Jackie Chan Lifestyle
 | Jackie Chan is a famous Hong Kong actor, martial artist, filmmaker, stunt man, singer, action choreographer, and entrepreneur. He is best known in the cinematic world for his comic timing and innovative stunts. Jackie has trained in Hapkido and kung fu and has acted since the 1960s. Jackie has appeared in more than 150 films. Jackie has received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Hong Kong Avenue of Fame. Moreover, this actor has been referenced in several video games, pop songs, and Cantopop. Jackie is also a great philanthropist, and Forbes has listed him among the top 10 charitable celebrities. Back in 2016, he was named the second-highest-paid actor on the planet. |
His full name is Chan Kong Sang, but he's also known as Jackie Chan, Paopao, Fang Shilong, and Yuen Lo. He was born April 7, 1954, in Victoria Peak, British Hong Kong. He stands at 1.74 meters or five feet eight inches tall.
In 1998, this great philanthropist established the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. Then in 2005, he founded Dragon's Heart Foundation. Moreover, Chan has pledged to donate 50% of his assets to charity when he dies. He supports and becomes the ambassador of saving China's tigers. This organization works to protect the endangered South China Tiger. In 2008 Jackie donated RMB 10 million to help people after the Sichuan earthquake. In 2017, the actor donated $65,000 to help flood victims in Thailand. Jackie was named in the Panama Papers back in 2016. Jackie generally refuses to play villains and avoids saying swear words in his films. He always wants to be a role model for children. Jackie has helped in the establishment of schools in poor regions of China.
Jackie can speak several languages, including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and American Sign Language.
Moreover, Jackie speaks some Thai, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and German.
Jackie is an avid football fan. He supports Manchester City, the England national football team, and the Hong Kong national football team. The star sign of Jackie is Aries. He weighs approximately 65 kilograms or 143 pounds. This actor has brown eyes, and he is a Chinese Buddhist. Jackie's hobby is listening to music, and he loves eating ice cream. Jackie once called Hong Kong a messy place and is a supporter of the Communist Party of China. This man broke 12 concrete blocks at one time without letting the tender egg break, holding it in his hand. Jackie's All in the Family is the only movie made by this actor that has no fight scenes. Jackie holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most stunts by a living actor. Unfortunately, when Jackie was filming Armor of God, his head hurt, and now he has a permanent plastic plug in his head.
During the early 1980s, he was dating a Taiwanese actress named Joan Lin. The pair got married in 1982, and they have a son named Jaycee Chan. However, Jackie later established an extramarital affair with Elaine Ng Ye-Lei with Elaine Jackie had an illegitimate daughter born in January 1999. This daughter was named Etta Ng Chok Lam. According to reports, Jackie gave Elaine 70,000 Hong Kong dollars each month, and after she moved to Shanghai, Jackie gave him 600,000 Hong Kong dollars. However, Elaine's lawyer later claimed these transactions were non-existent.
He is the son of two refugees from the Chinese Civil War, Lee-Lee Chan and Charles, who worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong. Jackie went to the Nah-Hwa primary school on Hong Kong Island, and his parents decided to withdraw him from the school after Jackie failed his first year. Then in 1960, Jackie's father emigrated to Canberra in Australia. He started working as the head cook for the American Embassy. Jackie later attended the China Drama Academy, and for the next decade, this man trained in martial arts and acrobatics. Eventually, Jackie became a member of a group called Seven Little Fortunes, which consisted of the best students in the school. Jackie entered the film industry and got the opportunity to train Hapkido under Grandmaster Jin Pal Kim. As a result, Jackie attained a black belt, and this man also trained in several other martial arts styles such as G KUNDO, taekwondo, Judo, and Karate. In 1976, Jackie went to Australia and attended Dixon College; Jackie worked as a construction worker.
Jackie started his career as a child actor and appeared in the BIG and LITTLE Wong Tin Bar back in 1962 when he was eight years old. Then in 1971, Jackie signed a deal with The Great Earth film company and worked as a stuntman in films titled Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury. At the time, he was 17 years old, and in 1973, Jackie played the lead role in the film titled Little Tiger of Canton. After that, he starred in the comedy film All in The Family, released in 1975. Then in 1978, he was seen in a Snake in The Ego Shadow. This film is considered to be his first significant success. Two years later, Jackie made his directorial debut with the film titled The young master. Then in 1985, Jackie formed the Jackie Chan Stuntman Association, and he appeared in several Hollywood movies between 1988 and 1998. In 2011, Jackie appeared in the 100th movie of his career, 1911. In 2016, Jackie starred in Railroad Tigers, and the following year this actor played the lead role in the film titled The Foreigner. Finally, Jackie is in the movie The Project extraction this year.
Chan primarily accumulated its net worth from movies and songs. Jackie also earns money from his film production company called JCE movies limited. Moreover, he co-owns various other production companies, including Jackie and JJ productions, JC group China and Jackie and Willie productions. Back in 2004, Jackie introduced his clothing line, and he also owns a sushi restaurant chain called Jackie's kitchen. The total net worth of Jackie Chan is $400 million.
Jackie owns a house in Beverly Hills, which he purchased for $3 million in 1998. The property features six bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms. Moreover, he also has properties in Hong Kong.
Jackie Chan owns the following cars and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 Jackie Chan Special Edition,
a custom Mitsubishi Pajero Turbo, a Lamborghini Lamborghini Murcielago, Mitsubishi 3000 GT Prototype, a Subaru Impreza WR X STI, and Jackie Chan edition Lamborghini Aventador, a Bentley Mulsanne, a custom Mitsubishi Cabriolet, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 GSR. In addition, this famous actor also owns a private jet called Legacy 650 which he reportedly purchased for $30 million. Moreover, this man holds a 150-foot superyacht.