Chan Mourns Father's Death.

10-03-2008 16:01

Chan Mourns Father's Death....

Action hero Jackie Chan flew to Australia on Saturday (07Mar08) to attend his father's funeral - six years after the death of his mother.The Rush Hour star's father Charlie died in a Hong Kong hospital on 26 February (08) after battling with prostate cancer. He was 93.Chan brought his father's body to Canberra, Australia - where his parents had lived together - so he could be laid to rest beside his mother Lee Lee Chan, who died in 2002.

Hundreds of mourners including the U.S. ambassador and Chinese deputy envoy attended the funeral - messages of support were read out from former U.S. vice president Al Gore and film director Quentin Tarantino.The movie star and his son Jason led mourners from the service carrying a large photo of his father before traveling to the cemetery, where roses and fishing mementoes were placed alongside the casket.He said, "It's a hard day. I loved my father so much because he did so much for me when I was young. We had a very poor family and he left Hong Kong to support himself. He was just the greatest father for me."The stunt man's father lived in Australia for more than 40 years - but spent most of his final years in Hong Kong with his actor son following the death of his wife.