Why is Jackie Chan called Big Brother?

Jackie Chan has a high status in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. It is an honorific title. When Jackie Chan sees Sammo Hung, he even calls him Big Brother. Jackie Chan debuted earlier and has international fame. Many big-name stars such as Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, etc. all call Jackie Chan "Jackie Chan Big Brother", mainly because of his status + age. As early as the 1970s, Jackie Chan still called him "Big Brother". Brother Bruce Lee, Brother Ti Lung. But today, Jackie Chan is no longer the Kung Fu boy he used to be. Jackie Chan now has multiple statuses, not just an action star.

Jackie Chan, born on April 7, 1954 In the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, his ancestral home is Wuhu, Anhui Province. He is an actor, director, action director, producer, screenwriter and singer from Hong Kong, China.

In 1971, he entered the film industry as a martial artist?[1]?. In 1976, he played the leading role in the action film "Fist of Fury". In 1978, he starred in the action films "Snake Man" and "Drunken Master", which marked the beginning of kung fu comedies?[2]?. In 1980, the action film "Junior", written and directed by himself, won the annual box office championship in Hong Kong?[3]?. In 1985, he starred in the comedy action film "Summer Fortune", which broke the Hong Kong box office record?[4]?. In 1986, the action film "Police Story", which he directed and starred in, won the Best Film Award at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards[5]?. In 1991, he served as the producer of the feature film "Ruan Lingyu". In 1992, he released his first Mandarin album "The First Time". In 1993, he won the Best Actor Award at the 30th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for his role in the police film "Crime".[6]?

In 1995, he entered Hollywood in the United States through the action film "Red Zone"[7]?. In 1998, he established his position in Hollywood with the action film "Rush Hour"[8]?. The comedy action film "Rush Hour 2" starring in 2001 set a box office record for a Chinese actor starring in a Hollywood movie?[9-10]?. In 2010, he won the Outstanding Film Achievement Award at the 54th Asia Pacific Film Festival[11]. In 2012, he was selected as "No. 1 among the 20 greatest action movie stars in history" by the New York Times[12]. In 2013, he won the Best Action Design Award at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards for the action film "Zodiac"[13]. In 2016, he won the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement Award?[14]?. Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chow are also known as the double Monday achievers. He is good at humorous action comedies; as of 2017, his starring movies have grossed more than 20 billion yuan at the global box office.

In addition to his acting career, Jackie Chan is enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings. In 2004, he served as the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund [15]. In 2006, he was selected as one of the “Top Ten Charity Stars” by Forbes magazine[16].

Selected as "2017 China Charity Celebrity Top 30" in January 2018

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Jackie Chan Baidu Encyclopedia