Jackie Chan Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Choreographer, Action Director, Voice Apr 07, 1954  in Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Also Known as:  Chan Kong-sang Born as Chan Kong-sang in British Hong Kong, Chan is one of the most popular marital artists and actors in the world. His acrobatic fighting style coupled with incredible comic timing has enthralled audiences across the world since he entered the film industry in the 1960s. Appearing in over 150 films in his career, Chan has also ventured into film direction and production, and is also also a stuntman and a singer. Early Life Chan was born to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, both of them were refugees from the Chinese Civil War, in British Hong Kong. Being an energetic child, Chan was given the nickname as Pap-pao - meaning Cannonball in Chinese. He spent his early childhood days in the Viktoria Peak district as both his parents worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong. Chan was later enrolled in the