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Jackie Chan is one of the most recognized names in kung fu movies worldwide, known for his comic, acrobatic fighting style and use of improvised weapons. Chan has starred in over a hundred movies.
Chan is often said to do all his own stunts. While this claim does not hold up to close scrutiny, he does do most of his own work, and has racked up an impressive list of injuries to prove it. (The closing credits of his films usually show bloopers and at least one serious injury.) He's unable to get insurance anywhere in the world. He came closest to death while filming Armour of God 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor, when he fell from a tree in a relatively routine stunt and cracked his skull open.
In recent years, Chan has begun using doubles and special effects in his movies.
Chan was in the Seven Little FortunesThe Seven Little Fortunes were the best of the Peking Opera School. They traveled and showed thir acrobatic and acting skills to the western audiences. Some famous members of the Seven Little Fortunes include kung fu actors Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen B Chinese opera troupe as a youth, along with Sammo HungSammo Hung (; Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Hong4 Gam1 Bow2; pinyin: Hong Jinbo; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born 1950) is a Kung Fu movies actor and director. He was born in Hong Kong. He was one of the Seven Little Fortunes Chinese opera troupe as a youth, alo.
In his biography, Chan says he created his screen persona as a reaction to that of Bruce LeeSee also Bruce Lee, aka Peter Dinsdale, infamous British serial arsonist and killer Bruce Lee ( November 27, 1940 July 20, 1973) is widely considered to be the greatest martial arts film actor of the 20th century. His films, especially the last one Enter, and the numerous imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. Where Lee's characters were typically stern, morally upright heroes, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly foolish regular guys, often at the mercy of their girlfriends or families. However, his characters always triumph in the end.
Chan repeatedly attempted to break into the American movie industry, appearing in films like Battle Creek Brawl, Cannonball RunCannonball Run was a campy, screwball comedy released in 1981 that starred Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise and Farrah Fawcett-Majors. Hal Needham was the director and had an uncredited role as an emergency medical technician. The film is a sequel to the earlie, Cannonball Run II and The Protector . While he did attain cult popularity in the US, his break into the mainstream was Rumble in the Bronx in 1995. He has attained the box-office guarantee that has so far eluded other Hong Kong movie stars like Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh in Hollywood. He also made a successful animated television series called Jackie Chan Adventures.
Chan also has the distinction of being the central subject of UK band Ash's song Kung Fu.
In 1994, MTV honored Chan with a lifetime achievement award for his action-oriented movies, and a year later, he made his "official" debut in North America with a world-wide release of "Rumble in the Bronx."
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