Jackie Chan - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2004: Starred as Passepartout in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days" based on the classical novel by Jules Verne
- 2003: Starred in the action comedy "Shanghai Knights"
- 2003: Was reunited with Samo Hung as co-star in "Highbinders"
- 2002: Starred in the action comedy "The Tuxedo"
- 2002: Received a STAR on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- 2001: Reteamed with Tucker on "Rush Hour 2"
- 2000: Starred in action feature "Shanghai Noon"
- 1998: Starred in "Mr. Nice Guy"
- 1998: Teamed with comedian Chris Tucker for the box-office hit "Rush Hour"
- 1998: Had cameo as himself in "Burn, Hollywood, Burn"
- 1996: In the US, took part in several "cyber" chats and interviews including the first international satellite-fed community conference on the Internet
- 1996: Honored with a retrospective tribute at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas
- 1996: Relaunched US film career as the star of "Rumble in the Bronx", his fifth North American film (filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada); first English-language (dubbed) film over which he had complete creative control; took in $10 million opening weekend, making it top film of that week
- 1996: Signed with the William Morris agency for film, TV and advertising work in the USA
- 1995: Created original character for "Jackie Chan's Spartan X", a six-issue comic book series from Topps (to hit the stands in 1996)
- 1993: Played a rare dramatic starring role in "Crime Story", a crime melodrama
- 1992: Led more than 300 to march on Hong Kong's police headquarters to protest the powerful local influence of the triads (organized crime)
- 1989: Turned down an offer from Michael Douglas to co-star as a villain in Ridley Scott's "Black Rain"
- 1989: Directed and starred in "Mr. Canton and Lady Rose", a remake of Frank Capra's "Pocketful of Miracles"(1961) transposed to 1930s Hong Kong which became Hong Kong's top grossing film of the year
- 1986: Directed and starred in "Armor of God", an Indiana Jones parody which became Hong Kong's third highest-grossing film of the 1980s; suffered a skull fracture and a bone fragment lodged in his brain from a fall incurred while executing a relatively simple stunt during the Yugoslavia shoot; underwent brain surgery; suffered some hearing loss; has a permanent hole in his skull
- 1985: Starred in "The Protector", an American-produced police drama co-starring Danny Aiello
- 1985: Directed and starred in "Police Story", which was later screened at the New York Film Festival
- 1984: Appeared in "Cannonball Run II"
- 1983: Directed and starred in what many consider his finest film, "Project A", a period action-comedy
- 1980: American film debut, starred in Golden Harvest's "The Big Brawl" with Jose Ferrer; marked a departure from his standard country bumpkin character in his HK films
- 1980: Returned to HK intent on concentrating on improving his films for the Asian market by making elaborate action-comedies
- 1980: Played a supporting role in "The Cannonball Run", a road race comedy directed by Hal Needham starring Burt Reynolds and a large ensemble cast
- 1978: Starred in landmark kung fu comedy, "Drunken Master", one of the first HK films to break successfully into the Japanese market
- 1977: Loaned out to independent producer Ng See Yuen (aka Wu Si Yuan) to star in his first hit, "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" (1978); early example of Chan's still emerging comic persona
- 1977: Starred in his first comedy, the kung fu parody "Half a Loaf of Kung Fu"; shelved for two years (date approximate)
- 1975: Appeared in "Hand of Death", an early effort by director John Woo
- 1974: First released theatrical feature in starring role, "Stranger in Hong Kong"
- 1973: First credit as martial arts director, "The Heroine" (also played second male lead)
- 1973: First film lead, "The Little Tiger of Guangdong" (shelved until 1974)
- 1972: Served as the stunt double for the dreaded Mr. Suzuki in Lo Wei's "Fist of Fury/The Chinese Connection", a popular Bruce Lee vehicle; successfully executed what was reputedly the highest fall ever attempted in Asian cinema
- 1972: First credit as fight choreographer, "Police Woman"
- 1971: Graduated and rejoined his parents in Australia; worked at various odd jobs such as dishwashing and bricklaying (date approximate)
- 1971: First film role as an adult, "Little Tiger from Canton"
- 1962: Made feature acting debut at age eight in the Cantonese feature "Big and Little Wong Tin Bar"
- 1961: Returned to HK alone at age seven to be indentured to the Chinese Opera Research Institute
- From 1961 to 1971: Trained in the techniques of Peking Opera from 5AM to nearly midnight each day; under threat of corporal punishment (caning) and food deprivation, studied acting, singing, dance, mime, acrobatics and a variety of martial arts (dates approximate)
- 1954: Reportedly offered for sale by his impoverished parents to a British doctor for $HK1,500 (variously translated as $26 or $200); father eventually reconsidered
- Formed his own production company, Golden Way; began producing films with Golden Harvest's Raymond Chow, notably "Rouge" (1988) and "Center Stage/The Actress" (1992)
- Formed the Jackie Chan Stuntmen Association after so many stuntmen were injured during the making of "Police Story" that none were willing to work with him again
- Returned to Hong Kong; adopted the stage name Chen Yuan Long and found work as a stunt man, martial arts fighter and extra in the Shaw Brothers studios
- Became part of a student performance group called the Seven Little Fortunes where he first worked with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao; the trio would later act together on Chan feature vehicles including "Meals on Wheels" (1983) and "Dragons Forever" (1988), both helmed by Hung, and the Chan-directed "Project A" (1983)
- Emigrated to Australia with his parents as a small child
- Began appearing in HK singing films as a child
- Appeared in bit parts in "Not Scared to Die" (1973), Li Han Xiang's "Golden Lotus" (1974) and "All in the Family" (1975)
- Established as the most popular martial arts star in Asia since Bruce Lee
- Starred in six kung fu movies for producer-director Lo Wei (who had helmed Bruce Lee's first two films) beginning with "New Fist of Fury" (1976); most were unsuccessful (dates approximate)
- Feature directing debut variously reported as "The Fearless Hyena" (1979) or "The Young Master" (1980); the latter marked his first film with producer Raymond Chow's Golden Harvest Company