Fun Jackie Chan Facts You Never Knew

Jackie Chan Currently holds the record for most credits in a single movie! And if you're wondering how many that is, it's 15! He was the writer, director, producer, actor and 11 other roles in the film Chinese Zodiac! Phew!

Jackie Chan is probably best known as an action star, but he's also a talented singer! He's released over 20 albums and is a big singing star in China!

Because he does so many of his own stunts, Jackie is bound to get hurt every now and then! In fact, he's had over 70 injuries on set! He's also got a hole in his skull from a mishap on set!

In the Cantonese and Mandarin dubs of the Disney movie Mulan, he voices hero Li Shang as well as singing too! Talk about multi-talented!

Jackie Chan loves doing comedy, and studied famous silent era actors like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to better understand what makes physical comedy so funny. That's real dedication!

As a child, Jackie Chan was full of energy and was always rolling around and doing stunts. His nickname was 'Cannonball' and it's easy to see why all these years later!

In his early film career, Jackie Chan got to work on stunt co-ordinations with famous martial arts superstar Bruce Lee in two different films including the classic film Enter The Dragon.

As well as speaking Chinese and Mandarin, Jackie Chan can also speak English and Korean, and some German, Japanese and Thai - that's seven languages! Wow!

The fighting Pokémon Hitmonchan is named after Chan and the word 'hit', because it's a boxing Pokémon. What would a Pokémon be like if it was named after you?

Jackie Chan loves football! As well as supporting Hong Kong, he also supports the English national team and Manchester United!

Growing up, Jackie's family were always very poor, which was really hard on him.

Jackie Chan has been a star of Chinese and Asian cinema since the 70s, but it wasn't until the 1990's that western audiences started to watch him.

Jackie Chan's stunts are so dangerous that no one will insure him, because he's likely to injure himself. Instead, he pays for him and his stunt team himself!

Jackie Chan – who was born Chan Kong-sang – was given the nickname Jackie when he was working on a construction site in Australia.

Jackie Chan Adventures is an American cartoon all about a fictional version of Jackie Chan and his family, who have to battle evil and supernatural forces!