Jackie Chan was born on April 7th, 1954 in Hong Kong to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan. When he was born he was born late and weighed 12 pounds. He also had a brother names Soo-Sung and a sister named Tai. In 1982 he married Lin Feng-Jiao. In that same year he also had a boy named Jaycee Chan.
During his childhood he was educated at Nan Hua Elementary Academy. He was educated at Nan Hua Elementary Academy. He didn't do well at this school and his parents felt as if he didn't fit in so they transferred him to Chinese Opera Research Institute. Because of financial difficulties they had to transfer him out of the school which he had been at for 10 years and he then had to go to school at Peking Opera School. At this school he was taught skills in acrobatics and kung fu under a extremely strict regime.
When he got out of school he found it hard to find a job. Like many of his friends that he made at school he had to work as a stunt man. He was a stunt man on many different films including Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon before he was finally offered an acting role. He got his first international success in a film called Drunken Master.
In 1982 he married actress Lin Feng-Jiao. He had a son in that same year which was named Jaycee Chan. In 1983 he formed the Jackie Chan Stunt Team which allowed him to train and work with a group of trusted martial artists and stunt men for each of his movies. Finally his attempts of appearing in major American movies happened in the 1980s where he appeared in Battle Creek Brawl, Cannonball Run, and The Protector.
In the 1990s Chan still wanted Hollywood success. His friend Sylvester Stallone offered him the role of a criminal in a film but he declined the role because he didn't want to be a criminal...
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... dedicates his time to help the people who have been affected by natural disasters. He doesn't use many stunt doubles because he doesn't want to cheat his audience. “He uses laughter to heal and entertain his audiences.”
He does resemble Jesus. He does this by Helping other who are less fortunate and he tries to be a good role model.
He is still alive and is 56 years old. On June 22. 2009 he told a concert crowd that he was leaving for Beijing to file a remake of the film “The Karate Kid” which will be called “The Kung Fu Kid.
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"The My Hero Project - Jackie Chan." The MY HERO Project Homepage. Web. 20 Sept. 2009. .
Daniel Robert Elfman known as Danny Elfman was born May 29, 1953 in Amarillo Texas. He grew up in Los Angeles until he moved to France with his brother at the age of 18. His mother Blossom Elfman was a teacher and a writer and his father Milton was a teacher and was also in the Air Force. His brother Robert is a filmmaker. He was married to Bridget Fonda on November 29, 2003 and has scored one movie of hers in 1997. He has three children Lola born in 1979, Mali born in 1984, and Oliver born in 2005.
Robinson was born on january 31, 1919 in Georgia. Jackie who was the youngest of five children had a father who left when he was a kid and he never seen again and his mother Mille raised him on her own. After jackie was born About a year later him and his family moved to california. His family was known for being good at sports because one of his brothers was a silver medalist in the olympics. Robinsons town was in poverty and this caused him to join the local gang.
Jackie Robinson, born Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children and was raised by his single-handed mother Mallie Robinson in poverty. He went to John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College, where he excelled in football, basketball, track, and baseball. Jackie Robinson won the regions Most Valuable Player in baseball in 1938. Jackie was inspired by his older brother Matthew Robinson to push for his goals, talents and love for sports.
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debut as an actor. Although he never made it to Hollywood, he would often appear
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