Jackie Chan's real name is Chan Kong-sang, born in Hong-Kong on April 7th,
1954 and is a martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, screenwriter,
producer, and a successful singer. Chan is the most widely- recognized actor in the world,
gaining a widespread following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres,
and has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Chan’s father named Charles Chan, born in 1914 and died
at the age of 93 in 2008. He was a personal guard, according to Chan.
His mother’s names Lily Chan, born in 1916 and died on February 2002.
Chan married Feng-Jiao Lin, a Taiwanese actress in 1982.
Their son, singer and actor Jaycee Chan, was born that same year.
Chan has an illegitimate daughter named Etta Ng Chok Lam born in 1999,
the result of his affair with Miss Asia 1990 Elaine Wu. This turned into
a scandal within the media and one of the biggest scandals of Chan’s career.
At the age of 17, Chan served as a stuntman until 1976, film producer Willie Chan offered
him a role in his film, Lo Wei and Chan then began to establish himself as a comedic kung fu actor.
In the early 90’s, Chan was still unknown to Hollywood, but that changed with 1995’s
Rumble in the Bronx and 1998’s Rush Hour, which became a blockbuster; both of them scoring massive
success and earning Chan great reputation. With a legacy that became unquestioned,
Jackie is easily immortal in the eyes of his fans, and we have his movies to thank
for entertaining us so splendidly. He is the first Chinese actor in history to receive an
honorary Oscar for five decades in the industry with more than 200 films under his belt.
Of his enormous filmography, these 10 entertained fans the most by far
1. He speaks 7 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, German, Korean,
Japanese and Thai and also American sign-language.
2. In the act of performing his own stunts, he has broken his nose three times,
his ankle once, most of the fingers in his hand, both cheekbones and his skull.
3. There are only two things that scare Jackie Chan: needles and public speaking.
4. Jackie Chan’s son will get none of his fortune. According to him, if his son is capable,
he can get his own money and if he’s not, then he will be just wasting Chan’s money.
Jackie Chan's net worth is an estimated $400 million.
Besides Jackie’s houses in Beijing, he also had real estate in California,
Miami, Australia, Phuket island, Hong Kong. The French inspired villa in Beverly Hills,
California worth $3 million is one of his houses. The lavish house features 6 bedrooms,
5 bathroom, 3 fireplaces, a pool and many amenities.
Chan has a great sense of taste with his car collection in real life is just as
lavish as they are in the movies. Here are some notable cars in his huge collection.
Jackie Chan and Mitsubishi have a special kind of relationship. So much so,
that Mitsubishi even named a car after him and made only 50 Jackie Chan Special Edition Evos,
with a starting price of a whopping $77,000.
The Lamborghini Murcielago is one of the best Lamborghinis ever to be created,
and probably the most priced car in Jackie collection; it's worth a costly $354,000.
Jackie Chan's favorite car from his collection is said to be Subaru Impreza
WRX STI. It might not be the most glamorous or fastest car
on the block but it sure is reliable and priced at a reasonable $32,000.
He is the proud owner of an Embraer Legacy 650. The aircraft cost a whopping $30
million and is painted in the beautiful and symbolic colors of red and yellow.
He is also the first Chinese to own an Embraer Legacy 500,
an aircraft that set him back $20 million. Rumor has it that
the Legacy 500 is for short trips and the Legacy 650 used for longer distances.
Jackie has collaborated with Chinese Shipyard JinLong to launch a spectacular
150-foot flagship superyatch. Constructed over two years at Jinlong's Huludao Yacht
Industry Park facilities, the superyacht sports a monochromatic colour scheme
with an all-white body and black hull. Let’s take a look!