Jet Li

Jet Li

  • Birthday: 4/26/1963
  • Place of birth: Beijing, China
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Lianjie Li, 李连杰, 이연걸, Τζετ Λι, 李阳中, Li Lianjie, 李連杰, 李陽中, Jet Li Lian-Jie, หลี่เหลียนเจี๋ย, เจ็ท ลี, หลี่ เหลียนเจี๋ย, Lý Liên Kiệt
  • Social networks: Instagram , Facebook

Biography

Li Lian Jie (born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China, and who has currently taken up Singapore citizenship. After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Li's first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. Recently, he appeared in the 2010 film The Expendables.

Filmography

Hero
Release date: 7/22/2002

Hero

Role(s): Nameless

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Lethal Weapon 4
Release date: 7/10/1998

Lethal Weapon 4

Role(s): Wah Sing Ku

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Romeo Must Die
Release date: 3/22/2000

Romeo Must Die

Role(s): Han Sing

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Kiss of the Dragon
Release date: 7/6/2001

Kiss of the Dragon

Role(s): Liu Jian

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Unleashed
Release date: 2/2/2005

Unleashed

Role(s): Danny

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