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Jackie Chan the generous

Hong Kong: Action film star Jackie Chan has been named one of the 10 most generous celebrities, along with U2 singer Bono, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and actress Angelina Jolie.

Forbes magazine said in a report on its website that Chan 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.

The others are Bono, Winfrey, Jolie, Nicholas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Arnold Schwarzenegger Steven Spielberg, Celine Dion and Paul McCartney. — AP

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