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Jackie Chan

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Chen Gangsheng, SBS, MBE, PMW, also known as Fang Shilong, stage name Jackie Chan, ancestral home in Yantai, Shandong Province today, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, screenwriter and film producer. In 1979, he joined Golden Harvest Company to replace Bruce Lee who passed away suddenly. During this period, he shot many movies and achieved great success. In 1998, he temporarily left Jiahe due to the death of He Guanchang. At the end of the same year, at the invitation of Zou Wenhuai, the founder of Jiahe Group, he returned to film "Glass Bottle" and "The Secret Agent". Joined Emperor Group in early 2001 and has been there ever since. Jackie Chan is famous for his kung fu comedy, claiming that he personally performs most of the scenes and uses this as a selling point. He is one of the few Chinese actors who has achieved success in Hollywood and internationally. Many of his films, such as the "Speed" series, have achieved box office success around the world. . In 2015, Forbes valued his assets at approximately US$350 million. In 2016, Jackie Chan was the second highest-paid actor in the world; in the same year, he became the first Chinese to win the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
United States
Born
1954-04-07
Wikidata
Q36970
Occupations movie actorfilm producerscreenwriterstuntmanfilm directorchoreographerJudokaTaekwondo athleteactor
Aliases Chen LungChen Yuan LungChen Yuan-lungChen Yuen LungJackie ChanJacky ChanKong-sang ChanKung-Fu MasterLung ChengPao PaoSing LungY'uen LoYuan Lung ChenYuan-Lou ChenYuen Lung ChenYuanlouGenryuYuanlongJackie ChanJackie ChanFang ShilongFang ShilongChen YuanlouChen YuanlongChen GangshengChen YuanlouChen Yuanlong

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