Jaycee Chan
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| Jaycee Chan | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 房祖名 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 房祖名 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Fáng ZǔMíng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Fong Jo Ming (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Chan Jo-Ming (陳祖明) |
| Ancestry | Linzi, Shandong |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | December 3, 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other name(s) | Jaycee Fong |
| Occupation | Singer, actor, composer, lyricist, guitarist |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Label(s) | Emperor Entertainment Group |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Parents | Jackie Chan and Lin Feng-Jiao |
| Official site | Jaycee blog Official website |
Jaycee Chan Jo-Ming (born on December 3, 1982 in Los Angeles, California with family roots in Linzi, Shandong, China) is an American-born Chinese actor and singer who released his first CD album in 2004.
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[edit] Biography
He is the son of Hong Kong action/martial arts star Jackie Chan and Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-Jiao. Despite this, his father stated that his relationship with Jaycee is at best, distant and that his son only calls him for NBA tickets or luxury cars.[1]
Jaycee was born Jo-Ming Jaycee Chan, but changed his surname to Fong/Fang as this is his true ancestral name.[1] Although this is his name in the Eastern world, his name remains "Jaycee Chan" in the Western hemisphere with a few sources listing him as "Jaycee Fong".
He was born on December 3, 1982, in Los Angeles, California,[2] but other sources, including Jackie Chan's autobiography, state that he was born in 1984 and that his parents were married in 1983. Jackie's official website states that he was married in 1982.
Although Jaycee was born in Los Angeles, he grew up in Hong Kong. He attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, an eminent all male Jesuit school in Hong Kong, until the age of 15. He then moved back to Los Angeles, where he attended co-ed schools.
Jaycee briefly attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia for two semesters, but dropped out due to poor grades. His college admissions were a dissapointment to his father who had donated an undisclosed sum of money to Harvard University and given a lecture in hope of his son gaining admission.
Giving up on school, Jaycee eventually returned to Hong Kong for good in 2003. Although his album and movies have had dismal sales, his studio is adamant that he will be a success one day. In early 2009, Chinese websites reported that he has given up United States citizenship in favor of Chinese citizenship.[3]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | 功夫熊猫 | Crane (Cantonese voice) |
| Secrets of the Furious Five | 虎胆五俠 | Master Monkey (voice) |
[edit] Discography
| 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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[edit] References
- ^ Please see Charles Chan, Jaycee Chan's grandfather, for more information on the original family surname of Fong (Cantonese) and Fang (Mandarin).
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995, under Jo-Ming Jaycee Chan, on 3 December 1982 in Los Angeles County.
- ^ http://ent.163.com/09/0121/22/507FKK3800031H2L.html
[edit] External links
- Jaycee News
- The Unofficial Jaycee Chan Website English and Chinese
- Jaycee Chan at the Internet Movie Database
