Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan Happy To Be Part Of Olympics; Willing To Give Up Life For China

Jackie Chan Jackie Chan is just happy to play a part, any part, in promoting the Beijing Olympics, he told audiences at the Savannah College of Art and Design at a ceremony in Hong Kong.

"I don't question my role. When the Beijing Organizing Committee beckons, I'm there," Chan said. "No one asked, 'why are we stuck in this situation?' We just felt very honored and very happy that we participated in the Beijing Olympics."

He said he passed on two commercials and a movie to help promote the Games. He also added that he's willing to put himself in harms way for China.

"If something happened and I had to sacrifice myself for the country, I would feel very honored," he said.

 

Jackie Chan Tells Youth To Use Martial Arts For Good

Jackie Chan, the star of many action-packed movies in which he did his own stunts and had the injuries to prove it, made a visit to East Timor as Unicef's goodwill ambassador.

Movies Aren't The Only Thing Jackie Chan Is Peddling

Did you know Jackie Chan has a Segway dealership? Well, neither did I.

He and a partner are selling these two-wheeled scooters not to make money though, but to introduce these non-polluting vehicles to China and other Asian countries.

Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker Together Again

According to IGN Movies, Jackie Chan told MTV that he had agreed to do another movie with Chris Tucker, except it wouldn't be another "Rush Hour."

Chan was quoted saying, "It's like two days ago when Chris Tucker called me. We sat down and decided we want to do another movie. Not a 'Rush Hour' -- something new."

Box Office Underperformer "Rush Hour 3" Is Top DVD Rental of 2007

Rush Hour 3"Rush Hour 3," which underwhelmed at the box office, is the highest grossing DVD rental released in 2007, generating $71.2M in rental revenue according to data from Home Media Retailing. It out-performed such box office heavyweights as "Spider-Man 3," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," and "Shrek the Third."

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