Jet Li
Biography
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-04-26
Place of birth
Beijing, China
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Cast
Hero
2002
7.50
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
6.59
Romeo Must Die
2000
6.27
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
6.88
Unleashed
2005
6.92
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
6.61
Shaolin Temple
1982
7.04
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
1988
0.00
Contract Killer
1998
7.01
Once Upon a Time in China
1991
7.16
Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
6.50
Once Upon a Time in China II
1992
7.15
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
6.12
War
2007
6.40
The One
2001
6.14
The Kung Fu Cult Master
1993
6.77
Tai-Chi Master
1993
7.23
The Master
1992
6.46
Fearless
2006
7.50
Oriental Hero
1995
0.00
Black Mask
1996
6.20
The Expendables
2010
6.25
Dragon Fight
1989
5.90
The Warlords
2007
6.80
Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986
6.40
Kids from Shaolin
1984
6.15
Born to Defence
1988
6.00
The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk
1993
6.95
Fist of Legend
1994
7.50
The Legend II
1993
6.59
High Risk
1995
6.60
Legend of the Red Dragon
1994
7.00
The Bodyguard from Beijing
1994
6.84
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
6.55
The Enforcer
1995
6.67
Last Hero in China
1993
6.30
This Is Kung Fu
1983
6.00
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011
6.31
Ocean Heaven
2010
7.60
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
6.45
The Expendables 2
2012
6.34
The Expendables 3
2014
6.21
Badges of Fury
2013
5.37
Li Lian Jie's Shaolin Kung Fu
1994
8.00
Shaolin Kung Fu
1994
8.00
Dragons of the Orient
1988
6.00
Top Fighter
1995
6.40
The Founding of a Republic
2009
5.30
Nonstop
0.00
Sly
2023
7.21
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
1993
5.99
League of Gods
2016
5.61
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
6.80
Guardians of Martial Arts
2017
5.80
Modern Warriors
2002
5.20
Lucky Way
1992
0.00
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
1985
0.00
Mulan
2020
6.87
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
0.00
