Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China, on April 7th, 1954. His parents left the mainland of China 1 Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him "Chan Kongsang", 2 means "born in Hong Kong". They wanted to celebrate a3 trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie's family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆). His 4was a cook, and his mother was a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie's father 5him to the China Drama Academy(戏剧学院). Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students 6 kung fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演) there.
When he was 17, he began to do 7 stunts for films. In the early 1980s, he went to Hollywood, but he wasn't very 8. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1975, he became 9 in the USA. Today, he has 10 Chinese and American fans, and earns millions of dollars from his films.
