Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on 7th April 1954. He was named Chan Kong Sang. Chan is the son of Lee-Lee and Charles Chan, who emigrated to Canberra, Australia in 1960 as refugees from the Chinese Civil War. Prior to leaving China, Lee-Lee and Charles had worked as a maid and butler, respectively, for the French ambassador to Hong Kong. Jackie changed his name, as all students (at the opera house) did, to Yeun Lau in respect for his teacher. Jackie Chan at the young age 7 was sold bye his parents to a Chinese opera house. At the opera house he learned many things like the martial arts and how to sing. The people who ran it were quite brutal. After his 10 years at the opera house he left.