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This combination of file pictures showsHong Kong actor Jackie Chan in Beijing on April 21, 2023, French actress Elsa Zylberstein in Cannes on May 15, 2024 and French director and dancer Benjamin Millepied in Paris on March 11, 2024. Chan will carry the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games’ flame in Paris on August 28, 2024, with Zylberstein, Jarry and Benjamin Millepied, the Games Organizing Committee announced.
His brand of thrilling fights interjected with slapstick humour — showcased in films such as “Drunken Master” and “Police Story” — made him a household name in Hong Kong and across Asia. “I did all my stunts, even the scene full of fighting and acrobatics on top of the Eiffel Tower,” he told reporters in 2007 during the premiere.
In 2008 he was among several other Chinese personalities — including Zhang Ziyi of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” fame — to carry the Olympic torch ahead of the Games in Beijing.Despite a late start to his international film career Chan has been listed multiple times in the past decade as being among the best-paid actors in the world.
Back in Hong Kong, his star has waned somewhat over the years as Chan’s pro-Beijing stance rankled some fans, and his decision to join China’s top political advisory body made headlines in 2013.
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