Jackie Chan without exaggeration is one of the most famous people in the world. Although he can not be called a handsome man, an Asian actor, director and martial artist has a huge number of dedicated fans around the world. The celebrity's biography also deserves attention.
A brief biography of actor Jackie Chan
The future actor was born on April 7, 1954 in a Chinese family living below the poverty line. At birth, the baby weighed more than 5 kilograms, so from the first days of his life the nickname "Pao-Pao", which means "cannonball", was firmly attached to it.
Talent and expressive creative abilities of the boy showed up very early. At the age of 6 he entered the Peking Opera School, where he first became acquainted with stage activities, acquired his first experience of performing before the public and began to engage in kung fu. There Jackie first played in the movie. Beginning from the age of 8, the boy actively acted in extras, and later became the son of the main character in the Beijing opera.
As a teenager, he continues to play secondary roles and episodes in the various films themselves. In particular, in the filmography of the young actor Jackie Chan there are pictures of "Fist of Fury" and "Exit of the Dragon", the main role in which was performed by Bruce Lee himself.
In the 1970s, the future celebrity moved to live in Australia, where his parents moved earlier. There, the young man not only continued to play in the movies, but also began to work on a job site, trying to help his family. After a while Jackie Chan tried himself as a stuntman and, admittedly, coped well with his new role.
The extraordinary talent and possession of various types of martial arts allowed Jackie to put on his own tricks, improvise and make changes to the previously prepared script. For the first time full freedom of action for the young actor was given to the director of the film "Snake in the shadow of the eagle", which won great popularity among the audience and received the highest ratings of film critics.
Of course, already at that time Jackie Chan in Asia was an incomparable star, however, he could not succeed in the United States for quite some time. A real breakthrough for the celebrity was the release of the pictures "Dismantling in the Bronx", after which it began to be recognized absolutely everywhere.
To date, the filmography of the actor has more than 100 paintings, some of which he created from the beginning to the end on his own. In addition, Jackie Chan is a wonderful singer and very often self-recorded soundtracks for his films.
The personal life of Jackie Chan
For a long time the public did not know any details about the personal life of the star. Jackie Chan hid the names of his wife and children, to protect them from too much attention paparazzi and prevent any rash acts of their numerous fans.
Only in 1998, journalists learned that the famous actor is already married to Lin Fengjiao for more than 16 years. Moreover, the son of Jackie Chan and his wife grew up son Jaycee, who later continued his father's business and became a film actor.
The legend of the movie could be called an exemplary family man, if not for one unpleasant moment in his biography - actress Elaine Wu Qili asserts that in 1999 she became pregnant from Jackie Chan and gave birth to his daughter Etta. With the celebrity, she met during joint filming in the movie "Magnificent", where young people and started a romantic relationship .
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The first time, the categorically denied his involvement in the girl's appearance, but later claimed that he was ready to take full responsibility for the baby, if her mother proves that he is her father. Currently, Jackie Chan is completely not interested in the fate of this girl and tries to avoid talking about any topics related to her and her mother.
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