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Jackie Chan
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Born: Apr 7, 1954
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Apprenticed to the Peking Opera by his parents at the age of 6,
Jackie Chan was rigorously trained in music, dance, and
traditional martial arts. A visiting filmmaker offered Chan his
first (tiny) role as a stunt player. Chan took the part, and soon
left the Opera to pursue the world of film. Fellow Opera students
'Biao Yuen' and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo would also have careers
in film, and the three would star in several films together in
the following years. Chan's talent and enthusiasm soon saw him
taking larger and more important roles, graduating first to stunt
coordinator, and then to director.
Following the death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, the
search was on for an actor who could inspire audiences to the
same degree; every young martial artist was given a chance. Chan
decided that rather than emulating Lee (and thus living forever
in his shadow), he would develop his own style of filmmaking. His
directorial Shi di chu ma (1980) was a milestone in
martial arts films, being the first to effectively combine comedy
with action. This set the tone for many of his future films,
which combined slapstick humor with high-energy martial arts
action. A self-confessed fan of Buster Keaton and
Harold Lloyd, Chan performs all his own stunts, quite
often at his own peril. His later films include outtakes of his
on-set injuries run under the closing credits. He is
understandably number one on the insurance blacklist.
click here to see him in action
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Jackie Chan Nude and Sexy
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