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		Jet Li

Other names :	李连杰李連杰 Lǐ Liánjié Jet Lee Lee Yeung Chung Jet Li Lian Jie Li Lian Jie Li Lien Chieh Li3 Lian2 Jie2

Birthdate :	26/4/1963
Nationality :	China
Workplace :	France, Hong Kong, USA
Activities :	Director (1), Producer (7), Associate producer (1), Actor (47), Original Story (1), Motion capture (1)

	Biography
Jet Li began training at the Beijing Martial Arts Academy at the age of nine. Just two years later, he captured the title of China’s National Martial Arts Champion. This earned him a slot on the prestigious Beijing Martial Arts Team that would go on to tour America. As part of a world tour in 1974, he had the honor of performing a two-man fight for President Nixon on the White House lawn. By his mid teens, he was already a national martial arts coach. By eighteen, Li had earned the title of National Martial Arts Champion a total of four times (1975, 1977, 1978 and 1979) – a record no one has broken. Li retired from competition at twenty and was immediately offered many starring film roles and subsequently began his film career with director Chang Hsin Yen for ‘Shaolin Temple’ (1979). Upon its release, Li was propelled into instant movie stardom, and he would go on to act on the two sequels that precipitated the kung-fu mania in 1980s China. Jet Li was bitten by the silver screen bug. In the late 80s, Jet Li moved his career to Hong Kong where he played such martial arts icons as Huang Fei Hung in Tsui Hark’s ‘Once Upon a Time in China’ (1991), Fong Shi Yu in ‘The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk’ (1993), Zhang San Feng in ‘The Tai Chi Master’ (1993), Chen Zhen in ‘Shaolin Kung Fu’ (1994) and Hung Hei-Kwun in ‘The New Legend of Shaolin’ (1994). In homage to the great Bruce Lee, he remade Lee’s ‘Fist Of Fury’, as ‘Fist Of Legend’ (1997). Li then expanded his repertoire to include comedy, drama and romance genres with ‘Bodyguard from Beijing’ (1994) and ‘My Father is a Hero’ (1995). Despite his growing fame in Asia, Jet Li was still largely unknown in North America and Europe. This would all change when he took on the role of Mel Gibson’s nemesis in the high octane block buster, ‘Lethal Weapon 4’. Li was quickly shaping up to be a global force to be reckoned with. Li built on his initial success taking a starring role in Joel Silver’s explosive inter-racial take on Shakespeare, ‘Romeo Must Die’ (2000). In 2001, Li continued to challenge himself with the ‘The One’, playing the Jekyll and Hyde police officer, Gabriel Yulaw. His latest success was ‘Kiss of the Dragon’ (2001), where he played the starring role as well as donning writing and producing hats. Li’s future projects include a Joel Silver produced action-adventure film in the vein of ‘Indiana Jones’. He has also teamed up with Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions to produce a martial arts television series for TBS entitled ‘Invincible’. Jet Li’s Kung Fu features have attracted millions of viewers worldwide. He has earned credibility from all sectors of society – from teenagers (nominated MTV Awards for Best Villain for ‘Lethal Weapon 4’ (1998) as well as Best Fight Sequence for ‘Romeo Must Die’ (2000)) to women (voted one of the Top 25 Sexiest Men in Showbiz by E! Online).
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Filmography

[ 2010 - 2000 - 1990 - 1980 ]

Alternate lists by alpha / genre / year

Title ( HK - All )		Year	Activity

	Badges Of Fury	2013	Actor
	Expendables II, The	2012	Actor
	Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate	2011	Actor
	Sorcerer And The White Snake, The	2011	Actor
	Expendables, The	2010	Actor
	Ocean Heaven	2010	Actor
	Founding Of A Republic, The	2009	Actor
	Forbidden Kingdom, The	2008	Actor
	Mummy 3 : Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The	2008	Actor
	Rogue	2007	Actor
	Warlords, The	2007	Actor
	Fearless	2005	Producer, Actor
	Danny The Dog	2004	Actor
	Cradle 2 The Grave	2003	Actor
	Rise To Honor	2003	Motion capture
	Hero	2002	Actor
	Invincible	2001	Producer
	Kiss Of The Dragon	2001	Associate producer, Actor, Original Story
	One, The	2001	Actor
	Romeo Must Die	2000	Actor
	Hitman, The	1998	Actor
	Lethal Weapon 4	1997	Actor
	Once Upon A Time In China And America	1997	Actor
	Black Mask	1996	Actor
	Dr Wai In " The Scripture With No Words "	1996	Actor
	High Risk	1995	Actor
	My Father Is A Hero	1995	Actor
	Bodyguard From Beijing, The	1994	Producer, Actor
	Fist Of Legend	1994	Producer, Actor
	Kung Fu Cult Master	1994	Actor
	New Legend Of Shaolin, The	1994	Actor
	Fong Sai Yuk	1993	Actor
	Fong Sai Yuk II	1993	Producer, Actor
	Last Hero In China	1993	Producer, Actor
	Once Upon A Time In China III	1993	Actor
	Tai Chi Master, The	1993	Producer, Actor
	Top Fighter	1993	Actor
	Lucky Way	1992	Actor
	Once Upon A Time In China II	1992	Actor
	Swordsman 2	1992	Actor
	Once Upon A Time In China	1991	Actor
	Master, The	1989	Actor
	Born To Defend	1988	Director, Actor
	Dragon Fight	1988	Actor
	Dragons Of The Orient	1988	Actor
	Martial Arts Of Shaolin	1986	Actor
	Kids From Shaolin	1984	Actor
	This is Kung Fu	1983	Actor
	Shaolin Temple	1982	Actor