SUPERCOP

JACKIE CHAN
Born in Hong Kong in 1954, Jackie Chan emigrated to Australia at an early age but returned in 1961 at seven years old to attend the Chinese Opera Research School. He stayed at the school for ten years.

Upon graduation, he adopted the screen name Chen Yuan Long and worked as a character actor and stuntman. Eventually he worked as a martial arts director, beginning with The Heroine in which he also played the second male lead. Audiences didn't see him in a starring role until 1974's A Stranger in Hong Kong.

HIs career took a huge leap forward when he starred in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. The film was a great success and his comic performance, which set him apart from the intense seriousness of Bruce Lee, was well received by audiences. He followed with Drunken Master -- an even bigger hit and now recognized as a masterpiece of the kung fu comedy genre.

Directing himself in the Project A, Police Story, and Armour of God series of films, Jackie created a genre that was his alone and established himself as Hong Kong's leading star. With his own production company Golden Way, he also began producing such films as Rouge and Center Stage.

Earlier this year, he starred in the American box-office hit Rumble in the Bronx. He has also just wrapped production in Australia on his next film, Mr. Nice Guy.

Jackie is the founder of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Guild, the Hong Kong Director's Guild and Society of Cinematographers.

MICHELLE KHAN
Michelle Khan's dedication to physical resolve started at an early age, when she began studying ballet at age four. Although she received her primary and secondary education in Malaysia, her passion for dance led her to the Royal Academy of Dance in London, where she earned an advanced level degree.

Encouraged by her mother, Michelle entered a beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Malaysia in 1983. During the course of her duties as a representative for her country, she was invited to Hong Kong to be in a television commercial with Jackie Chan. The spot was directed by established Hong Kong film director Po Chi Leung, who immediately recognized her star potential and encouraged D&B Films to sign her. In 1985, she debuted in the action comedy Owl vs. Dumbo.

With a film behind her plus an extensive dance background, film executives wisely began to develop her as an action heroine. Her second film, Yes, Madam, established her as the premier female action star in Asia. Her next two pictures, Royal Warriors and Magnificent Warriors, fortified her position and in 1992 she became the highest paid actress in Asia. Like Jackie Chan, Michelle is known for performing her own stunts.

Her recent film titles include Once a Cop, Tai Chi Master, The Seven Princesses, Wing Chun, Wonder Seven, The Soong Sisters, and Stuntwoman: The Story of Ah Kam.

Born Yeoh Choo Kheng in Ipoh, Malaysia, Michelle is ethnically Chinese and is fluent in Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, and English. She currently resides in Hong Kong.