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Chan, 62, the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as
"Kung Fu Panda," "The Karate Kid" and the "Rush Hour" franchise,
will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film
editor Anne V. Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as
recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards.
Each will get an honorary Oscar statuette recognizing their
lifetime contribution to film at a gala in Los Angeles in
November.
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a statement called them
all "true pioneers and legends in their crafts."
Chan made his movie debut at the age of 8, and has acted and
sometimes written and directed more than 30 martial arts movies
in Hong Kong. He has never won an Oscar.
In August, he was ranked the second-highest paid actor in the
world by Forbes with estimated 2016 earnings of $61 million,
just below "Fast and Furious" star Dwayne Johnson.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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