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Jackie Chan
(1954- ) Jackie Chan is a Chinese (Hong Kong) actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, 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. Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chan introduced in the music world producing records professionally in the 1980s and has gone on to become a successful singer in Hong Kong and Asia. He often sings the theme songs of his films, which play over the closing credits.
In 1982, Jackie Chan married Lin Feng-Jiao, a Taiwanese actress and they had a son (singer and actor Jaycee Chan). But in 1999, a woman claimed that Chan was the father of her daughter; Chan admitted the affair, but did not formally acknowledge her as his daughter.
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