Full Name: Jackie Chan (born Chan Kong-sang, later known as Fang Shilong); Profession: Hong Kong Chinese martial artist, actor, filmmaker, producer, stunt performer, and singer, best known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and self-performed stunts. Nationality: Hong Kong Chinese; Born: 7 April 1954. Birthplace: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong (then British Hong Kong); Generation: Baby Boomer (Generation Jones–era cohort born in the latter half of the postwar baby boom); Chinese Zodiac: Wood Horse; Zodiac Sign: Aries; Age in 2026: 72 years old as of 7 April 2026. Marital Status: Married since 1982 to Taiwanese actress Joan Lin (Lin Feng-jiao), often known as Joan Lin. Children: 2 (son Jaycee Chan, born 1982, and daughter Etta Ng Chok Lam, born 1999). Description: A globally renowned action star and cultural icon whose film career has spanned more than six decades, during which he fused martial arts with slapstick comedy to become one of the most iconic and influential martial artists in the history of cinema and a leading ambassador of Hong Kong action film worldwide, with films he has appeared in collectively earning well over 6 billion US dollars at the global box office, and whose achievements have been recognized with major honors, including an honorary Academy Award in 2016 for his extraordinary accomplishments in film, while he has also worked extensively as a director, producer, action choreographer, and singer and supported numerous charitable and humanitarian causes as a prominent Asian celebrity philanthropist.