Jet Li
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- Name: Jet Li
- Chinese: 李连杰
- Birthdate: April 23, 1963
- Birthplace: Beijing, China
- Height: 169cm
- Blood Type: AB
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Born in Beijing, Li began studying the art of wushu (the general Chinese term for martial arts) at the young age of 8. After three years of extensive training, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. Li's celebrity status in China was so great, the government selected him to represent the country in over 45 countries, performing martial arts at various state functions. The most historically notable was his 1974 performance on the lawn of the Whitehouse for President Richard Nixon, after the President had just reopened American diplomatic relations with China. For the next five years (1974 -1979), he remained the All-Around National Wushu Champion of China.
Shortly after retiring from the sport at the age of 17, Li was offered many starring roles and subsequently began his film career with director Chang Hsin Yen for "Shaolin Temple". The success of "Shaolin Temple" propelled Li from a martial arts master to a full-fledged Chinese movie star and an overnight celebrity. His star shone so bright that almost any picture with his name attached became an instant success. He then completed over 25 successful Asian films before his crossover to America.
Since his first English-language film appearance as the villain in Lethal Weapon 4 opposite Mel Gibson, Li has appeared in films like Romeo Must Die, The One, Kiss of the Dragon and Hero.
After Hero, Li worked on projects such as "Cradle 2 the Grave" and "Unleashed co-starring Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins. In 2005, Li began work on what he said was the culmination of his life-long experience with martial arts -- "Fearless", directed by Ronny Yu. The film has received both box office and critical success in Asia and around the world, including a "Best Actor" award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Association.
Following the release of "Fearless," in 2007, Li completed work on "War" with Jason Statham and the Chinese-language film "The Warlords" with Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Li has also extended his fame to charitable causes. Already a Red Cross ambassador, Li recently spearheaded and founded the Red Cross Society of China Jet Li One Foundation Project (One Foundation), a foundation whose goal is to provide counseling to victims of natural disasters and to help young people cope with mental health and psychological issues. His hope is to get “each person to donate at least one dollar each month so as to combine our charitable strength to help the most vulnerable members of our global family”.
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- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) - Emperor Han
- The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
- The Warlords | Tau ming chong (2007) (as Lianjie Li) - General Ma Xinyi
- War (2007) - Rogue
- Fearless | Huo Yuan Jia (2006) - Huo Yuanjia
- Danny the Dog (2005) - Danny
- Rise to Honor (2003) (VG) (voice) - Kit Yun
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) - Su
- Hero | Ying xiong (2002) - Nameless
- The One (2001) - Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
- Kiss of the Dragon (2001) - Liu Jian
- Romeo Must Die (2000) - Han Sing
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) - Wah Sing Ku
- The Hitman | Sat sau ji wong (1998) - Fu
- Once Upon a Time in China and America | Wong Fei Hung: Chi sai wik hung see (1997) - Wong Fei-Hung
- Black Mask | Hak hap (1996) - Tsui Chik / Black Mask
- Dr. Wai in 'The Scripture with No Words' | Mo him wong (1996) - Chow Si-Kit
- High Risk | Shu dan long wei (1995) - Kit Li
- The Enforcer | Gei ba ba de xin (1995) - Kung Wei
- Fist of Legend | Jing wu ying xiong (1994) - Chen Zhen
- The Bodyguard from Beijing | Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (1994) - Allan Hui Ching-yeung / John Chang
- The New Legend of Shaolin | Hong Xi Guan: Zhi Shao Lin wu zu (1994) - Hung Hei-Kwun
- Kung Fu Cult Master | Yi tian tu long ji: Zhi mo jiao jiao zhu (1993) - Chang Mo Kei
- The Tai-Chi Master | Tai ji: Zhang San Feng (1993) - Junbao
- Fong Sai Yuk II | Fong Sai Yuk juk jaap (1993) - Fong Sai Yuk
- Last Hero in China | Wong Fei Hung: Chi tit gai dau neung gung (1993) (as Lin-kit Lee) - Wong Fei-hung
- Fong Sai Yuk | Fong Sai Yuk (1993) - Fong Sai-Yuk
- Once Upon a Time in China III | Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba (1993) - Wong Fei-hung
- Once Upon a Time in China II | Wong Fei Hung II: Naam yi dong ji keung (1992) - Huang Feihong
- Swordsman II | Xiao ao jiang hu zhi: Dong Fang Bu Bai (1992) - Ling Wu Chung
- Once Upon a Time in China | Wong Fei Hung (1991) - Wong Fei-hung
- The Master | Long xing tian xia (1989) - Jet
- Dragon Fight | Long zai tian ya (1989) (as Jet Lee) - Jimmy Lee
- Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin | Shao Lin Hai Deng da shi (1988)
- Shaolin Temple 3: North and South Shaolin | Nan bei Shao Lin (1986) - Zhi Ming
- Born to Defence | Zhong hua ying xiong (1986) - Jet
- Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin | Shao Lin xiao zi (1984) - San Lung
- This Is Kung Fu | Zhong hua wu shu (1983)
- The Shaolin Temple | Shaolin Si (1982) - Chieh Yuan
