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Happy birthday Jackie Chan: Here are some rare photos of the 'Rush Hour' star

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Movie stars Sylvester Stallone (L) and Jackie Chan (C) salute the crowd at the opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Sydney on May 26, 1996. The Sydney venue is the 32nd restaurant in the chain founded by Sylvester Stallone and the first to open in Australia. (File Photo | AFP)
Movie stars Sylvester Stallone (L) and Jackie Chan (C) salute the crowd at the opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Sydney on May 26, 1996. The Sydney venue is the 32nd restaurant in the chain founded by Sylvester Stallone and the first to open in Australia. (File Photo | AFP)
Hong Kong's martial arts star Jackie Chan leans close to listen to a reporter's question on January 22, 1997 at the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Singapore. Many celebrities from Hollywood and Hong Kong attended the opening with Bruce Willis and his band 'The Accelerators' performing a free concert for fans on an open-air stage. (File Photo | AFP)
Chinese movie superstars Jackie Chan (L) and Gong Li (R) don the robes of the Commanderie du Bontemps du Medoc et des Graves of France's wine-growing Bordeaux region and hold a glass of Bordeaux wine as they are inducted into the Commanderie on June 17, 1998 at a grand ceremony in a Hong Kong hotel. The Commanderie, a group of wine experts from Bordeaux, invited the Chan and Gong to join their exclusive club as part of V&S by Vinexpo, an international wine and spirits exhibition being held currently in Hong Kong, the first time in Asia. (File Photo | AFP)
Jackie Chan (C), accompanied by Japanese models, displays sunglasses designed by himself 'EyeGear' which will be put on Asian markets next spring with a price of 177 USD at a Tokyo hotel January 16, 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
Chinese actor Jackie Chan (L), Belgian actress Cecile de France and British actor Steve Coogan joke as they pose for photographers during a photocall on the beach to promote their film 'Around the world in 80 days' during the 56th Cannes film festival on May 18, 2003. (File Photo | AFP)
Movie star Jackie Chan (C) holds a cub up and shows it to photographers as he visit Yongin Ever Land on 28 January, 1997. (File Photo | AFP)
Action film star Jackie Chan from Hong Kong (L) jumps as he tries to get the envelope from former basketball star Kareem Abdul Jabbar as they present the award for best live action film at the 68th Annual Academy Awards on March 25,1996 in Los Angeles. (File Photo | AFP)
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