Never Grow Up

Everyone knows Jackie Chan . Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda , Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016—after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films , and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up , the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood , his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie’s films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up , Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart.

Everyone knows Jackie Chan . Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda , Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016—after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films , and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up , the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood , his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie’s films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up , Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart.

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones--he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up , the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie's films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up , Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he's beloved the world over: he's honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and--after all this time--still young at heart.

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones--he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up , the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie's films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up , Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he's beloved the world over: he's honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and--after all this time--still young at heart.

Akrobatische Kung-Fu-Tricks, waghalsige Stunts und komödiantisches Talent: Dafür kennen und lieben Generationen von Kinobesuchern Jackie Chan. Nach über 150 Filmen - und unzähligen Knochenbrüchen - denkt er nicht ans Aufhören, steckt voller neuer Ideen und Pläne. Bei seinem Vater, Koch am französischen Konsulat in Hongkong, erlernte er chinesische Kampftechniken, bis die Eltern den schauspielerisch und akrobatisch begabten Siebenjährigen auf ein Internat der China Drama Academy schickten. Seine Ausbildung würde man heute wohl Kindesmisshandlung nennen, 1960 waren die Methoden für den jungen Chan erzieherischer Alltag. Als Stuntman brachte es Jackie Chan im Hongkonger Filmgeschäft zu Popularität. Anfang der Neunziger entdeckte Hollywood das Multitalent und machte ihn zum Multimillionär. Es ist nur eines der vielen sympathischen Gesichter des Mannes hinter dem Action-Star, dass er, laut Forbes-Magazin, zu den »zehn großzügigsten Prominenten der Welt« gehört und weltweit Projekte für unterprivilegierte Kinder unterstützt. In seiner Biografie »Never Grow Up« erzählt der Oscar-prämierte Filmstar schonungslos von der Härte seiner Ausbildung, von seinen Erfolgen und Rückschlägen als Stuntman und Schauspieler, aber auch von seinem Familienleben, das alles andere als perfekt lief. Jackie Chan steht dazu, Fehler gemacht zu haben, ist selbstkritisch und offenherzig - gerade das macht ihn so liebenswert.

Akrobatische Kung-Fu-Tricks, waghalsige Stunts und komödiantisches Talent: Dafür kennen und lieben Generationen von Kinobesuchern Jackie Chan. Nach über 150 Filmen - und unzähligen Knochenbrüchen - denkt er nicht ans Aufhören, steckt voller neuer Ideen und Pläne. Bei seinem Vater, Koch am französischen Konsulat in Hongkong, erlernte er chinesische Kampftechniken, bis die Eltern den schauspielerisch und akrobatisch begabten Siebenjährigen auf ein Internat der China Drama Academy schickten. Seine Ausbildung würde man heute wohl Kindesmisshandlung nennen, 1960 waren die Methoden für den jungen Chan erzieherischer Alltag. Als Stuntman brachte es Jackie Chan im Hongkonger Filmgeschäft zu Popularität. Anfang der Neunziger entdeckte Hollywood das Multitalent und machte ihn zum Multimillionär. Es ist nur eines der vielen sympathischen Gesichter des Mannes hinter dem Action-Star, dass er, laut Forbes-Magazin, zu den »zehn großzügigsten Prominenten der Welt« gehört und weltweit Projekte für unterprivilegierte Kinder unterstützt. In seiner Biografie »Never Grow Up« erzählt der Oscar-prämierte Filmstar schonungslos von der Härte seiner Ausbildung, von seinen Erfolgen und Rückschlägen als Stuntman und Schauspieler, aber auch von seinem Familienleben, das alles andere als perfekt lief. Jackie Chan steht dazu, Fehler gemacht zu haben, ist selbstkritisch und offenherzig - gerade das macht ihn so liebenswert.