I Am Jackie Chan

My Life in Action

By: Jackie Chan

Narrated by: Daxing Zhang

As one of the biggest stars in the world, Jackie Chan has wowed audiences with death-defying stunts for decades. But who really is this boyishly handsome, lightning-fast Charlie Chaplin of martial arts moviemaking

Jackie Chan has never told his own story in his own words. In I Am Jackie Chan, he tells the fascinating, harrowing, ultimately triumphant story of his life: How the son of refugees in 1950s Hong Kong became the disciplined disciple of a Chinese Opera Master. How, after years of plunging off skyscrapers and living to tell the tale, a once scared seven-year-old boy broke into the Hollywood big time by breaking almost every bone in his body.

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Great book for first half of Jackie Chan's life

I enjoyed the story thoroughly. The narrator has a Chinese accent that takes a moment to get used to, but he narrates well. Jackie Chan led a hard life that seemed to be a mixture of sweat and luck. I am a bigger fan than before. I'm so glad he was given the chance to be Jackie Chan and not attempt to be Bruce Lee #6.

A great book

A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be relatable and generally worthwhile to get through and highly intelligent. I further highly recommend this book.

read the book

this is the abridged version. while it's good, the full story is much better. read the book

An interesting life story

A memorable begin of an action movie legend. This book tell the story of Jackie Chan's training in the arts for the Chinese opera, and how his career took off as an action movie. He gives insight of the courage he gained, and the struggles he faced.

1999, and perhaps for a younger audience

While I enjoyed the book, it's fairly old, and the stories seem (perhaps) aimed at kids. This makes sense, as in those days there was "Jackie Chan Adventures" on TV (in the early 2000's).