HONG KONG (AP) -- Forbes.com has named Jackie Chan one of 10 generous celebrities, placing the Hong Kong action film star among the ranks of Bono, Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie.
A report on the Web site Tuesday said that Chan, who set up the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, gave $64,000 to UNICEF to help tsunami victims in Asia in December 2004, and recently donated $100,000 to Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based charity for the homeless.
Besides Chan, Bono, Winfrey and Jolie, the other generous celebrities identified by Forbes.com are Nicolas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The 10 celebrities were not ranked.
Chan announced on his Web site this week that filming of the third installment in his "Rush Hour" action comedy film series will begin in late summer. The movie will be shot in Paris, New York City and Los Angeles.
source: cnn.com
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