Jordan Chan Siu-chun (born Chan Siu-tsun on 8 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and dancer, known for starring in the ''

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'' film series and for his role in the 1998 TV adaptation of

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's novel, '' The Duke of Mount Deer''. In recent years, he received renewed attention for his appearances in the Chinese reality shows '' Where Are We Going, Dad?'' in 2017 and '' Call Me By Fire'' (2021 and 2022).

Early life

Chan was born to a

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

family in a rural village in

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province, southern China. In 2018, Chan revealed in an interview that when he was young, his family was so poor that they didn't have enough to eat, and he once suggested to give his younger brother away to a rich family and for the suggestion, he received a beating from his parents. However his parents eventually did give away his young brother for HKD3,000. Chan also revealed that his father used to chain him up at home, afraid that he would run out of the house to play instead of taking care of his younger siblings. Chan also had to work the field, cut grass, and tend to cows. He left school in his teens when his family moved to Hong Kong. He and his family lived in cramped quarters within a slum, and Chan worked odd jobs at construction sites, as a cook at a dim sum restaurant, served at roadside hawker stalls, and apprenticed at a hair salon. Chan was charged and convicted of the molestation of an underaged girl when he was 14.

Career

Chan got his start by enrolling in the

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Dancers' Training Class in 1985. Soon after graduation, he joined a few of the studio's troupes that would accompany popular singers during their live performances. He worked with artists such as

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, and

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before being invited by a producer to make a record of his own. In 1994, he made his film debut with ''Twenty Something''. Chan has since received several Hong Kong Film Award nominations: two for his role in ''

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'' (1994), and one each for ''Heaven Can't Wait'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1996). With 1996's ''

'', Chan established himself as a mainstay of the triad genre. The film was a huge success, and led to nine sequels and spinoffs before the series concluded in 2000. In 2005, Chan starred alongside

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as Kyoichi Sudo in ''

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''. Musically, Chan is known for bringing a hip hop flavour to

cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production ...

. With his recent releases beginning around 2002, he has rapped and added hip hop beats to his music. His hip hop style has brought him new fans, although some Hong Kong fans have accused him of acting "black." He continues to incorporate R&B and hip hop sounds into his music today. Chan has spoken several lines of Hakka in some of his movies. He is the first singer to include Hakka verse in a Mandarin song, in "Heartless You", (算你恨) 2003.

Political positions and stances

Chan was a member of the Huizhou Committee of the

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in 2014. Chan endorsed pro-Beijing candidate

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in the

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. During the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Chan signed a joint letter supporting the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill, saying that he had the right to support a side "as a Hongkonger". In March 2021, Chan expressed his support for cotton from

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, after several companies stopped purchasing the cotton due to concerns about

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Personal life

Chan married actress

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on 14 February 2010, at Little White Wedding Chapel in

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. Their first child, a son named Jasper, was born on 1 July 2013. On 29 May 2020, they welcomed their second child, a baby boy nicknamed Ho Ho.

Filmography

Film and television

Sources: IMDb, chinesemov.com

Variety show

*1995-1996: ''

Super Trio series The ''Super Trio Series'' is a Hong Kong variety show series produced by TVB. It debuted in 1995, and remained in production for eighteen years due to its popularity. The show was hosted by Eric Tsang and his two assistants - Jerry Lamb and Chin ...

'': Movie Buff Championship *2015: Wanna Bros *2016: I love HK *2017: Where Are We Going, Dad? 5 *2021: '' Call Me By Fire'' *2022: '' Call Me by Fire (season 2)''

Discography

*''Big Event'' (1997) *''Love Wife'' (1998) *''Everyone Loves Jordan Chan'' (1998) *''Picture Book'' (1999) *''Mega Star Jordan Chan'' (1999) *''Top Boyfriend'' (2000) *''Amazing Ending Complication '' (2000) *''Embrace'' (2001) *''Heartbroken King EP'' (2002) *''That's Mine'' (2002) *''Heartless You'' (2003) *''Night Life New Songs +Compilation'' (2003) *''Black Hole'' (2004) *''Compete'' (2006) *''Sing Jordan 10 Years New Songs + Compilation'' (2006) *''Exclusive Memory'' (2008)

References

External links

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Jordan album lyrics and pics
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