Jackie Born in Hong Kong to a poor Chinese family. His parents Charles Chan (1914-2008) and Lily Chan (1916-2002) fled to Hong Kong from the mainland during the civil war, and in 1960 moved to Australia. Before moving, they worked as a cook and maid at the residence of the French consul in Hong Kong. Jackie studied at the Nah-Hwa Primary School, but at the age of 6 he was sent to the Beijing Opera School at the Chinese Institute of Opera Research in Hong Kong. In addition to stage training, this helped little Chan learn to better control his body. Jackie was also fond of the martial art of kung fu. He began acting in episodic roles in films as a child – at the age of 8-10 he starred in the extras of the classic film in the genre of the opera Huangmei[en] “Eternal Love”, in the film “Big and Little Won Tin Bar” as the son of the main character performed by Li Lihua and the Beijing Opera “The Story of Qin Xianglian”. As a teenager, he participated in stunt extras, in particular, the films “Fist of Fury” and “Enter the Dragon” with the participation of Bruce Lee.
Chan was a member of the Lucky Seven, along with Sammo Hong, Yuen Biao, and Corey Kwai, who also became popular actors. In 1976, Jackie Chan moved to his parents in Canberra, where he briefly studied at Dickson College and worked as a builder. He began his film career as a stuntman, sometimes he was occupied in episodes and small roles. Confident in kung fu, acrobatics, having good plastique and stage skills, Chan began to play larger roles from the mid-1970s, and then directs films himself. He makes films for entertainment purposes – comedies with demonstrations of martial arts and ordinary street fights, gradually forming a new film genre in which only he can work (since only Chan could put his life in danger for the sake of another stunt).