Jet Li
Acting
- Born:
- 1963-04-26
- Place of birth:
- Beijing, China
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.
Known For
Filmography
Blades of the Guardians
Sly
Mulan
Rob & Romesh Vs
Guardians of Martial Arts
One Sword Sweeps All
鲁豫有约一日行
League of Gods
The Expendables 3
Badges of Fury
Voice
The Expendables 2
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
The Expendables
Ocean Heaven
The Founding of a Republic
激荡·1978-2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Warlords
War
Be My Guest
Fearless
Unleashed
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Cradle 2 the Grave
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Hero
Modern Warriors
Jet Li Is 'The One'
The One
Kiss of the Dragon
Romeo Must Die
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 4
Contract Killer
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Black Mask
The Daily Show
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
High Risk
The Enforcer
Oriental Hero
Fist of Legend
The Bodyguard from Beijing
Shaolin Kung Fu
Legend of the Red Dragon
Kung Fu Cult Master
Tai-Chi Master
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Legend II
Last Hero in China
The Legend
Once Upon a Time in China III
The Legend of the Swordsman
Lucky Way
The Master
Once Upon a Time in China II
Once Upon a Time in China
Dragon Fight
Born to Defence
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
Dragons of the Orient
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
Kids from Shaolin
This Is Kung Fu
Shaolin Temple
Nonstop
Multiverses Create 'The One'