Jack Gao(I)
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Jack Gao resides in Nagoya, Japan, where (as of 2020) he distributes films, acts as a local coordinator for Chinese or American productions in Japan and runs a school training students in action and acting.
Jack started in Wushu Kung Fu as a young child and toured with Jet Li in a two-man fight at the Nixon White House in 1974. While at Beijing Normal University Jack won the China National Wushu Competition three times. After graduating in 1982, Mr. Gao was hired by the China Film Co-Production Corporation as a trainer, but his excellent technique was quickly noticed and so he was hired to perform stunts in Shaolin Temple (1984) and Shaolin Temple 2 (1985).
His career quickly grew from stuntman to stunt double for Jackie Chan in Police Story (1985) and Jet Li in Born To Defense (1986). He has also choreographed large cast and wire scenes in Born To Defense, a 30 meter cliff fall in Mirage (1988), a car roll stunt in Red Fists (1991) and a long sword fight scene with 10 actors on wires which ended with explosives and fire stunts in Ghost, Demons and Lovers (1992). Jack has been hired as a consulting action director and recent notable projects include Last Samurai (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Ip Man 3 (2015).
Jack started in Wushu Kung Fu as a young child and toured with Jet Li in a two-man fight at the Nixon White House in 1974. While at Beijing Normal University Jack won the China National Wushu Competition three times. After graduating in 1982, Mr. Gao was hired by the China Film Co-Production Corporation as a trainer, but his excellent technique was quickly noticed and so he was hired to perform stunts in Shaolin Temple (1984) and Shaolin Temple 2 (1985).
His career quickly grew from stuntman to stunt double for Jackie Chan in Police Story (1985) and Jet Li in Born To Defense (1986). He has also choreographed large cast and wire scenes in Born To Defense, a 30 meter cliff fall in Mirage (1988), a car roll stunt in Red Fists (1991) and a long sword fight scene with 10 actors on wires which ended with explosives and fire stunts in Ghost, Demons and Lovers (1992). Jack has been hired as a consulting action director and recent notable projects include Last Samurai (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Ip Man 3 (2015).