Jet Li
Acting
Born 1963-04-26
Beijing, China
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Li Lianjie (李连杰, 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.
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Filmography
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Acting
56 credits
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Blades of the Guardians
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Expendables
Mulan
Hero
Lethal Weapon 4
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
The Forbidden Kingdom
Romeo Must Die
The One
Kiss of the Dragon
Fearless
War
Fist of Legend
Cradle 2 the Grave
Once Upon a Time in China
Unleashed
The Enforcer
Legend of the Red Dragon
The Legend of the Swordsman
Once Upon a Time in China II
The Warlords
Tai-Chi Master
Shaolin Temple
The Legend
Last Hero in China
Once Upon a Time in China III
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Black Mask
Kung Fu Cult Master
One Sword Sweeps All
Kids from Shaolin
Contract Killer
The Bodyguard from Beijing
High Risk
Sly
Once Upon a Time in China and America
League of Gods
Dragon Fight
The Legend II
The Master
The Founding of a Republic
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Born to Defence
Badges of Fury
Ocean Heaven
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Guardians of Martial Arts
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Producing
12 credits
Kiss of the Dragon
Fearless
Fist of Legend
Unleashed
Legend of the Red Dragon
Tai-Chi Master
The Legend
Last Hero in China
Kung Fu Cult Master
The Bodyguard from Beijing
The Legend II
Guardians of Martial Arts
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Directing
1 credit
Writing
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