Jordan Chan
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Jordan Chan Siu-Chun is a Chinese
actor and musician
from Hong Kong
.
Chan got his start by enrolling in the TVB 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 Alan Tam
, Leslie Cheung
, and Anita Mui
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 He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994), and one each for Heaven Can't Wait (1995) and Big Bullet (1996). With 1996's Young and Dangerous
, 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 Jay Chou
as Kyoichi Sudo in Initial D
.
Musically, Chan is known for bringing a hip hop
flavor to cantopop
. 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 married actress Cherrie Ying
on Valentine's Day
, February 14, 2010 at Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
, though they intended to have their reception in Hong Kong.
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
actor and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Chan got his start by enrolling in the TVB 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 Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...
, Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...
, and Anita Mui
Anita Mui
Anita Mui Yim-fong was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years she made major contributions to the cantopop music scene, while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a cantopop diva...
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 He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994), and one each for Heaven Can't Wait (1995) and Big Bullet (1996). With 1996's Young and Dangerous
Young and Dangerous
The Young and Dangerous film series is a collection of Hong Kong films about a group of triad young members, detailing their adventures, dangers and growth in a Hong Kong triad society...
, 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 Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
as Kyoichi Sudo in Initial D
Initial D (film)
Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga and anime series.-Plot:...
.
Musically, Chan is known for bringing a hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
flavor to cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
. 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 married actress Cherrie Ying
Cherrie Ying
Ting Man , better known as Cherrie Ying or Ying Choi-yi, is a Hong Kong actress. She moved to New York City at a young age, and later moved to Hong Kong...
on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
, February 14, 2010 at Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, though they intended to have their reception in Hong Kong.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Awards |
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| 1994 | Whatever You Want Whatever You Want Whatever You Want is the twelfth studio 1979 rock album by the British band Status Quo. It features 10 tracks including the title track.... |
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| Twenty Something Twentysomething (film) Twenty Something is a 1994 Hong Kong film directed by Teddy Chan Tak-Sum and presented by Eric Tsang. It is the sole Category-III film in UFO's list of credits, and features a popular theme song "Wish" sung by Sandy Lam... |
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.-History:... Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist... |
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| In the Heat of Summer | ||
| He's a Woman, She's a Man He's a Woman, She's a Man He's a Woman, She's a Man is a 1994 film directed by Peter Chan Ho Sun and written by James Yuen and Lee Chi Ngai. It stars Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Anita Yuen Wing Yee, Carina Lau Kar Ling, Jordan Chan Siu Chun and Eric Tsang Chi Wai... |
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.-History:... Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist... |
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| 1995 | Heaven Can't Wait | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.-History:... |
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| The Age of Miracles The Age of Miracles The Age of Miracles is the tenth studio album released by American music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. The album was released on April 27, 2010 on Zoë Records and was produced by Carpenter and Matt Rollings.... |
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| Happy Hour | ||
| Fox Hunter | ||
| Doctor Mack | ||
| 1996 | Tonight Nobody Goes Home | |
| Those Were The Days Those Were the Days (1996 film) Those Were the Days is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Eric Tsang. It is a coming-of-age story about four friends who went to an all-girls secondary school together.-Cast:* Jordan Chan - Super* Julian Cheung - Chan Yan Kin... |
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| Young and Dangerous 3 Young and Dangerous 3 Young and Dangerous 3 is a 1996 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second sequel in the Young and Dangerous film series.-Plot:... |
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| War of the Underworld | ||
| Young and Dangerous 2 Young and Dangerous 2 Young and Dangerous 2 is a 1996 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the first sequel in the Young and Dangerous film series.-Plot:... |
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| 02:00 A.M. | ||
| Lost and Found Lost and Found (1996 film) Lost and Found is a 1996 Hong Kong film written and directed by Lee Chi-Ngai. It stars Kelly Chan, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Michael Wong.-Synopsis:... |
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| Queer Story | ||
| Young and Dangerous Young and Dangerous The Young and Dangerous film series is a collection of Hong Kong films about a group of triad young members, detailing their adventures, dangers and growth in a Hong Kong triad society... |
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| Growing Up | ||
| Big Bullet Big Bullet Big Bullet is a 1996 action film directed, produced and co-written by Benny Chan. The film won awards for film editing at the 1996 Golden Horse Film Festival and the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.-Plot:... |
Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.-History:... |
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| Who's the Woman, Who's the Man | ||
| 1997 | 03:00 A.M. | |
| Kitchen Kitchen A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a... |
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| We're No Bad Guys We're No Bad Guys We're No Bad Guys aka. We Are No Bad Guys is a 1997 Action Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing.-Synopsis:Plane , a troubled cop who hits the skids when his girlfriend Carrie gets killed by a stoic hitman named Angel... |
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| Alexander | ||
| A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation is a 1997 Hong Kong animated film. It was the first Chinese animated feature film from Hong Kong... |
