Where did Jackie Chan come from?

Answer 1

Jackie was born Chan Kong-sang which literally means 'born in Hong Kong'. When he was at the Peking Opera School he was given the name Yuen Lo by the master Jim Yuen. All the students were given the name Yuen ... hence Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah etc. When Jackie started making movies he needed an onscreen name and 'borrowed' Sammo Hung's opera school name 'Yuen Lung'. After leaving Hong Kong and temporarily giving up on making movies he moved to Australia to be reunited with his parents. While there he attended Dickson College where he was given the name 'Paul'. Later he worked on a building site where he was introduced as 'Little Jack' because no-one knew how to pronounce his Chinese name and the person who got him the job was called Jack. 'Little Jack' soon contracted to 'Jackie' and 'Jackie Chan' was born. When Jackie returned to Hong Kong at the invitation of Willie Chan to make 'New Fist of Fury' Jackie continued to use 'Jackie Chan' as his English screen name. His Chinese screen name is Chen Long (Mandarin) or Sing Lung (Cantonese). At first 'Jackie' was spelled 'Jacky' until someone pointed out that 'Jacky' was the girl's spelling.

Answer 2

Jackie Chan has never migrated or emigrated anywhere. He has lived in the US and Australia, temporarily calling them 'home' but has never had citizenship of Another Country besides Hong Kong / China.

Answer 3

Jackie Chan was born on 7 April 1954, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, in Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang. 'Kong-sang' means "Born in Hong Kong'.

Answer 4

He's Chinese, more precisely from Hong Kong

Answer 5

No Jackie Chan is not from the Philippines. He is Chinese and was born in Hong Kong.

Answer 6

Jackie Chan is from Hong Kong. Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong in 1954. His parents were refugees from Mainland China.

Answer 7

Hong Kong

Answer 8

Hong Kong