My Take
Jaycee Chan is one of those people who had every door in the entertainment world wide open — son of the biggest action star on the planet — and somehow still had to carve his own path the hard way. I genuinely respect that he didn't just coast on the Jackie Chan name: he went to the College of William & Mary, launched a Mandopop career in 2004 on his own terms, and worked steadily in Chinese films while building a real following. The 2014 drug arrest was a serious stumble and he served his time, but watching him come back and keep working showed more grit than most people with a famous last name ever have to demonstrate. There's something quietly interesting about a guy born in Los Angeles who chose to plant his roots in Greater China — that's a genuine identity choice, not a PR move.
Overview
Jaycee Chan Joming (Chinese: 房祖名, born December 3, 1982) is a Chinese actor and singer. The only son of Jackie Chan and Joan Lin, he debuted with a Mandopop album in 2004. While Chan was born an American citizen in February 2009 he renounced his US citizenship for a Hong Kong Chinese citizenship in hopes to pursue a music and acting career in Greater China until his career was derailed by a 2014 arrest, along with Ka…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Liu Kang
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイシー・チャン
- Reading
- じぇいしー・ちゃん
- Born
- December 3, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / film actor / guitarist / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- College of William & Mary
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.