Perhaps you knew him as Jackie Chan all your life, but this isn’t his real name. The legend is a martial artist, dancer, film director , producer, stuntman, and also a rapper, and is known professionally as Jackie Chan. His accrobatic style of combat, comic timing, improvised use of weapons and innovative stunts are known to him. He specialized in Wushu or Kung Fu, and since his acting career in the 1960s Hapkido has starred in over 150 films. He is one of the most recognizable and influential figures worldwide, while receiving stars on the Hong Kong Stars Avenue and Hollywood Walk of Fame in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. In numerous pop music, cartoons and video games he has been listed. He is also a skilled vocalist with operatic training, Cantopop and Mandopop, who has released several albums and sang several theme songs for the films that he starred in. He is a world-famous philanthropist, one of Forbes magazine ‘s 10 most charitable celebrities. Film academic Andr...
