?The Doctor and My Parents Were Stunned?: Jackie Chan Made the Headlines Right After Birth, Revealed in His Autobiography

Many athletes often make it to the headlines either for their profession or for the activities they perform off-court. However, for the king of martial arts, the case is rather unusual. Jackie Chan often remains an integral part of the spotlight for his acting prowess and martial arts flair. Interestingly, it is none of his talents that first highlighted him in the media. It was his persona as an infant that made him popular right after his birth.

Jackie Chan is a significant part of the Hollywood entertainment industry and thus often remains in the limelight. Howbeit, in his autobiography, Jackie Chan revealed, he earned the media?s attention right from the first day of his life.?

Jackie Chan made it to the headlines when he was just an infant

In his autobiography, Never Grow Up, Chan documented every important detail of his life. He archived the series of several events right from his birth. Likewise, Chan started off the book by jotting down various incidents that occurred during and after his birth. He mentioned that right after he came into this world, everyone was shocked by seeing Chan?s gigantic persona as an infant.?

Based on Chan?s revelations, Jackie weighed twelve pounds as a newborn, which made everyone including the doctors startled. Elaborating on the incident, Chan wrote, ?I emerged from my mother?s belly, weighing in at twelve pounds. The doctors and my parents were stunned?.?

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Chan further penned, ?My huge size was even reported in the local newspaper under the headline ?Giant Baby??. Clearly, the Drunken Master was destined to make it big right from the first day of his life.

Chan?s parents named him ?Cannonball?

As per the logs of Chan?s book, Jackie?s parents even named him ?Cannonball?, because of his giant stature as an infant. Not only his parents but also close acquaintances wished Chan a great life full of fame. ?A twelve-pound baby! This kid might end up doing something spectacular?, recalled Chan.

Jackie Chan is genuinely doing wonders since the day he was born. From Cannonball to the Drunken Master, he really came a long way. What a legend.

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