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Jackie Chan was born on 7th of April 1954 in Hong Kong (his birth-name was Chan Kong-Sang, this means:  "the Chan, which is born in Hong Kong")

- His parents name were Charles and Lee Lee Chan

- They were very poor, but they had some jobs at the French embassy in Hong Kong as a cook(his dad), and a housekeeper(his mum)

- Charles loved to do Kung Fu and so he made exercises with his beloved son just every early morning and he also wanted to teach him in this case  about discipline, strength and courage.

- At the age of 7, his parents sent him to a very important school for him. It was the Peking Opera-school and it should be Jackie's home for about 10 years.

- Charles and Lee Lee got a good work in Australia, but they had to leave their son alone in Hong Kong in the Opera-school

- Jackie had a very hard, but sure also interesting time at the Peking Opera, where he learned also singing, acting, acrobatics and very much  about martial arts, which should determine his life

- Yu Jim-Yuen, headmaster from the Opera, "adopted" Jackie and was very strict and hard with him. The kids at the school also learned reading and writing, but these were not the most important subjects.

Jackie can speak seven languages

Jackie was called "Paul" as a little boy, then as a teen he was called "Steve"?

Jackie's entire family once lived in a storage room at the French Embassy in Hong Kong

Jackie broke the record for the most takes in a film for a single shot lasting less than one minute

Jackie gave up acting at the age of 19 & moved to Australia & became a brick layer & a cook for two years, then gave acting one more try.

Jackie's parents escaped China during the Cultural Revolution & fled to Hong Kong

The first time Jackie came to America, all he could say in English was "coffee" and "chocolate cake", so he could not order food until he called Willie Chan in Hong Kong to ask how to order food in English & he went hungry until he learned how.

Jackie's first stunt was jumping off a moving bus at the age of twelve.

As a child, Jackie could speak fluent French.

Injuries
Arm- Jackies arm was slashed by a sword in the making of 'Snake in the eagles shadow'. Blood poored out and the footage was seen in the film, as the camera continued to roll.

Back- In Police Story Jackie nearly became paralyzed when he nearly broke his 7th and 8th Vertebrae in his spine. This was when doing the pole-slide scene.

Cheek- Jackie dislocated his cheek bone in the making of 'Supercop'.

Chin- Jackie injured his Chin, it was so bad it sometimes hurt him to speak. This was in the making of 'Dragon Lord'.

Chest- Jackie dislocated his Sternum in Armour of God II: Operation Condor.

Ears- After injuring his head, jackie became hard of hearing in one hear.

Eye- Jackie nearly lost an eye in Drunken master.

Foot- Jackie Broke his ankle while doing a stunt in 'Rumble in the Bronx'. He had to jump onto a Hovercraft. Being a hero Jackie still continued filming, He had his cast covered by a sock which was then made to look like his shoe.

Hand- Jackie hurt his hand and fingers in 'The Protector'

Head- Jackie suffered a brain hemorrhage in 'Armour of God'. He also got knocked unconcious in 'Hand Of Death'. However Jackie has had many more injuries to his head throughout his life.

Knee- Jackie hurt his Knees badly during 'City Hunter' in the skate board scene. Unfortunately Jackie has had so much injury to his knees, it causes him pain, and means its difficult to jump and run.

Legs- During Crime Story Jackie had his legs crushed by two cars.

Neck- If you have ever seen Project A then you will know why Jackie hurt his neck - Falling from the high clock tower. Jackie also hurt his neck while filming Mr. Nice Guy.

Nose- Jackie has broken his nose at least three times. Mr. Nice Guy - Project A - Young Master.

Pelvis- In Police Story, while doing the pole-slide Jackie dislocated his pelvis.

Shoulder- During city hunter Jackie dislocated his shoulder.

Teeth- Jackie has had alot of damage to his teeth, and one was even kicked out during 'Snake in the eagles Shadow'.

Throat- Jackie almost suffercated during the filming of 'The Young Master'.

FILMS:-

Accidental Spy- During the Turkish Bath scene, Jackie slipped over and hit his head. Jackie also hurt his back and doctors said if he ever had another back injury, he could end up being paralized.

