Jackie Chan

As a well-respected figure of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, he is often one of the leaders in such works, speaking up for conservation, against animal abuse as well as promoting disaster relief efforts such as the recent Mainland China relief flood programmes and the 2004 Tsunami donations. Lon Chaney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Chan is one of the most well-known philanthropist figures in Hong Kong, and has worked tirelessly to champion many charity works and causes. The cause of death was lung cancer, and he was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. In 1994, MTV honored Chan with a lifetime achievement award for his action-oriented movies, and a year later, he made his "official" debut in North America with a world-wide release of "Rumble in the Bronx.". This earned both of them a mention in Warren Zevon's popular song, Werewolves of London. Chan also has the distinction of being the central subject of UK band Ash's song Kung Fu. His son, Lon Chaney, Jr., was also known for his acting in horror movies.

He also made a successful animated television series called Jackie Chan Adventures. In the 1957 biography Man of a Thousand Faces, James Cagney portrayed Chaney. He has attained the box-office guarantee that has so far eluded other Hong Kong movie stars like Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh in Hollywood. His ability to transform himself without sophisticated make-up techniques earned him the nickname of "Man of a Thousand Faces". While he did attain cult popularity in the US, his break into the mainstream was Rumble in the Bronx in 1995. Born to deaf parents in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Leonidas Frank Chaney, skilled in pantomime, made his silent movie debut in 1912 and is chiefly remembered as a forerunner in such horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera. Chan repeatedly attempted to break into the American movie industry, appearing in films like Battle Creek Brawl, Cannonball Run, Cannonball Run II and The Protector. Lon Chaney, Sr. (April 1, 1883 - August 26, 1930) was an American actor.

However, his characters always triumph in the end. Where Lee's characters were typically stern, morally upright heroes, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly foolish regular guys, often at the mercy of their girlfriends or families. In his biography, Chan says he created his screen persona as a reaction to that of Bruce Lee, and the numerous imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. In recent years, in order to minimize danger as he grew older, Chan has begun using doubles and special effects in his movies.

He came closest to death while filming Armour of God 1985, when he fell from a tree in a relatively routine stunt and fractured his skull. (The closing credits of his films usually show bloopers and at least one serious injury.) He is unable to get insurance anywhere in the world. While this claim does not hold up to close scrutiny, he does insist on doing the majority of them, and has racked up an impressive list of injuries to prove it. Chan is often said to do all his own stunts.

Chan was in the Seven Little Fortunes Chinese opera troupe as a youth, along with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. He was educated at Nan Hua Elementary Academy, Chinese Opera Research Institute (1961-1971) and Peking Opera School. 1998) with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei. He also had a daughter, Etta Ng Chok Lam (b.

1982). He married Lin Feng-Chiao (also known as Lin Feng Chow, a Taiwanese actress) in 1983 with whom he had a son, Jackson "Jaycee Chan" Cho-Ming (b. Jackie Chan is the son of Charles Chan (a refugee from the Chinese civil war who worked as cook and housekeeper for the French ambassador to Hong Kong) and Lee-Lee Chan. Chan is one of the most recognized names in kung fu and action movies worldwide, known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing and use of improvised weapons. Chan has starred in over a hundred movies, and is one of the most recognizable Chinese and Asian film stars in the world.

Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang on April 7, 1954, is a Hong Kong martial artist, film actor, director and stuntman. Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962). The Story of Qin Xianglian (1964). Come Drink with Me (1966).

Little Tiger of Canton (1971). The Chinese Connection (1972). Bruce Lee and I (1972). Lady Kung Fu (1972).

Attack of the Kung Fu Girls (1973). Enter the Dragon (uncredited, 1973). Eagle Shadow Fist (1973). Facets of Love (1973).

Supermen Against the Orient (1974). Police Woman (1974). The Golden Lotus (1974). Fists of the Double K (1974).

No End of Surprises (1975). All in the Family (1975). Fists to Fight (1976). Countdown in Kung Fu (1976).

Shaolin Wooden Men (1976). Killer Meteor (1976). To Kill with Intrigue (1977). The 36 Crazy Fists (1977).

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978). Magnificent Bodyguards (1978). Drunken Master (1978). Karate Ghostbuster (1978).

Snake in Eagle's Shadow (1978). Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978). Fearless Hyena (1979). Dragon Fist (1979).

The Young Master (1980). The Big Brawl (1980). The Cannonball Run (1981). Black Magic Wars (1982).

Dragon Lord (1982). Project A (1983). Winners and Sinners (1983) (also known as Five Lucky Stars). The Fearless Hyena Part II (1983).

Cannonball Run II (1983). Two in a Black Belt (1984). Pom Pom (1984). Dragon Attack (1984).

Wheels on Meals (1984). My Lucky Stars (1985). My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985). The Protector (1985).

Ninja and the Thief (1985). Heart of Dragon (1985). Police Story (1985). Armour of God (1986).

Naughty Boys (1986). Dragons Forever (1987). Jackie Chan's Project A2 (1987), aka Project B. 3 Brothers (1988).

Police Story 2 (1988). Miracles (1989). Operation Condor:Armour of God II (1990). New Kids in Town (1990).

Brother and When Dragons Collide). Twin Dragons (1991) (also known as Brother vs. Island of Fire (1991) (also known as The Burning Island). A Kid from Tibet (1991).

Thunderbolt (1995) (also known as Dead Heat). Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) (also known as Jackie Chan's First Strike). Nice Guy (1998). Mr.