This is Jackie Chan, one of the most famous actors in China. He is best know in his action movies, such as Dragon Blade and Railway Flying Tiger. He was addicted to martial arts when he was young, which laid a foundation of his late acting career. At first, he played some insignificant roles and sometimes even acted as a stuntman. Although those roles not important even not have the lines, he always be the best in every movies. Everything comes to him who waits, it was the movies called Drunken Boxing that brought fame to him overnight.
As a successful actor, he still devotes himself to acting. In the action movies, it has more dangerous scenes. Most actors will choose the stuntman to help them finished that. But Jackie Chan want to try and do the best for himself. Famous for his own stunts, his catalog of injuries mentions a broken nose(four times), dislocated shoulder, broken breastbone and so much many(data from internet). Even though he got injured so many times. Injures did never stop his footstep to reach his goals.
Besides, being a great philanthropist, he donates large amount of money every year to charities and establishes schools in many places in poverty. And he always singing in the donation activities to collection more money. And sometimes he will organize the vocal concerts, and put the incomes to charities.
And anyone who doubts Chan has suffered for his art need only watch the outtakes that typically close his films.
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