''I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action'' is a 1998

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written by

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

with help from

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, written before Chan's success ''

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''–a special edition of the book was released in 1999 telling events occurring after Chan's success with the movie. The book tells of Chan'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 Chan's favorite stunts and fights and an almost complete

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of him. The book was dedicated to his parents. On January 7, 2010, on ''

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'', Chan 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 as ''

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''. The movie ended up never coming to fruition.

References

External links

Official Site
1998 non-fiction books 1999 non-fiction books Show business memoirs Random House books Jackie Chan {{Actor-bio-book-stub