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| The Legend of God of Gamblers | ||
| The Wedding Days | ||
| Downtown Torpedoes | ||
| Young and Dangerous 4 Young and Dangerous 4 Young and Dangerous 4 is a 1997 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the third sequel to the Young and Dangerous film series.-Plot:... |
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| 1998 | Hot War | |
| Enter The Eagles | ||
| Bio Zombie Bio Zombie Bio Zombie is a 1998 Hong Kong zombie-comedy film, starring Jordan Bem Chan. It spoofs George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead and shows many similarities to Peter Jackson's Braindead.- Plot :... |
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| The Duke of Mount Deer The Duke of Mount Deer (1998 TV series) The Duke of Mount Deer is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. It was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1998.-Cast:*Jordan Chan as Wai Siu-bo*Steven Ma as Hong-hei Emperor... |
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| 2000 | Flyin' Dance | |
| Comeuppance Comeuppance Comeuppance is the first full album released by British progressive rock/jazz fusion band Sphere3.-Track listing:#"A Good Example of Arbitrary Presumption"#"Shrimp.SNG"#"Sidewalking"#"Natural Light"#"First Kiss"#"Eat First, Ask Questions Later"... |
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| Vampire Hunter D Vampire Hunter D is a series of Japanese novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983.To date, twenty-two novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes... |
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| Born To Be King Born to be King "Born to Be King" is the second episode of The Black Adder, the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.- Plot :In autumn 1486, King Richard IV departs on a Crusade... |
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| Those Were The Days Those Were the Days (2000 film) Those Were the Days... is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Raymond Yip. The film is a spin-off/prequel of the Young and Dangerous film series, as it follows the life of Chicken Chiu before he joined the triads with the boss Chan Ho Nam .-Cast:* Jordan Chan - Chicken Chiu Shan-Ho* Gigi Leung -... |
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| Dial D for Demons Dial D for Demons Dial D for Demons is a 2000 Hong Kong horror film directed by Billy Tang, starring Jordan Chan, Joey Meng, Lee Ann, Terence Yin, Alice Chan and Winnie Leung.-Plot:... |
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| Killer | ||
| Help!! | ||
| Skyline Raiders | ||
| 2002 | The Wall | |
| The Irresistible Piggies | ||
| Brotherhood | ||
| Sleeping With the Dead | ||
| The Haunted Office | ||
| The Cheaters | ||
| 2003 | The Spy Dad | |
| Men Suddenly in Black Men Suddenly in Black -Cast and roles:* Eric Tsang - Kwok Tin-yau* Chapman To - Chao* Jordan Chan - Cheung* Spirit Blue - Paul* Teresa Mo - Tin's Wife* Candy Lo - Anna* Marsha Yuen - Ching* Tiffany Lee * Ellen Chan * Natalis Chan * Stephanie Che * Cheung Tat-ming... |
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| Colour of the Truth | ||
| Diva - Ah Hey | ||
| 2004 | Escape from Hong Kong Island Escape from Hong Kong Island Escape from Hong Kong Island is a 2004 black comedy film made in Hong Kong, directed by Simon Lui, and starring Jordan Chan.-Plot:... |
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| Throw Down Throw Down Throw Down is a 2004 Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To. Director To dedicated the film, one of his most personal films to date, to the late Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-Fai... |
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| Herbal Tea | ||
| Fantasia | ||
| 2005 | Initial D Initial D (film) Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese Initial D manga and anime series.-Plot:... |
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| 2006 | Wo Hu | |
| Men Suddenly in Black 2 | ||
| Lethal Angels | ||
| Bet to Basic | ||
| Shopaholics | ||
| 2007 | Lethal Angels | |
| Who's Next Who's Next Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who, released in August 1971. The album has origins in a rock opera conceived by Pete Townshend called Lifehouse. The ambitious, complex project did not come to fruition at the time and instead, many of the songs written for the project... |
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| Huo Yuanjia Huo Yuanjia (2008 TV series) Huo Yuanjia is a television series based on the story of Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia. It includes a subplot on the story of Chen Zhen, a fictional student of Huo Yuanjia and protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The series was directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and starred Ekin Cheng, Jordan... |
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| Word Twisters' Adventures Word Twisters' Adventures Word Twisters' Adventures is a TVB costume comedy series broadcast in November 2007. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 40th Anniversary.-Synopsis:... |
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| 2008 | Kung Fu Hip Hop | |
| Hong Kong Bronx Hong Kong Bronx Hong Kong Bronx is a low-budget 2008 Hong Kong action film directed by Billy Chung, and starring Jordan Chan. The film was produced by Wong Jing, whose father, Wong Tin-Lam, appears in a supporting role.... |
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| Jingwu Chen Zhen Jingwu Chen Zhen Jingwu Chen Zhen is a television series based on the story of Chen Zhen, a fictional martial arts student of Huo Yuanjia. The series is a sequel to the 2008 television series Huo Yuanjia, with Jordan Chan reprising his role as Chen Zhen.-Plot:... |
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| 2009 | Midnight Taxi | |
| 2010 | Once a Gangster Once a Gangster -Cast:* Ekin Cheng – Sparrow* Jordan Chan – Roast Pork* Alex Fong – Kerosene* Michelle Ye – Nancy* Candice Yu – Lady Pearl* Wilfred Lau – Yan* Conroy Chan – Scissor-External links:** at the Hong Kong Cinemagic... |
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| 2011 | Mysterious Island Mysterious Island (2011 film) Mysterious Island is a 2011 Chinese horror film directed by Rico Chung. The film is about a group of people invited to a Survivor styled television program on the Binlusai islands... |
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| The Dragon Pearl The Dragon Pearl The Dragon Pearl is a 2011 family film that follows the story of two teenagers who meet in China to encounter a real live Chinese dragon, and also discover the mystery behind the whereabouts of his all powerful pearl.... |
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| White Vengeance White Vengeance White Vengeance, also known as Hong Men Yan, is an upcoming Chinese historical film directed by Daniel Lee and starring Leon Lai, Feng Shaofeng, Liu Yifei, Zhang Hanyu, Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan, Andy On, Xiu Qing and Jia Qing... |
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)