Jacki R. Chan

Infobox actress


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name = Jacki R. Chan
birthname = Jaclyn Roxanne Chan
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|12|2|df=y
birthplace = San Francisco, California, United States
occupation = Model / Actress / Drummer
website = http://www.jackirchan.com

Jaclyn Roxane Chan (also known simply as Jacki R. Chan or Jacki Chan) is an American actress, musician, and model. She has gotten recognition for her unique facial features (resulting from, "traces of British and Portuguese ancestry") and voluptuous curves.

She has appeared in various magazines, calendars and print ads, as well as several motion pictures, television shows, and commercials. She is niece to Hollywood stuntman Darryl Chan. [http://www.jackirchan.com/about.html]

Formerly under the Universal Music Group label, she is also an experienced drummer that has been featured in several films, commercials, television spots, and music videos.

Background

Jaclyn Roxanne Chan was born in San Francisco, California and raised as the oldest of three siblings in Daly City, California. From an early age she was drawn to the performing arts and participated in several after-school programs and functions. She graduated from Westmoor High School in Daly City, where she took an active role in drama and music. These included taking major roles in numerous plays, membership in the International Thespian Society, being the only female drummer and percussionist in the school's Jazz and Symphonic Bands, and being one of the leads in the school's Drill/Streetdancing Team. Chan was a Salutatorian of her 1998 Graduating class and voted "Most Dramatic" in the yearbook.

Her ambitions continued at San Francisco State University. Chan took part in more than 20 of the university's drama/theatre programs and was a member of the student-led "Brown Bag Theatre Company", taking major roles in productions such as "The Balcony" and "M. Butterfly". Frequently attaining "Dean's List" she graduated "Cum Laude" in 2002 with a B.A. in Drama. She returned as a post-graduate in 2003 to obtain a minor in Business.

Straight out of college, she was amongst the first Hooters Girls at its new San Francisco franchise in the city's Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, and later became a key trainer at the sister store in Dublin, just east of Oakland. She appeared in a number of pictorials for the franchise, including a spot in Hooters' Official 2005 Swimsuit Calendar, which gave her the opportunity to pursue a career in modelling. She also began to pursue a career as a screen actress, achieving SAG certification with a brief appearance in the film "Rent".

She soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time, but has also been recognized for stunt performances, hosting, and print work. She has appeared on "The Sopranos", "Freddie", and the film "Waist Deep". She can be seen as a stunt player in the action film, "Crank".

External links

* [http://www.jackirchan.com Official Website] Maintained and operated by Chan herself.
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