1. Jackson Yee is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer.
43 Facts About Jackson Yee
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Jackson Yee rose to fame as a member of the Chinese boy band TFBoys since 2013.
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Jackson Yee starred in the television series The Longest Day in Chang'an, and received critical acclaim for the films Better Days, A Little Red Flower, Nice View, Full River Red, and Big World.
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Jackson Yee began his career as a child star, appearing in several variety programs from 2005 to 2008.
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In 2009, Jackson Yee became a member of former Chinese idol group Fashion Youngsters.
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In 2010, Jackson Yee made his acting debut in the television series Iron Pear.
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In March 2012, Jackson Yee participated in Hunan TV's reality talent show Up Young and entered the top 100.
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Jackson Yee acted in several short films and appeared in the music video for Father, a song by The Voice of China contestant Zhang Hexuan.
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Jackson Yee officially debuted as a member of TFBoys in August, 2013.
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In January 2017, Jackson Yee joined the voice cast of the animated movie GG Bond: Guarding, playing the character of a mysterious man.
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Jackson Yee starred as the young version of the male protagonist in historical drama Song of Phoenix.
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Jackson Yee released his own rendition of Li Sao for the soundtrack of the drama.
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In September 2017, it was announced that Jackson Yee has set up his own independent studio for his solo activities.
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In 2018, Jackson Yee was confirmed to join the dance-oriented variety show Street Dance of China as a captain.
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Jackson Yee was invited to attend the 60th Grammy Award Ceremony on 28 January 2018, held in New York as the Music Ambassador of Radio 101, a China Music Vision guest.
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Jackson Yee was the youngest Chinese musician ever to be officially invited to the ceremony.
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Jackson Yee was invited to perform at the closing ceremony of 2018 Asian Games to promote the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games.
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In 2019, Jackson Yee starred in the film Better Days, adapted from a Chinese novel In His Youth, In Her Beauty.
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Jackson Yee's performance earned him the Best New Performer Award at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards.
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In 2020, Jackson Yee starred in period action drama Forward Forever.
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Jackson Yee recreated his imaginary "backseat concert" based on his numerous journey of going back and forth between North 2nd Ring Road and Changping when he was small.
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Jackson Yee was featured in the short film, A Date with Snow and Ice, that promotes Beijing Winter Olympic Torch Relay with Eileen Gu.
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The next year, Jackson Yee starred in a sequel to the film, The Battle at Lake Changjin II, was released on 1 February 2022.
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In January 2023, Jackson Yee starred in the film Full River Red, directed by Zhang Yimou.
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Jackson Yee is the first-ever millennial to have three different wax figures at Madame Tussauds.
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In January 2024, Jackson Yee was elected as a member of the Chinese Film Association Council, making him the youngest among the 167 members.
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Two days later, with 30 days left until the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jackson Yee spoke about the Olympic spirit in an International Olympic Committee promotional video.
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In June 2017, Jackson Yee was chosen as one of the WHO China Tobacco Control Champion by the World Health Organization.
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In September 2017, Jackson Yee called for preserving and protecting the historic sites, and to stop uncivilized actions on cultural relics and monuments.
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Jackson Yee was named ambassador of the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation's Great Wall Charity Campaign Guardian of the Great Wall.
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In November 2017, Jackson Yee was invited by the World Health Organization to Geneva as one of the four youth leaders from China, to give a speech a calling for the elimination of AIDS discrimination.
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In 2019, Jackson Yee represented China at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum.
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On 9 November 2019, Jackson Yee was announced as the China Forest Fire Management Charity Ambassador to promote the awareness of forest fires - to prevent forest fires and protect our green homes.
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In July 2021, Jackson Yee donated one million to Red Cross Society of China Zhengzhou Branch plus another one million to Han Hong Love Charity Foundation to relieve the damages done in 2021 Henan floods.
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In respond to 2025 Tibet earthquake, Jackson Yee donated money to Han Hong Love Charity Foundation.
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On 28 July 2021, Jackson Yee was announced as the Nescafe brand ambassador as they shared the same attitude of "dare to think and act".
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Jackson Yee had been the ambassador for Giorgio Armani makeup for China since January 2020 and an Emporio Armani global ambassador since August 2020.
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Jackson Yee said he resonates with young people and his human engagement echoes that of Giorgio Armani.
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President Anthony Ledru mentioned in fall 2023 that the utilization of a digital Chinese Valentine's Day campaign with Jackson Yee had produced remarkable results as they looked for novel ways to draw in new audiences.
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On 1 November 2022, Jackson Yee was appointed as the global ambassador of Jaeger-LeCoultre.
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On 19 June 2024, Jackson Yee was selected as the global brand ambassador of Lindberg.
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On 20 August 2024, Jackson Yee was named the Golden Goose global brand ambassador.
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In March 2021, Jackson Yee distanced himself with Adidas after the brand announced its decision to not use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region where there were alleged human rights issues.