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Hong Kong's most famous film star, Jackie Chan, made his debut in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

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Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan. and his family immigrated to Canberra, Australia, in early 1960.

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Jackie Chan's father sent him back to Hong Kong to attend the rigorous China Drama Academy, one of the Peking Opera schools.

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There Chan excelled in acrobatics, singing and martial arts and eventually became a member of the "Seven Little Fortunes" performance troupe.

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In the 1970s, Chan appeared in very small roles in two films starring then-rising martial arts superstar Bruce Lee (Fist of Fury 1972) and (Enter the Dragon 1973).

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Not long after Bruce Lee's untimely death, Chan was often cast in films cashing in on the success of Bruce Lee by utilizing words like "fist", "fury" or "dragon" in their US release titles.

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Chan increasingly appeared in a number of low-budget martial arts films, which were produced at a rapid pace by Hong Kong studios eager to capitalize on the early 1970s boom in martial-arts cinema.

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He starred in Shaolin Wooden Men, To Kill with Intrigue, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, Magnificent Bodyguards, which all fared reasonably well at the cinemas.

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However, he scored a major breakthrough with the action comedy Drunken Master (1978), which has become a cult favorite among martial arts film fans.

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Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most influential action film stars of all time.

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