Armour of God (AKA Operation Condor II)- Jackie suffered a brain hemorrhage in 'Armour of God'. He also got knocked unconcious in 'Hand Of Death'. However Jackie has had many more injuries to his head throughout his life. After injuring his head, jackie became hard of hearing in one hear.

Armour of God II (AKA Operation Condor)- Jackie was continuously kicked in the chest for a scene so ended up with cuts and bruises. Jackie also dislocated his Sternum after falling from a chain.

City Hunter- Jackie got bitten by a white mouse, He also broke the top part of his foot. One other bad injury was Dislocating his shoulder. However Unfortunately Jackie hurt his knees and leg while doing the skateboard scene, this caused him to be in a wheel chair and on crutches. Jackies knee injuries still haunt him today, it causes it hard for him to jump and to run. This is why you may think he runs in a funny way.

Crime Story- Jackies legs got crushed between two cars.

Dragon Fist- Jackie ended up breaking his nose.

Dragon Lord- Jackie hurt both his head and his chin. He hurt his head by falling from height.

Dragons Forever- Jackie hurt his ankle.

Drunken Master- Jackie almost lost and eye, and ended up being concussed.

Drunken Master II- Jackie injured his back when being kicked onto a table and burned his bottom, face and hands. He also hurt his nose when him and Ken Lo hit heads together.

Hand of Death- Jackie was left unconcious.

Left Handed Strike- Jackie hurt his elbow.

Magnificent Bodyguards- Jackie Broke his Hip.

Medallion- Jackie burned some of his hair and his hands. Jackie also ended up with a huge cut between his left eye and nose, when he got whipped by a stunt wire which broke.

Miracles (Mr. Canton and Lady Rose)- Jackie go thurt by a ax handle which left him with a small cut on his brow. Jackie also got injured by some bamboo between his eye and eyebrow causing alot of blood.

Mr. Nice Guy- Jackie yet again broke his nose and hurt his neck.

Police Story- Jackie was nearly paralyzed when he nearly broke his 7th and 8th vertebrae in his spine. Jackie also dislocated his pelvis and burned all the skin on his hands.

Police Story II- Jackie cut his head when jumping through the wrong billboard/glass window. Jackie was also run over, cut his arm and hurt his eye.

Police Story 3: Supercop- Jackie dislocated his cheek bone, and broke his shoulder. He also fractured a rib and ended up with bruising.

Police Story IV (Jackie Chan's First Strike)- Jackie split his upper lip and cut his finger. Jackie also nearly died of Hypothermia from being in the cold without protection.

Project A- He broke his finger and nose. And had his worst neck injury ever when he did the clocktower stunt. Jackie also grazed his back and did damage to his teeth.

The Protector- Jackie hurt his hand and the bones in his fingers.

Rumble in the Bronx- Jackie broke his ankle while doing a jump stunt onto a Hovercraft. Jackie continued to film, by covering his cast in a sock and making it look like a shoe. Jackie also got injured again by the Hovercraft when it went over him wrong.

Rush Hour- Jackie landed badly and hurt his back.

Rush Hour 2- In the past jackie had already broken a toe on his right foot. However he broke it again in this film. However it did not stop filming because he put it back into place.

Shanghai Knights- Jackie got hit by a spear and it left him with a scratch on the left side of his face. He also bruised his throat which made it difficult to speak due to swelling.

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow- Hwang Jang Lee ended up accidently kicking out a tooth of Jackie. Jackies arm was slashed by a sword. Blood poored out and the footage was seen in the film, as the camera continued to roll.

Thunderbolt- Jackies eyebrows were burned by being close to an explosion. Jackie also cracked some bone in his hip and hurt his back when he fell from height. Jackie also lost control of a car and ended up leaving the track.

The Tuxedo- Jackie sprained his ankle and also ended up cutting his forehead.

Twin Dragons- Jackie ended up with pieces of glass in his bottom.

Twin Effect- Jackie Nearly got his leg run over.

Young Master- Jackie broke his nose and also nearly suffocated when he suffered a bad throat injury.


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