Jet Li
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Jet Li

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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.

Films Featuring Jet Li

Hero

20027.5

Lethal Weapon 4

19986.6

Romeo Must Die

20006.3

Kiss of the Dragon

20016.9

Unleashed

20056.9

The Forbidden Kingdom

20086.6

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

20085.5

Shaolin Temple

19827.0

Jet Li's Shaolin Style

1988

Contract Killer

19987.1

Once Upon a Time in China

19917.1

Once Upon a Time in China II

19927.2

Once Upon a Time in China III

19936.4

Once Upon a Time in China and America

19975.9

Cradle 2 the Grave

20036.1

War

20076.4

The One

20016.1

Kung Fu Cult Master

19936.7

Tai-Chi Master

19937.2

The Master

19926.6

Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

19965.8

Fearless

20067.5

Oriental Hero

1995

Black Mask

19966.2

The Expendables

20106.3

Dragon Fight

19896.2

The Warlords

20076.8

Kids from Shaolin

19846.2

Martial Arts of Shaolin

19866.4

Born to Defence

19886.2

The Legend

19937.0

Fist of Legend

19947.5

The Legend II

19936.7

High Risk

19956.6

Legend of the Red Dragon

19947.1

The Legend of the Swordsman

19926.6

The Bodyguard from Beijing

19946.8

The Enforcer

19956.7

Last Hero in China

19936.3

This Is Kung Fu

19836.5

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

20116.3

Ocean Heaven

20107.7

The Sorcerer and the White Snake

20116.6

The Expendables 2

20126.4

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

20108.0

The Expendables 3

20146.2

Badges of Fury

20135.4

Shaolin Kung Fu

19949.0

Dragons of the Orient

19886.0

The Founding of a Republic

20095.3

Sly

20237.2

League of Gods

20165.6

Blades of the Guardians

20268.1

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

20037.1

Guardians of Martial Arts

20175.7

Modern Warriors

20025.5

Lucky Way

19929.0

Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin

19858.0

Mulan

20206.8

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

2003

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

2004

Nonstop

Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon

1999

Jet Li Is 'The One'

20028.0

Multiverses Create 'The One'