Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan is a martial artist, actor, director and stunt man. He is one of the most recognized names in martial arts and action movies worldwide, known for his acrobatic fighting style, comedic timing and use of improvised weapons. He has starred in over a hundred movies and is one of the most recognizable Asian movie stars in the world. He also has a pop music singing career which began in the 1980s. Jackie Chan was enrolled in the China Drama Academy at age 7 where he spent the next 10 years training in the art of Peking Opera and learned the acrobatics, martial arts, acting, and singing that would later help him become an international superstar.

When Chan left the Academy at the age of 17 to pursue stunt work over the gradually fading Peking Opera industry, he gained a reputation as a talented and fearless stuntman. Within a few years, he was acting, directing, and choreographing stunts for dozens of films.

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