Hollywood and Hong Kong-born star Jackie Chan is one actor whose movies we have all loved to watch since we were kids.

Known to be exceptional at martial arts, he’s done almost 150 films where he has entertained people across the world

He’s done so much work that his net worth is estimated to be around $350 million as he was one of the highest-paid actors in the world at one point in time.

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However, did you know that the Shangai Noon actor once admitted that he was a total jerk in his personal life?

In his memoir Never Grow Up, first released in a Chinese edition back in 2015 and now, finally published in English, the 64-year-old revealed how he was drunk-driving all the time and even threw his then two-year-old son.

“I really was quite a nasty jerk,” Chan says in the book (via CNN).

“Going out and drinking every night did start to erode my professionalism. I went through a phase that was known as ‘one before lunch, one after lunch’.

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“I drunk drove all the time. In the morning, I’d crash my Porsche, then in the evening, I’d total a Mercedes-Benz. All day long, I went around in a haze.”

He also revealed how he threw his infant son Jaycee after a fight with his wife.

“I picked him up with one hand and flung him across the room, and he crashed into the sofa,”

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“With the amount of force I used, if he’d hit the back or armrests, it could have been quite serious,” he said.

However, he admitted to never doing it again.

“I take my promises seriously, and I’m a man of my word. I never threw him again or hit him,” he said.

Jackie explains more details about what went on during those days.

“Even though I made next to nothing, I spent all my wages on drinking, gambling, and girls,” he writes, remembering the excesses of his first flush of fame.

“We all did.”

“I remember the first time I went to a club. I was shy but acted like a big man, anyway. The girl who served me – I knew her as Number Nine – was beautiful, with a sweet personality. On my second visit, I simply asked, ‘Is Number Nine here?’ And that’s how it was every time after that.”

“Every night, Number Nine and I would squeeze into her dingy little cubicle, the low ceiling right above us. The room wasn’t soundproof either, and we could hear pretty much everything around us, clear as crystal. There were times when I’d notice people trying to peep through the cracks in the door at us. Yet this little cubicle seemed like paradise to me.” he said.

Jackie Chan will next be seen in Ride On.

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