Jackie Chan, the beloved actor and martial artist known for his breathtaking stunts and unforgettable action roles, recently shared a surprising revelation about his father’s past.
Jackie Chan, the beloved actor and martial artist known for his breathtaking stunts and unforgettable action roles, recently shared a surprising revelation about his father’s past. In a recent interview, the 71-year-old icon opened up about how he discovered that his father, Charles, had been a spy—news that left him stunned.
During a conversation with people magazine, Jackie shared a family photograph and admitted he couldn’t recall his exact age in the picture. “That’s my father and my mom. I cannot remember how old I was at the time,” he said with a smile.
When Jackie Chan's father told him he was a spy
Jackie recounted the life-changing moment when his father dropped the bombshell during an unexpected conversation while Jackie was behind the wheel. “My father was a very handsome guy, and my father was a spy. I got to know my father’s secret when I was 40-something... One day, I was driving my car and my father suddenly said, ‘Son, I'm old. I might sleep and never wake up... I have a secret to tell you... You are not Chan. Your original name is Fang,” he recalled.
The revelation left Jackie “very shocked” and, at first, he found it difficult to process his father’s story. But he later learned the full extent of his family’s hidden history.
Back in 2003, Jackie delved deeper into his family’s extraordinary past by producing a documentary, 'Traces of the Dragon: Jackie Chan' and 'His Lost Family'. The film explored how his father had worked as a government spy during the Chinese Civil war in the 1940s, while his mother, Lee-lee, led a double life as an opium smuggler and gambler.
About Jackie Chan
Despite these revelations about his family, Jackie’s career journey took him from hong kong cinema to global stardom. After a breakthrough hollywood role in 1995’s 'Rumble in the Bronx', it was the 1998 action-comedy 'Rush Hour' alongside chris Tucker that firmly established him as an international superstar.
More recently, Jackie returned to the Karate Kid franchise with 'Karate Kid: Legends', which premiered in india on May 30. Reprising his role as Mr. Han, Jackie joins forces with Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso to train a new martial arts protégé, played by Ben Wang. The film’s trailer features intense scenes set in New York, with Jackie’s voice-over reflecting on life’s ultimate choice: “In life, you only have one question: Is it worth fighting for or not?”
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