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Jackie Chan

Actor · Stunt performer · Hong Kong

Jackie Chan is an actor, filmmaker and stunt artist whose action grammar shaped modern screen fighting, stunt design and the way physical comedy travels across cultures.

Profile checked 17 August 2026

Age72
BornApril 7, 1954 · Hong Kong
FieldAction cinema
RegionHong Kong
RoleActor and stunt artist
Height174 cm

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Chan built a body of work around visible risk, readable choreography and comic invention, then turned the Jackie Chan Stunt Team into a durable school of action craft.

This VJOURNAL profile gathers official channels and our reporting on how his stunt lineage still appears in contemporary blockbuster choreography, including the dispute around Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

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