
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.
Known For

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

One Sword Sweeps All

The Expendables 3

Lethal Weapon 4

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Mulan

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

The Expendables

The Expendables 2

Badges of Fury

The Forbidden Kingdom

War

The Enforcer

Unleashed

Martial Arts of Shaolin

Black Mask

Kiss of the Dragon

Romeo Must Die

The One

Once Upon a Time in China II

Cradle 2 the Grave

Fearless
Production Credits
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