Jordan Chan

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Photos of the 15th elementary school graduates (Class 6B) in 1981. The one on the right in the left picture and the six on the left in the top row on the right are Jordan Chan.

Chan was born to a Hakka family in a rural village in Huizhou, Guangdong province, southern China. In 2018, Chan revealed in an interview that when he was young, his family was so poor that they didn't have enough to eat, and he once suggested to give his younger brother away to a rich family and for the suggestion, he received a beating from his parents. However his parents eventually did give away his young brother for HKD3,000. Chan also revealed that his father used to chain him up at home, afraid that he would run out of the house to play instead of taking care of his younger siblings. Chan also had to work the field, cut grass, and tend to cows. He left school in his teens when his family moved to Hong Kong. He and his family lived in cramped quarters within a slum, and Chan worked odd jobs at construction sites, as a cook at a dim sum restaurant, served at roadside hawker stalls, and apprenticed at a hair salon. [1] [2]

Chan was charged and convicted of the molestation of an underaged girl when he was 14. [3]

Career

Chan got his start by enrolling in the TVB Dancers' Training Class in 1985. Soon after graduation, he joined a few of the studio's troupes that would accompany popular singers during their live performances. He worked with artists such as Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, and Anita Mui before being invited by a producer to make a record of his own.

In 1994, he made his film debut with Twenty Something. Chan has since received several Hong Kong Film Award nominations: two for his role in He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994), and one each for Heaven Can't Wait (1995) and Big Bullet (1996). With 1996's Young and Dangerous , Chan established himself as a mainstay of the triad genre. The film was a huge success, and led to nine sequels and spinoffs before the series concluded in 2000. In 2005, Chan starred alongside Jay Chou as Kyoichi Sudo in Initial D .

Musically, Chan is known for bringing a hip hop flavour to cantopop. With his recent releases beginning around 2002, he has rapped and added hip hop beats to his music. His hip hop style has brought him new fans, although some Hong Kong fans have accused him of acting "black." He continues to incorporate R&B and hip hop sounds into his music today.

Chan has spoken several lines of Hakka in some of his movies. He is the first singer to include Hakka verse in a Mandarin song, in "Heartless You", (算你恨) 2003.

Political positions and stances

Chan was a member of the Huizhou Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 2014.[ citation needed ]

Chan endorsed pro-Beijing candidate Junius Ho in the 2016 Hong Kong legislative election. [4]

During the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Chan signed a joint letter supporting the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill, saying that he had the right to support a side "as a Hongkonger". [5]

In March 2021, Chan expressed his support for cotton from Xinjiang, after several companies stopped purchasing the cotton due to concerns about human rights violations. [6]

Personal life

Chan married actress Cherrie Ying on 14 February 2010, at Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. [7] [8]

Their first child, a son, was born on 1 July 2013. On 29 May 2020, they welcomed their second child, another boy. [9]

Filmography

Jordan Chan
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Chan in 2018
Born
Chan Siu-tsun

(1967-07-08) 8 July 1967 (age 56)
Other namesChan Siu-chun
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active1985–present
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Children2
Awards Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting Actor
1995 Twenty Something


Musical career
Origin Hong Kong, China
Genres Mandopop, Cantopop, hip hop
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Chén Xiǎochūn
Jyutping Can4 Siu2-ceon1

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1994 Whatever You Want
Twenty Something Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
In the Heat of Summer
He's a Woman, She's a Man Yu LoNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1995 Heaven Can't Wait Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
01:00 A.M.
The Age of Miracles
Happy Hour
Fox Hunter
Doctor Mack
1996 Tonight Nobody Goes Home
Those Were The Days
Young and Dangerous
War of the Underworld
Young and Dangerous 2
02:00 A.M.
Lost and Found
Queer Story
Young and Dangerous 3
Growing Up
Big Bullet Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
1997 03:00 A.M.
Kitchen
We're No Bad Guys
Alexander
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
The Legend of God of Gamblers
The Wedding Days
Downtown Torpedoes
Young and Dangerous 4
1998 Hot War
Enter The Eagles
Bio Zombie
The Duke of Mount Deer
2000 Flyin' Dance
Comeuppance
Vampire Hunter D
Born to Be King
Those Were The Days
Dial D for Demons
Killer
Help!!
Skyline Cruisers
2002 The Wall
The Irresistible Piggies
Brotherhood
Sleeping With the Dead
The Haunted Office
The Cheaters
2003 The Spy Dad
Men Suddenly in Black
Colour of the Truth
Diva - Ah Hey
2004 Escape from Hong Kong Island
Throw Down
Herbal Tea
Fantasia
2005 Initial D Kyoichi Sudo
2006 Wo Hu
Men Suddenly in Black 2
Lethal Angels
Bet to Basic
The Shopaholics
2007 Lethal Angels
Who's Next
Huo Yuanjia
Word Twisters' Adventures
2008 Kung Fu Hip Hop
Hong Kong Bronx
Legend of the Fist: Chen Zhen
2009 Midnight Taxi
2010 Once a Gangster
ПОСЛЕДНИЙ СЕКРЕТ МАСТЕРА
2011 Mysterious Island
The Dragon Pearl
White Vengeance
2012Rhapsody of BMW
2013 Ip Man: The Final Fight
2014Mr. Lucky
2015 The Right Mistake
Jian Bing Man
2016 Trivisa Cheuk Tze-keung
Buddy Cops
Fooling Around Jiang Hu
Foolish Plan
2017Colour of the Game
OCTB
2018Golden Job
2019Someone in the Clouds
Where All Roads End
2022 Only Fools Rush In
2023 Extras for Chasing The Dragon Wu Guohao

Sources: IMDb, [10] chinesemov.com [11]

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