Jackie Chan was best known for his slapstick comedies. He played a mime that also knew karate in a deleted scene in the film RECOiL.

Various internet sources have reported that action movie star Jackie Chan has died. He was 56.

The internet sites quoted a source from a Los Angeles hospital who said Chan suffered a heart attack while promoting “Kung Fu Panda 2.”  The reports said his heavy schedule “was causing extreme stress and putting too much pressure on his heart.”

He was known and lauded for doing his own stunts. Many of his films would show blooper reels during the credits of his stunt attempts gone awry. 

President Barack Obama has issued a statement with his condolences and Viacom is planning a special memorial for Chan on Friday that will air on NBC, ABC, FOX, C-SPAN 2, Speed Channel and HGTV. CBS has issued a statement saying that due to a “decades-old feud between Chan and Katie Couric,” the network has no plans to discuss Chan’s untimely death.

Chan starred in such films as “Shanghai Noon,” Shanghai Knights,” “Rush Hour,” “RECOiL,” “Rush Hour 2,” and “Rush Hour 3.”

He was survived by his wife of 29 years, Lin Feng-jiao and their son.

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