddhist and often curtails publicly speaking about religion.
Chan is a spokesperson for the Government of Hong Kong, appearing in public service announcements. In a Clean Hong Kong commercial, he urged the people of Hong Kong to be more considerate with regards to littering, a problem that has been widespread for decades. Furthermore, in an advertisement promoting nationalism, he gave a short explanation of the March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. In the United States, Chan appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in a government advert to combat copyright infringement and made another public service announcement with Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to encourage people, especially Asian people, to join the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
During a news conference in Shanghai on 28 March 2004, Chan referred to the recently concluded Republic of China 2004 presidential election in Taiwan, in which Democratic Progressive Party candidates Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu were re-elected as President and Vice-President, as "the biggest joke in the world". A Taiwanese legislator and senior member of the DPP, Parris Chang, called for the government of Taiwan to ban his films and bar him the right to visit Taiwan.
Referring to his participation in the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Chan spoke out against demonstrators who disrupted the relay several times attempting to draw attention to a wide-ranging number of grievances against the Chinese government. He warned that "publicity seekers" planning to stop him from carrying the Olympic Torch "not get anywhere near" him. Chan also argued that the Olympics coverage that year would "provide another way for us to tell the world about Chinese culture."
In 2009, Chan was named an "anti-drug ambassador" by the Chinese government, actively taking part in anti-drug campaigns and supporting President Hu Jintao's declaration that illegal drugs should be eradicated, and their users punished severely.
On 18 April 2009, during a panel discussion at the annual Boao Forum for Asia, he questioned whether or not broad freedom is a good thing. "I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want." Chan's comments prompted angry responses from several prominent figures in Taiwan and Hong Kong. A spokesman later said Chan was referring to freedom in the entertainment industry, rather than in Chinese society at large.
In December 2012, Chan caused outrage when he criticised Hong Kong as a "city of protest", suggesting that demonstrators' rights in Hong Kong should be limited. The same month, in an interview with Phoenix TV, Chan stated that the United States was the "most corrupt" country in the world, which in turn angered parts of the online community.
Off screen he has been directly involved in many philanthropic ventures providing financial assistance to schools and universities around the world. He is a UNICEF GoodWill Ambassador, and he has campaigned against animal abuse and pollution and assisted with disaster relief efforts to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami victims. In June 2006 Chan pledged the donation of half his assets to charity upon his death. Chan launched the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the John Curtin School of Medical Research of the Australian National University. Chan is also a supporter and ambassador of Save China's Tigers, which aims to save the endangered South China tiger through breeding and releasing them into the wild. Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Chan donated RMB ¥10 million to help those in need. In response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Chan and fellow Hong Kong-based celebrities, including American rapper MC Jin, headlined a special three-hour charity concert, titled Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders, on 1 April 2011 to help with Japan's disaster recovery effort. The 3-hour concert raised over $3.3 million. In January 2017, Chan donated $65,000 to help flood victims in Thailand.
Chan founded the Jackie Chan Charitable Organization in 1988, which, among other projects, offers scholarships to Hong Kong youths. Chan funded the construction of the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the Australian National University.
In 2005 Chan created the Dragon's Heart Foundation to help children and the elderly in remote areas of China by building schools, providing books, fees, and uniforms for children; the organisation expanded its reach to Europe in 2011. The foundation also provides for the elderly with donations of warm clothing, wheelchairs, and other items.
Quotations:
“Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead.”
“It's very important that I get hurt when making a movie.”
“I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid.”
“I don't want to be an action star, action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.”
“I have a few rules that I tell my manager: No sex scenes. No make love. The kids who like me don't need to see it. It would gross them out.”
“I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.”
“The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am.”
“My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films. The firefighter is the only one I have yet to put in a film. I have dragged this idea on for so many years, even if I want to make it, now I feel that my age makes me unsuitable. If I do make this film, I would no longer play a firefighter, and would more likely be a firefighting captain. But if I were to be honest with you, the role I want to play most is the firefighter.”
“I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?”
“In Hollywood, they care more about comedy, relationship and so many things before action stunts. In Hong Kong, we go straight into stunts and action, but in America sometimes that's too much. So, now I'm making a film half and half - take some good things from Hollywood and some good things from Asia.”
“I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now. If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic. I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want.”
“I'm not young anymore. I'm really, really tired. And the world is too violent right now. It's a dilemma - I like action but I don't like violence.” - [on making his last action movie, 2012]
“I have reasons to do each film, I have something to say. Unlike Rush Hour (1998) there was no reason [in making it], you just give me the money and I'm fine. I dislike "Rush Hour" the most, but ironically it sold really well in the U.S. and Europe.”
“I used to enjoy action; now I enjoy acting.”
“Action stars have a shelf life. Actors go on till 70 or 80. I want people to say Jackie is a good actor who can also do action. I want to be the Robert De Niro of Asia.”
“When I was younger I thought shark fin soup was good for the skin, for collagen. I thought tiger bone oil was good for when you get hurt. These kinds of things are always in your mind - traditional things. You eat pigs brain and you get clever. When you eat pig knuckles you feel good.”
“I was making a film in China. The government buy me a dinner. I sit down. Boom! - they give me shark fin soup. I said put it away. I said can I have some other soup, I just don't like shark fin soup...Sometimes when government do things, the people just don't concentrate. But if you use celebrity, they will believe it. We need more celebrities to speak out about this.”
“Just give him a chance to try to change America and change the world. He's a businessman... I think he knows how to handle these types of things.” - [on Donald Trump's presidency]
Chan is trained in Northern & Southern styles of Kung-Fu as well as other styles of Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Hapkido. Chan also has some experience in Jeet Kune Do having studied under Bruce Lee while working as a stuntman on some of his films.
Chan has performed most of his own stunts throughout his film career, which are choreographed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. The dangerous nature of his stunts makes it difficult to get insurance, especially in the United States where his stunt work is contractually limited. 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 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.
Despite being known for his extraordinary combat skills, Jackie abhors violence in real life and claims to having only been in one fight his entire life and only then because his friends dragged him into it. Chan says he has always wanted to be a role model to children, and has remained popular with them due to his good-natured acting style. He has generally refused to play villains and has been very restrained in using swear words in his films. Chan's greatest regret in life is not having received a proper education, inspiring him to fund educational institutions around the world.
Jackie is an avid football fan and supports the Hong Kong national football team, England National Football Team, and Manchester City.
Physical Characteristics: Chan underwent plastic surgery in 1976 to re-shape his eyelids, giving him a more "Western" appearance.
Quotes from others about the person
“Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn't know how to do. You can both go to two Chinese restaurants, but both can have different kinds of food.” - Jet Li
“Growing up, my inspirations were Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, all these martial arts legends. I wanted to express my talent on screen in a certain way. I felt that it made me a little different.” - Tiger Shroff
“I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up 'til now... and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a film one time - that would a well brilliant movie!” - Jet Li
“He is one of the finest and kindest human beings I have come across. When you meet him, you will understand why he is the Jackie Chan. It's not just for his work but also the kind of person he is.” - Disha Patani
“Jackie Chan, I've known him, he's a great guy. I know he's very watchable and fun. He's perfect, actually.” - Dolph Lundgren
“I worked with Jackie Chan for a long time, and seeing how much pain he's in, I realized that that might not be a sustainable career for me. So I started to develop my career as a dramatic actor rather than as an action actor.” - Daniel Wu
In 1982, Chan married Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-jiao, also known as Joan Lin. They have one son, actor and singer Jaycee. Chan also reportedly fathered a daughter through an affair with a former Miss Asia.