Jaycee Chan
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| Chinese name | 房祖名 (Traditional) | ||
| Chinese name | 房祖名 (Simplified) | ||
| Pinyin | Fáng ZǔMíng (Mandarin) | ||
| Jyutping | Fong4 Zo2 Ming4 (Cantonese) | ||
| Birth name | Chan Jo-Ming 陳祖明 (Traditional) 陈祖明 (Simplified) Chén ZǔMíng (Mandarin) Chan4 Zo2 Ming4 (Cantonese) |
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| Ancestry | Linzi, Shandong, China | ||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||
| Born | 3 December 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Other name(s) | Jaycee Fong | ||
| Occupation | Singer, actor, composer, lyricist, guitarist | ||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop | ||
| Instrument(s) | Guitar | ||
| Label(s) | Emperor Entertainment Group | ||
| Years active | 2004–present | ||
| Parents | Jackie Chan and Lin Feng-Jiao | ||
| Official Website | Jaycee blog Official website |
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Jaycee Chan Jo-Ming (born 3 December 1982) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 2004, he released his first Mandarin CD album in Hong Kong. He is currently based in Taiwan to continue his music career. He is the son of the Chinese martial artist and actor, Jackie Chan.
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Biography [edit]
Jaycee was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of Hong Kong action/martial arts star Jackie Chan and Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-Jiao. However, other sources, including Jackie Chan's autobiography, state that he was born in 1984 and that his parents were married in 1983. On the other hand Jackie's official website states that he was born in 1982.
Jaycee briefly attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia for two semesters, but did not graduate.[1][2] He has a penchant for luxury cars and nightlife and stated that he left school because “all you can see in Virginia is sheep.”[3]
Jaycee made an agreement with his parents that if his first film, "The Huadu Chronicles; Blade of the Rose" aka "Twins Effect II" had failed at the box office, he would quit the entertainment business and return to the US to finish his degree at The College of William and Mary. Although the film was a failure, Jaycee did not return to school. It was later revealed that he was expelled for low grades.
Jaycee's father, Jackie Chan gave a speech at Harvard and donated an undisclosed sum of money in an attempt to convince his son to return to school.[4]
Giving up on school, Jaycee moved to Hong Kong in 2003. Despite heavy promotions and awards, his albums and movies have had dismal sales. His film, Double Trouble, only grossed US$9,000 in Hong Kong, making it one of the biggest box office failures ever.[5] His studio, though, is adamant that he will be a success one day at whatever cost.
In early 2009, Chinese websites reported that he has given up United States citizenship in favor of Chinese citizenship to appeal to local audiences.[6]
For the film Little Big Soldier, Joan Lin suggested that Jaycee costar with his father, but Jackie was highly against it.[7] However, Jaycee has since reconciled with his father, and they starred together in Jackie's 100th film, 1911[8] The team up resulted in Jackie Chan's least profitable and worst reviewed film to date.[9]
To appeal outside of Chinese audiences, his studios hired Korean and Singaporean artists, Jang Nara and Fann Wong, to promote Jaycee's new film, Whoever. The film was meant to satire Jaycee's life as a playboy from a famous father. Once again, the film was a box office disaster, not placing in the China top ten, despite a government mandate requiring it to be played at half the nation's theaters.[10] The studios decided not to release the film theatrically in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Frustrated by his son's financial burdens and extravagant lifestyle, during an awards ceremony in Beijing in April 2011, Jackie stated that he would be donating all his assets to charity after his death, letting his son earn his own money and prove his honor.[11]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
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| 2004 | The Twins Effect II | 千機變II: 花都大戰 | "Charcoal Head" / "Star of Rex" |
| 2005 | 2 Young | 早熟 | "Ka Fu" |
| 2006 | McDull, the Alumni | 春田花花同學會 | "Office staff" (cameo) |
| The Heavenly Kings | 四大天王 | Himself | |
| 2007 | The Sun Also Rises | 太陽照常升起 | "The Son" |
| Invisible Target | 男兒本色 | "Officer Wai King Ho" | |
| The Drummer | 戰鼓 | "Sid" | |
| PK.COM.CN | 誰說青春不能錯 | "Zhang Wen Li" | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | 功夫熊猫 | "Crane" (Cantonese voice) |
| Secrets of the Furious Five | 虎胆五俠 | "Master Monkey" (voice) | |
| 2009 | Tracing Shadow | 追影 | "Lord Xu" |
| Mulan | 花木蘭 | "Fei Xiao Hu" A.K.A. "Tiger" | |
| 2010 | Break Up Club | 分手說愛你 | "Joe" |
| 2011 | 1911 | 辛亥革命 | "Zhang Zhen Wu" |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | 功夫熊猫2 | "Crane" (Cantonese voice) | |
| Lee's Adventure | 李獻計歷險記 | "Li Xian Ji" | |
| East Meets West | 東成西就2011 | ||
| 2012 | Double Trouble | 寶島雙雄 | "Jay" |
| Her Father His Father | |||
| Whoever | |||
| Chrysanthemum to the Beast | 給野獸獻花 | ||
| 2013 | The Ideal City | ||
| Machi Action | |||
| Love Speaks |
Discography [edit]
| Released | Title | Language | Track listing |
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| 2004 | "Jaycee" [Self-titled AVCD – an audio CD that also contains music videos] | Mandarin |
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| 2008 | "一路好走" "Safe Journey" [An EP dedicated to his grandfather Charles Chan] | Mandarin |
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| 2010 | 亂 "Chaos" | Mandarin |
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References [edit]
- ^ "Jaycee Chan: Like dad, but only up to a point" New York Times. 7 December 2006.
- ^ List of College of William and Mary alumni
- ^ Jackie Chan: His Life, Films, Stunts, Injuries, Endorsements And Troubles – China. Facts and Details (23 April 2009).
- ^ Harvard Gazette: Chan charms at Cultural Rhythms. News.harvard.edu (1 March 2001).
- ^ Yikes! "Double Trouble" Only Made $9,000 in HK. Movies With Butter (10 July 2012).
- ^ 房祖名加入中国籍 美国移民局曾多次挽留_网易娱乐. Ent.163.com (21 January 2009).
- ^ "Jackie Chan refuses to work with his son in new film". Sina (in Chinese). 7 April 2009.
- ^ 1911 (2011). Hkmdb.com (23 September 2011).
- ^ Commemorating China’s 1911 revolution: From Sun to Mao to now. The Economist.
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- ^ Jackie Chan to donate entire fortune to charity, leaves nothing to son. Channel NewsAsia (4 April 2011).
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- 1982 births
- Actors from Los Angeles, California
- Alumni of Wah Yan
- American emigrants to Hong Kong
- College of William & Mary alumni
- Hong Kong film actors
- Hong Kong male singers
- Hong Kong Mandopop singer-songwriters
- Hong Kong television actors
- Hong Kong voice actors
- Living people
- People who lost United States citizenship
