William Chan Chi-Keung was a Malaysian-born Hong Kong film producer and talent manager.
13 Facts About Willie Chan
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Willie Chan is best known for helping to establish the career of Jackie Chan, serving as his manager and later as the actor's producing partner in both Asia and North America.
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Willie Chan managed the career of singer-rapper and actor Edison Chen.
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Willie Chan graduated from the East-West Center in Hawaii in 1966 with a master's degree in marketing.
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Willie Chan later moved to Hong Kong from his native Malaysia in 1970 to pursue a career in the film industry.
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Willie Chan was a talent scout and line producer in the mid-1970s when he met Jackie Chan, who was, at the time, a stuntman.
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Willie Chan helped him to gain the leading role in Lo Wei's New Fist of Fury, which was released during the "Bruceploitation" era, but was not a movie of that kind, and was hailed as a "follow-up" to Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury.
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Willie Chan had shown a keen interest in Jackie's willingness and ability to perform dangerous stunts.
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Willie Chan brought him back to work as a leading actor on the above-mentioned sequel for Lo's production company, "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company", a subsidiary of Golden Harvest.
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Willie then left the company to join Golden Harvest, with Willie serving as Chan's personal manager.
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In later years, Willie Chan served as a producing partner for Jackie Chan's JCE Movies Limited.
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Willie Chan worked alongside Jackie in his career in both Asia and North America.
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Willie Chan was honored at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for professional achievement by Jackie and some of the clients Willie Chan managed.