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6 questions we had after reading Jackie Chan’s memoir

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6 questions we had after reading Jackie Chan’s memoir

In a way, Jackie Chan’s autobiography Never Grow Up (which was recently translated into English by Jeremy Tiang from its original Chinese text published in 2015) is like the blooper reel at the end of his films: it shows the blood, sweat, tears and not-so-glamorous behind-the-scenes side of a sleek and polished final product.

The opening of the memoir reflects that comparison as the 64-year-old martial arts superstar reminisces about the night he finally received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in 2016. After that, he begins his retrospective on his childhood, teenhood, early years in the biz, and beyond - with impressively great detail too, we might add.

The 333-page book is loaded with lesser-known tales from Jackie’s life and his many, many past works (whether they were beloved or box office bombs), as well as amusing little anecdotes and funny fun facts (such as why he doesn’t simply order fried rice and the thought process behind his son’s name, Jaycee), and of course, insights into his notorious stunts that have left him with so many injuries that he literally can’t keep track of all of them.

After getting our hands on the book and enjoying all kinds of tales such as the time he made Maggie Cheung cry on the set of Project A Part II, and when he had to take “the worst s***” in his life while filming Who Am I? in an African wilderness, here are six major questions we came up with…

Photos: Facebook/Jackie Chan

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