I Am Jackie Chan
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I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action is a 1998 Autobiography
book written by Jackie Chan
with help from Jeff Yang
, written before Jackie Chan's success Rush Hour–a special edition of the book was released in 1999 telling events occurring after Jackie's success with the movie. The book tells of Jackie's life story from when he was born to several months after Rush Hour was made. The last few pages of the book contain a Top 10 list of Jackie's favorite stunts and fights and an almost complete filmography of him. The book was dedicated to his parents.
On January 7, 2010, on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
, Jackie stated that he has had plans since around 2008 to produce a musical film of his life based on the book, which would be entitled I Am Jackie Chan: The Musical. The film was inspired due to Chan's early love for musicals, with such films such as The Sound of Music
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Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
book written by Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
with help from Jeff Yang
Jeff Yang
Jeff Yang is an American writer and business/media consultant who writes the "Tao Jones" column for the Wall Street Journal. Previously, he was the "Asian Pop" columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. Yang lives in New York City...
, written before Jackie Chan's success Rush Hour–a special edition of the book was released in 1999 telling events occurring after Jackie's success with the movie. The book tells of Jackie's life story from when he was born to several months after Rush Hour was made. The last few pages of the book contain a Top 10 list of Jackie's favorite stunts and fights and an almost complete filmography of him. The book was dedicated to his parents.
On January 7, 2010, on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009 to January 22, 2010 as part of NBC's long-running Tonight Show franchise...
, Jackie stated that he has had plans since around 2008 to produce a musical film of his life based on the book, which would be entitled I Am Jackie Chan: The Musical. The film was inspired due to Chan's early love for musicals, with such films such as The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
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