Celebrity Name : Jackie Chan

Celebrity Real Name : Chan Kwong-Sung

Date of Birth : April 7, 1954

Birth Location : Hong Kong, China

Biography of Chan Kwong-Sung:
Chan Kong-Sang known as Jackie Chan (born on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, producer, stuntman and singer.
Chan is one of the most well-known names in Kung fu and action movies worldwide, known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and use of props including furniture and other set pieces as improvised weapons. Chan has appeared in over a hundred movies, and is one of the most recognizable Asian movie stars in the world. He has a star on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong as well as the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Chan is also a major pop star in Asia, and has released over 100 song titles in 20 albums since 1984. He sings in many different languages including English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese. He also sings many of the theme songs to his films.

Early Life and Career :
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China (now part of People’s Republic of China). Chan is the son of Lee-Lee and Charles Chan, who emigrated to Canberra, Australia in 1960 as refugees from the Chinese Civil War. Prior to leaving China, Lee-Lee and Charles had worked as a maid and butler, respectively, for the French ambassador to Hong Kong. Chan’s Chinese name at birth was Chan Kong-Sang, meaning “born in Hong Kong”.
Before he adopted the Westernised name, “Jackie”, he was known by a variety of other nicknames. As he was a heavy baby, (12 lb at birth, he claims to have spent 12 months in the womb), his mother nicknamed him “Pao Pao” (meaning “Cannonball”). Later, while studying at the Peking Opera School he was known as Yuen Lo, as a mark of respect to his master, Yu Jim-Yuen.
In his early stuntman and acting career (prior to New Fist of Fury in 1976) he was known as Chen Yueng Lung (or Chen Yuen Lung). It may be an odd coincidence that Sammo Hung’s Opera School name was similar - Yuen Lung. He was thereafter known as “Jackie”, named by his Australian co-workers when living in Australia in 1976-1977[1]. Working on a building site alongside a labourer named Jack, Chan’s co-workers nicknamed him “Little Jack”, and later shortened this to Jackie. Because his father’s family name was originally Fong and was changed only when arriving in Hong Kong, Chan’s Chinese name was changed in family records years later to “Fong Si Lung”[2]. He has also been listed as “Sing Lung” (meaning “young dragon” or “to become a dragon”), particularly in relation to his music and it may be no coincidence that his character in the film Fearless Hyena was called “Shing Lung”.

Albums :
* With All One’s Heart, (2002) * The Accidental Spy (OST), (2001) * Asian Pop Gold, (2000) * Gorgeous (OST), (1999) * Best of JC, (1999) * Who Am I? (OST), (1998) * Rush Hour (OST), (1998) * Mulan (OST), (1998) * Mr. Nice Guy (OST), (1997) * Dragon’s Heart, (1996) * Thunderbolt (OST), (1995) * Best of Movie Themes, (1995) * Japanese Release, (1995) * Drunken Master 2 (OST), (1994) * First Time, (1992) * Police Story 3 (OST), (1992) * The Man with the Baseball Bat, (1989) * See You Again, (1989) * Sing Lung, (1988) * The Best of JC, (1988) * The Best of JC (Version 2), (1988) * Giant Feelings, (1988) * No Problem, (1987) * Jackie Chan Sing Lung, (1986) * Shangrila, (1986) * A Boy’s Life, (1985) * Thank You, (1984) * Love Me, (1984)

Trivia Skills :
* While not afraid to do his own stunts, he confesses that, like many, he is afraid of needles and hates taking shots. Unlike injuries that may come from a failed stunt, with a shot he “knows that it’s coming.”
* Though Chan’s willingness to do his own stunts was originally the trademark feature of his movies, he has sustained various injuries over the years which render him incapable of performing certain stunts. He tries to avoid stunts where he may suffer severe head trauma due to a near fatal incident that occurred while shooting Armour of God. He has also broken his left ankle so many times, he can no longer rely on it while pushing for a jump and must use his right foot instead. Over the years, he has been forced to use body doubles on various occasions. He has also broken his fingers, toes, nose and ribs on numerous occasions while filming.
* His final fight with Benny Urquidez in Wheels on Meals is considered to be one of the finest fights of the movie genre.
* He knows Kung Fu, and has trained under GrandMaster Leung Ting in Wing Tsun, as well as numerous other masters in Tong Long (Mantis), Bak Mei (White Eyebrow), as well as the traditional northern Shaolin Kung Fu he learned in opera school. Jackie has also learned numerous other styles of martial arts to help his screen fighting, including Hapkido, Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo and Hei Long (Under Master G.J. Torres). Jackie’s personal style is said to be a mixture of Boxing, Wing Chun, Hapkido and Judo. He stated that some of his martial arts training has been attributed to Jin Pal Kim, a Korean hapkido stylist.
* While performing his own stunts, he has broken his nose three times, his ankle, most of the fingers in his hand, both cheekbones and his skull.[wikipedia]