Jackie Chan Работу выполнила Старикова Алла, ученица 9 «А» класса МБОУ СОШ № 9 г. Новочеркасска Ростовской области, под руководством Литвиновой Светланы Леонидовны, учителя английского языка 2015 г.

Jackie Chan - Chinese and American actor, stuntman, film Director, producer, screenwriter, stunt and fight scenes, singer, philanthropist and goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, a master of martial arts. Knight of the order of the British Empire. Chan is one of the most popular action heroes in the world, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic gift, and using a variety of materials at hand in the fighting. Appeared in principal roles in over 100 films and is one of the most famous Asian actors in the world. In addition to the movie tackles and singing career — he sings the title song in many of his films and releasing albums since the 1980-ies.

Biography. Jackie was born into a poor Chinese family. His parents Charles Chan and Lily Chan 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 a maid in the residence of the Ambassador of France. Studied Jackie in elementary school, but at the age of 6 years has been given to school of Peking Opera in Chinese Opera Institute research. In addition to stage of training, it helped a small Chan to learn how better to control the body. Jackie was fond of the martial art of kung fu. In small roles in film was to star as a child — at the age of 8-10 years starred in the ensemble film classics in the genre of Opera "Eternal Love", in the film Big and little Wong tin Bar." In adolescent age, participated in the stunt crowd, in particular, the film "Fist of fury" and "enter the dragon" starring Bruce Lee. Chan was one of the "Seven lucky ones". In 1976, Jackie moved in with his parents in Canberra and worked as a Builder.

Career Career in film began as a stuntman, sometimes he was engaged in episodes and small roles. Confidently owning kung fu, acrobatics, having a good plasticity and skills in stage technique, Chan since the mid-1970s, he began to play a larger role, and then did another. He makes pictures entertainment plan — Comedy with a demonstration of martial arts and street fighting, gradually forming a new cinogens, which can only work it (since only Chan could put their lives in danger for the next trick). Chan is known as a successful pop singer; since 1984, he has released more than 100 songs in 20 albums. He sings in Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and English. He also often sings the title song for their films, but with the release of the movie rentals in Europe and the US these songs, normally replaced.

Creative style. Chan claims to have created his image in contrast to the image of Bruce Lee and his many clones. Last played focused and brave fighters, and Jackie — lazy, sometimes rustic, but good and strong guys, who often were at loggerheads with family, friends or girls. However, in the end, his heroes always win, despite the difficulties. In 2000-ies Chan more experimenting with genres, characters, and plots. In one interview (additional materials on the Italian edition of the Bluray disc of the movie "Around the world in 80 days") he said he wants to prove that he's an actor who can fight, not a fighter, able to play.

Stunts Chan often says that he did own most of the tricks, and sometimes overlap with other actors. But the allegation that he personally makes all the stunts, is wrong; for example, in the movie "the Tuxedo" instead, he was shot seven doubles.During the execution of tricks, he was often injured, entered in the black list of insurance companies worldwide. For many years, Jackie has received a dislocated pelvis, broken fingers and toes, nose, cheekbones, hips, sternum, neck, ankle and ribs.

Сitation «If I once nominated for an Oscar, I'd be happy. And would consider this honour as well deserved bonus to my whole career and that I was so loved by the audience all over the world. Here will be able to convince everyone that Jackie Chan knows how to play, begin to dream seriously. But first, I your latest action-Packed film, which will show you all what I'm capable of. And I hope to make a musical film about the life... Jackie Chan! (Smiles.) Boom-boom-boom — all my biography with the music. Great, right? I've always loved musicals. And believe that one day I will offer a scenario where I'm the hero love drama, I will sing to my girlfriend on the banks of the song... and even kissing! Well, you know, to do the things that normal actors usually do...»

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