Jackie Chan's family. The best films with Jackie Chan. Jaycee Chan and Etta Wu Zholin

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Born into a poor family that always wanted to get out of this life, Jackie worked hard from a young age. At the Beijing Opera School, he studied and worked nineteen hours a day. In addition to the main activities, the students helped the service staff.

Persistence and hard work were needed later, so that Jackie Chan's family (wife and children) did not know what poverty was. The actor has only one official son, and it is very difficult for him to communicate with him. Having achieved everything on his own, he expects a lot and demands from his son, upset by his laziness and attitude to life. However, such misunderstandings often occur between children and their parents.

Actor info

Jackie Chan's family fled China to Hong Kong during the civil war. His father, Charles Chan, began to work as a cook, and his mother, Lily Chan, got a job as a maid. In 1960 the family moved toAustralia.

Parents sent their son to elementary school, and from the age of six he was sent to the Peking Opera School. From childhood, Jackie became interested in kung fu.

At the age of seventeen, the young man left the opera, whose popularity began to decline, and got a job as a professional stuntman. This allowed him to gain a foothold in the cinema and get the nickname Jackie the Fearless.

Occupation

Jackie's film career began in childhood. From the age of eight, he began acting in episodic roles, and as a teenager he appeared in the extras of Fist of Fury. Subsequently, he became a popular action actor.

The best Jackie Chan movies are known for their acrobatics. The actor has a comedic gift and uses various improvised means in battles. In addition to his acting career, he has established himself as a stuntman, director, screenwriter, producer, singer, martial artist.

Filmography

The actor has been the main character in more than a hundred films. Many of them can be reviewed as entertainment programs. In his films, the actor performed his own stunts, so injuries were not uncommon.

Best Jackie Chan movies:

• Police Story is a movie in which Jackie fell from the second floor and injured his spine, and in the third part, he knocked out his shoulder while dodging a helicopter.
• "Miracles" - as a result of slipping on the wagon with his back, he received a deep cut in his eye.
• "God's Armor".
• "Drunken Master".
• Crime Story.
• "Showdown in the Bronx".
• "Who am I?".
• Rush Hour.

Family

Jackie Chan's family is his wife and son. The wife's name in the English version is Joan Lin. She was born in Taiwan on January 23, 1953. From the age of thirteen she began to work as a seller. From the age of eighteen, she and her sister were invited to act in films. A few years later, Joan became one of the best actresses in South Asia. But by 1982, the actress decides to end her career for the sake of her family. During her short career, she starred in more than seventy films.

In 1982, Jackie Chan, whose personal life has always been associated with Joan Lin, married his companion. Although, according to other sources, the marriage took place only in 1984. With the birth of her son, she devoted herself completely to the family, practically not appearing in front of the camera lenses. The actor dedicated the song "Staying with you for life" to his patient and loving wife.

Son

Jacy Chan was born on 1982-03-12 in Los Angeles. He is the only official child of the actor. Jackie Chan's family lived away from annoying reporters and rarely saw his father, who was busy filming all the time.

Jacy graduated from high school in Santa Monica, studied at the College of William and Mary for a year. During his studies, no one knew that his father was a famous actor. The son was not supposed to talk about it. Yes, and the father for a long time hid information about his personal life, so as not to lose the love of the fans. Therefore, not everyone knew about his wife and child.

Livingin Los Angeles, son Jackie studied acting, classical guitar skills. In Hong Kong, he mastered the electric guitar and got the opportunity to study vocals with Jonathan Lee.

Chang's son was first officially recognized at the funeral of Leonard Ho, who was Jaycee's godfather. It happened in 1998. From that time on, he began to be mentioned in the press, and he began to see his father more often.

In 2003 Jackie Chan's family moved to Hong Kong. The young man decided to conquer Asian show business. At first, he tried himself as a performer of his own songs, but this did not bring success. Then he switched to film. Success came to him only in 2005, after his role as a teenager in love in the drama "Two Young". Since that time, Jaycee has been acting in films, again trying his hand at music, participating in charity.

Being in his father's shadow all his life, he can't stand being treated like Jackie Chan's son.

Unrecognized daughter

Information about the illegitimate daughter appeared in the press in 1999. Actress Elaine Wu Qili gave birth to a girl on 1999-19-10 and named her Etta Wu Zholin. According to the young mother, they met Chan on the set of the movie "Magnificent". She was twenty-six at the time.

Etta Wu Zholin was born as a result of friendship between actors. However, the alleged father is still unwilling to confirm the fact of paternity, stating that he will take responsibility if his bloodrelationship will be proven. Until this moment, he considers his son only Jaycee, who was presented to him by his official wife. Perhaps someday the whole truth will be revealed.

After the birth of her daughter, who was born prematurely and weighed just over two kilograms, Elaine moved to Shanghai. She is raising her daughter on her own.