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Why did Jackie Chan's parents move to Australia?
Jackie Chan's parents moved to Australia to work in the American Embassy.
What are some things that Jackie Chan dislikes?
Jackie Chan dislikes doing interviews but has the attitude that every person deserves the best interview he can give because even when he has given the same answer to the same question many times in one day, for the person asking the question it is the first time.
What celebrity does the most charity work?
Taylor Swift she does charity work for dogs Action star Jackie Chan does work for so many charities he started his own foundation. Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation.
Is Jackie Chan in Australia this week?
Yes he moved to Australia for about a year when he was 19 years old because he could not get work in Hong Kong. He moved back to Hong Kong to work for a director - Lo Wei. It was while working for Lo Wei that Jackie got his big break.
What happens in a usual day for Jackie Chan?
It depends on what Jackie Chan is doing. If he is filming then it is being onset on time, doing the scenes required for that day and then going back to where-ever they are staying while filming. In between filming Jackie is usually busy with charity and promotional work. There is also lots of travelling and time spent on aeroplanes.
Why is Jackie Chan famous?
Jackie Chan worked in movies from when he was only 8 years old as a child actor. Then he became a stuntman because of his training in Peking Opera at the China Drama Academy. He worked very hard to learn as many new skills as he could to become a stunt coordinator and actor but he still was not famous. He made several movies for a famous Hong Kong Director, Lo Wei, but Lo Wei tried to make Jackie to act like Bruce Lee. This did not suit Jackie's personality. He got a chance to show his own style when he made Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master. These two movies were so different because they had comedy in them that this is what made Jackie Chan a star.
Why did Jackie Chan's parents give him the nickname cannonball?
In Chinese 'cannonball' is Pau-pau and it was given to Jackie as an affectionate nickname when he was a baby because he was round and fat. As Jackie Chan grew older this changed to Ah-pau. When he was living in Australia his first (and short-lived) Anglicised name was the result of a teacher at Dickson College (where Jackie was attending Basic English classes) mishearing Ah-pau and thinking that Jackie said "Paul". However Jackie did not attend the classes for very long and started work on a construction site where he got the name 'Little Jack' or 'Jackie' as he is still known today. In early credits on his films 'Jackie' is often spelled 'Jacky'.
How did Jackie Chan get the name 'Jackie'?
Jackie Chan got the name "Jackie" when he was working construction in Australia. On the first day of work he was asked for his name. The person (Jack) who got him the job realised that "Kong-sang" would be too difficult, said "Call him Jack". When people said 'But you are Jack, how will we tell you apart?" Jack said "I'm Big Jack, he is Little Jack." 'Little Jack' quickly changed to 'Jackie'. Jackie liked the name and soon every one, including his parents were calling him 'Jackie'.
What is Jackie Chan's motto?
His greatest inspiration to become a martial arts movie star was his idol Bruce Lee. He said that he learned everything important for martial arts from Bruce Lee and his films. Another inspiration outside the cinema is his belief in Buddhism. Jackie Chan is Buddhist and Buddhism however is an inspiration in his behaviour.
Can you provide a list of movies of Jackie Chan?
Mr Chan takes on different roles for movies, such as actor, director, stunts, producer and more. Read more about his work in movies on the Internet Movie DataBase, below.
What was the plot of the movie Who Am I starring Jackie Chan?
The 1998 film Who am I was directed and starred by Jackie Chan. This film is about scientists that were kidnapped in South Africa to extract information about their work on volatile compounds taken from a crashed meteorite. The CIA then send in investigators only to find out that a former Lieutenant was the one who orchestrated the incident.
Did Jackie Chan go to university?
No Jackie Chan has not attended university. He briefly attended English Language classes at Dickson College in Australia. He has been awarded several Honorary degrees for his life work. Jackie Chan has a honorary Doctoral Degree in Social Science ( DSocSci or DSSc) from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 1996. He was also awarded an honorary Doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Cambodia in 2009 for his lifetime achievement in the Arts. Jackie Chan also has been awarded Honorary Professorships from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University at the School of Hotel & Tourism Management. Savannah School of Art and Design (for contributions to art, culture and his excellence in cinema) and at the Beijing University Department of Art. Jackie Chan has also given lectures at Harvard University and Oxford University.
