Jaycee Chan: What Happened To The Son Of Jackie Chan And Joan Lin

Jaycee Chan is a professional singer and actor who is also the son of Hong Kong-born Chinese actor and martial artist Jackie Chan and Taiwanese actress Joan Lin. Jaycee’s father Jackie Chan is one of the most popular and influential film stars in the world. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Jaycee Chan: Bio Summary

How Old Is Jaycee Chan?

Jaycee Chan will be 41 years old on 3 December 2023. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, on 3 December 1982. He is a Chinese, Hongkongese, Taiwanese by nationality. His name is Jaycee Joming Chan. His mother is Joan Lin and his father is Jackie Chan.

Jaycee Chan’s mother was born in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress but has retired from the film industry. She won Best Leading Actress at the 16th Golden Horse Awards for her performance in The Story of a Small Town. Jaycee’s father was born in British Hong Kong.

Jaycee Chan’s father speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and American Sign Language and also speaks some German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Thai. He is a successful martial artist, actor, filmmaker, action choreographer, singer, stunt director, and stunt performer.

Jaycee Chan’s parents Jackie Chan and Joan Lin got married privately in 1982, in Los Angeles. They have been married for over four decades. They only gave birth to one child who is Jaycee Chan. Jaycee has no biological siblings but a half-sibling. Etta Ng Chok Lam is Jaycee’s half-sister.

Jaycee Chan’s father Jackie Chan was engaged in an extra-marital affair with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei, actress and winner of Miss Asia in 1990. It was from that affair that Etta Ng Chok Lam was born on 18 January 1999. Although Jackie Chan regretted the affair, he also said he had “only committed a fault that many men in the world commit”.

Each month, Jackie allegedly offered Elaine Ng 70,000 HK dollars to take care of her living expenses. He also gave her 600,000 HK dollars. Elaine Ng raised her daughter without Jackie but later she disowned her daughter after her daughter came out as a lesbian. Meanwhile, Jaycee Chan speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Jaycee is also literate.

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For a short while, Jaycee was a student at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was there for two semesters but did not graduate. He was fond of luxury cars and nightlife and disclosed that he left school because “all you can see in Virginia is sheep.”

What Does Jaycee Chan Do?

Jaycee Chan is an actor, singer, composer, lyricist, and guitarist by profession. On his first CD, “Jaycee” (2004), he composed and was the writer of the lyrics for 10 of the 13 tracks on it. He made his film debut in The Twins Effect II.

Jaycee Chan later appeared in the Hong Kong romance film 2 Young. He is known for his work in The Sun Also Rises, Invisible Target, Tracing Shadow, Mulan, 1911, Love Speaks, and Railroad Tigers among others. His film Double Trouble only grossed US$9,000 in Hong Kong in the first two weeks.

Jaycee Chan voiced the younger version of his father’s character Master Monkey in Secrets of the Furious Five. He also voiced Master Crane in the Cantonese version of Kung Fu Panda and its sequel Kung Fu Panda 2.

What Happened To Jaycee Chan?

Jaycee Chan was arrested for drug possession. In his apartment, the authorities came across over 100 grams (3.5 oz) of marijuana. He got sentenced to six months in state prison and served out his full sentence behind bars.

After he was released, Jaycee held a press conference in Beijing. During the conference, he apologized and admitted that he had no reason and no excuse for breaking the law. He promised to be a law-abiding citizen. He added that prison life was harsh.

Jaycee Chan revealed that his father did not intervene in getting his sentence reduced. His arrest ruined a lot of things for him including his career. He lost multi-million dollar endorsements and contracts from Adidas, Nivea, Yishion, Johnson & Johnson contact lenses, Stride gum, KFC, and Chevrolet.

Jaycee Chan stayed with his mother in Taipei after he was released. He lived a low profile life and was often putting on a mask to avoid being seen in public.

Jaycee Chan And His Father

Jaycee Chan and his dad Jackie Chan used to have an estranged relationship. There was a time during an awards ceremony in Beijing in April 2011 when Jackie Chan said he would give away half his money to charity when he dies, instead of to his son.

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According to Jackie Chan, “If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting my money.” After serving six months in jail, Jaycee and his father met for the first time in Taiwan. They seemed to have worked things out between each other.

Jackie Chan said: “I hadn’t seen him for too long. I feel he’s matured this time. We didn’t talk about unhappy things. It was all family chat. We talked into the night and didn’t sleep.” Before leaving to do a promotion, he gave his son a haircut.