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Jackie Chan (Chan Kong-sang) is a Hong Kong-born actor and action choreographer best known for his role as Detective Inspector Lee in Rush Hour. He is notable for bringing humour to martial arts movies and, over the course of appearing in more than 150 films, has become one of the only actors to perform all of his own stunts. Chan, an ambassador for UNICEF/UNAIDS, has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An operatically trained vocalist, Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.
Traditional parents, especially Chinese parents, fear social stigma and the family name dying out because there won’t be grandchildren; a sex educator says parents should learn to accept their children for who they are.
- He was a stuntman for Jackie Chan in Hong Kong and Hollywood, then action director on Dwayne Johnson movies and Marvel’s Shang-chi. Andy Cheng looks back
Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing and Johnny Knoxville teamed up for Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin’s buddy-cop film, which was let down by a robotic script, and bombed in the US upon release.
The Udine Far East Film Festival has attracted a galaxy of Hong Kong stars, from Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen to Brigitte Lin. Ahead of its 25th anniversary, organisers recall some of the high points.
A love letter to kung fu stuntmen, Ride On pays homage to Chan’s most memorable films such as Police Story and Dragon Lord – it is ironic, then, that it is a horse that steals the show.
Michelle Yeoh and Jackie Chan have been collaborating on-screen since the 1980s … here’s everything you need to know about the pair’s decades-long friendship
The ambitious works of visual artist Red Hong Yi – including her 2014 work of Jackie Chan made out of chopsticks – are the subject of her first book, How To Paint Without a Brush.
Michelle Yeoh thanked Hong Kong cinema during her iconic and historic Oscars acceptance award speech ... here’s what you need to know about the icon’s long-term relationship with the Fragrant Harbour
From the film that changed everything to fighting with fists instead of swords, girl power and the birth of a legend, milestones in the development of Hong Kong martial arts cinema.
Ng Chok-lam, Hong Kong icon Chan’s love child with beauty queen Elaine Ng, was just spotted queuing for free food in Toronto – and she and her wife have been struggling financially for years
Drunken Master II departed from the humour of its prequel in favour of complex kung fu, as Jackie Chan’s protest against the fantastical ‘wire fu’ movies of the early 1990s – and it won an award for its choreography.
Being famous doesn’t always equate to having a happy family … these 10 stars are all estranged from their children for a variety of reasons
Home Operation, inspired by China’s 2015 evacuation of Chinese and other foreign citizens from the Yemen war, is being shot in Hajar al-Aswad.
Dubbed the ‘Little Dragon Girl’ after she was born, Ng has never been able to escape the spotlight thanks to her famous father and controversial mother – but found happiness with wife Andi Autumn
In a fierce battle for viewers, Kuaishou, Douyin and WeChat’s Channels platform are making use of star power including Chan, Backstreet Boys, Jay Chou and Andy Lau.
With Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Li Bingbing in the cast, and a crew including legendary fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, The Forbidden Kingdom should have been a better film.
Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and John Woo are household names around the world, and martial arts films have done more to promote Hong Kong and its culture than any other cultural offering.
What better way to bring in tourists than by using a celebrity? Taylor Swift, Chris Hemsworth, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rihanna and many more have all lent their star power to the cause.
In a 1997 interview, published for the first time, the Hong Kong actor talks about moving on to more dramatic roles, how he came up with stunts like First Strike’s ladder scene, and the typical Jackie Chan film.
Jackie Chan talks about studying the stunt choreographer on his early films as a lowly stuntman, moving up to the role aged 18, learning fast and, while still a teenager, arranging fight sequences for John Woo.
Jackie Chan and Chang Cheh were two of the farsighted men behind the camera on martial arts films who understood the future of Hong Kong cinema at different times and acted on their hunches.
From Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat in My Lucky Stars to Fat Choi Spirit starring Andy Lau, this is STYLE’s pick of the best family favourites to rewatch this LNY holiday
Jackie Chan, who was chosen over Donnie Yen, Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat for the role of a father hunting his daughter’s killers, showed a darker side than usual.
Jackie Chan had big plans for his movie career, but his first foray into Hollywood, to make The Big Brawl and The Cannonball Run, didn’t win him many fans and forced a rethink.
The In the Mood for Love actress didn’t go looking for roles in martial arts films, but when she did take them she excelled, notably in Hero with Jet Li and Tony Leung Chiu-wai and in Wong Kar-wai’s Ashes of Time.
Jackie Chan talking about Bruce Lee, the Squid Game phenomenon, how to sleep better and live healthier –stories about all these were among the most read from the Post’s culture and lifestyle pages in 2021.
From Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Zhang Ziyi in Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster to Jackie Chan in Police Story and Gordon Liu in Dirty Ho, a look back at some of the great Hong Kong martial arts movies.
Bruce Lee’s sudden death bred many conspiracy theories, among them that triads or Chinese gangs had ordered a hit on him, and even a curse. Letters referring to alleged drug use have rekindled speculation.
