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Jackie Chan (Chinese: 成龍; born 7 April 1954), Chan Kong-sang, is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, 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 1970s 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. 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 April 7, 1954, in Victoria Peak, in the former Crown colony of Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang (meaning "born in Hong Kong") to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He was nicknamed Paopao (Chinese: 炮炮, literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was such a big baby, weighing 12 pounds, or about 5.4 kgs. Since his parents worked for the French Consul to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district. Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island, where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school. In 1960, his father immigrated to Canberra, Australia, to work as the head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim-yuen. Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. He eventually became part of the Seven Little Fortunes, a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining the stage name Yuen Lo in homage to his master. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the three of them later to be known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons. At the age of 17, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon under the stage name Chan Yuen Lung. He received his first starring role later that year, in Little Tiger of Canton, which had a limited release in Hong Kong in 1973.
The movie opens with a young Mark Thwaites being left at the doorstep of a Shaolin Temple, where he is taken in and trained in martial arts by Master Wu. As Mark grows up, he becomes a skilled fighter and forms a close bond with Master Wu, who sees him as a son. Years later, Mark is on a mission to retrieve a powerful ancient artifact, but he is betrayed by his former ally Donnie, who steals the artifact and leaves Mark for dead. Mark barely survives and seeks revenge against Donnie. Meanwhile, Issac Grillo, a powerful crime lord, has also set his sights on the artifact and will stop at nothing to get it. He hires Kato Shi to lead his army of mercenaries in the hunt for the artifact. Scott teams up with Xialing Wu, a former member of Master Wu's temple and Master Wu's sister, and friend Wayne McCraig to take down Donnie and stop Grillo plans. However, they soon realize that they are outmatched and outnumbered. In a climactic battle, Mark and his allies face off against Grillo and his army in a brutal fight. Mark shows off his martial arts skills and proves to be a formidable opponent. However, tragedy strikes when Grillo manages to fatally wound Master Wu, leaving Mark devastated. With Master Wu's dying words, Mark finds the strength to defeat Grillo and his army, but he is left alone and grieving the loss of his mentor and father figure. The movie ends with Mark walking away, ready to continue his journey, but with a heavy heart.
