Jackie Chan is 67! We chose 10 interesting facts about his life and career

On April 7, the inimitable Jackie Chan turned 67 years old. He has more than a hundred paintings behind him, and he still continues to act in films, performing incredibly difficult and dangerous stunts. For the birthday of the great actor and stuntman, 10 interesting facts about his life and films were chosen.

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At the age of 6, Jackie was sent to a boarding school at the Beijing Opera in Hong Kong, where he befriended other future masters. martial arts and actors Sammo Hun ("Snack on wheels", "Chinese policeman") and Biao Yuen ("Project A", "Diner on wheels "). All of them were part of the "Seven Lucky" groupSeven Little Fortunes.

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In episodic roles in films, he began to appear at the age of 8-10, and at 18 he began to participate in stunt extras of films with the participation of Bruce Lee. He got his first really notable roles only 6 years later, when he starred in the films Snake in the Shadow of the Eagle (1978) and The Drunken Master (1978).

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Jackie Chan is known for performing almost all the stunts himself, and this is worthy of respect. However, there are some very dangerous scenes in his films that he trusted much more experienced professionals. For example, the incredible jump from a motorcycle to a crane load in "Armor of God 2" was performed by the French stuntman Michel Julienne.

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In the late 70s, Jackie created his own team of stuntmenJackie chan stunt teamwith whom he worked on subsequent films. The team has become a true association that continues to exist to this day. She turned 40 in 2017. This anniversary was dedicated to the release of a Chinese entertainment show, where Jackie was in for a pleasant surprise.

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Jackie hit twiceJackie Chan awarded with two new Guinness World Records titles in the Guinness Book of Records: for "the most stunts in a career" and "the most mentions in the credits of one film." In the latter case, the speech is about "Armor of God 3: Mission Zodiac", where he not only played the main role, but also directed, screenwriter, producer, cameraman, lighting, stunt coordinator, main song performer and even food manager film crew.

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Jackie never wanted to play negative characters, but there were still such films in his career. Among them: "Showdown in Hong Kong" (1972), "Surprises Never End" (1975), "Shinjuku Incident" (2009). In the latter, he played the head of a Chinese gang.

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In 1993, Sylvester Stallone offered Jackie the role of the outlaw Simon Phoenix in The Destroyer. But he, of course, refused. Because of this, the script of the picture had to be carefully rewritten, since the role was originally created for an Asian. In the end, she went to Wesley Snipes.

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The actor is married to Taiwanese actress Lin Fengjiao, who bore him a son, but he also has an illegitimate daughter, Etta Ng. Her mother is Miss Asia beauty queen Elaine Ng, who had a brief affair with Jackie. Etta never recognized Jackie as her father and did not communicate with him. She left at 17Jackie Chan's Daughter Is Homeless & Living Under A Bridge Due To Her Homophobic Parents from home after a conflict with her mother, who did not accept her gay orientation.

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Jackie's son was convicted in 2015 of illegal distribution and use of drugs. They put him inJackie Chan's son Jaycee jailed for six months in China on drugs charge for six months, after which Jackie stripped him of all inheritance. The entire state of the actor after his death will be directed to charities.

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Films with Jackie were not nominated for an Oscar, but the actor still received his statuette. It happened in 2016, he was awardedJACKIE CHAN, ANNE V. COATES, LYNN STALMASTER AND FREDERICK WISEMAN TO RECEIVE ACADEMY'S 2016 GOVERNORS AWARDS for his contribution to the cinema. “After 200 films and so many broken bones, he's finally mine,” Jackie said as he received the statuette.

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