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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, John Woo, Sammo Hung, Tsui Hark, Wong Kar-wai, Ann Hui, Jimmy Wang, Lawrence Cheng, Arthur Wong, Philip Chan, Lee Tim-Shing, Dennis Law, Herman Yau, Godfrey Ho, Danny Lee, Yau Nai-Hoi, Wong Jing, Dayo Wong, Ivy Ho, Michael Hui, Au Kin-Yee, Pang Ho-cheung, Matt Chow, Fruit Chan, Marco Mak, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, Barry Wong, Wai Ka-Fai, Jacob Cheung, Patrick Tse, Benny Chan, Alex Law, Wong Tin-lam, Billy Chung, Szeto Kam-Yuen, Manfred Wong, Yip Tin-Shing, Tsui Siu-Ming, Yan Yan Mak, Patrick Kong, Dante Lam, Daniel Lee, Wong Chun-chun, Gordon Chan, Joe Cheung, Raymond To, Cheang Pou-soi, Shu Kei. Excerpt: Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 100 films. Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, and video games. An operatically trained vocalist, Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred. Chan was born on 7 April 1954, in Victoria Peak, in the former Crown colony of Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He was nicknamed Paopao (Chinese: , literally meaning "Cannonball") because the high-energy child was always rolling around. Since his parents worked for the French Consul to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul...
