Biography books on jackie chan

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world.

This book is a memoir/autobiography about Jackie Chan's Life, he did a good job showing his life problems / challenges and how he had to face and conquer them.

I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action is a autobiography written by Jackie Chan with help from Jeff Yang, written before Chan's success Rush Hour–a special edition of the book was released in telling events occurring after Chan's success with the movie.

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This biography explores his rise to fame, his daring stunts that set him apart in Hollywood, and his contributions to the global film industry.

I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action

June 13, 2009

This is vastly superior to the typical celebrity biography. The last third of the book, about Jackie Chan's rise to success, is interesting.

The best part of this book, however, covers his years of struggle. And, wow, did he struggle.

Jackie Chan was the son of poor, refugee parents in Hong Kong, who fostered him to a Chinese Opera school, a place like a Dickensian orphanage, but with flying spin kicks.

Jackie Chan was a martial artist stunt double and became known through acting and playing in movies, like Rush hour and the sequels and much more, and he is.

His teacher was manipulative and abusive. Chan was beaten a lot, hungry most of the time, and always lonely. Yet, he credits his teacher and the school with giving him the abilities that would eventually make him a success.

There was a lot of interesting stuff in this book, including the development of the Hong Kong action movie industry, from the cheap Shaw Brothers operation to the higher budget Golden Harvest studio. Shaw Brothers, dominant early on, were notorious for cutting corners and cheating employees out of wages.

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