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李连杰

Li Lian Jie (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.


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Born:
Apr 26, 1963 In Beijing, China
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie Legend of the Red Dragon 1994-02-05
Latest Project:
Movie The Expendables 2010-08-03
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Expendables Yin Yang 2010-08-03
Movie Unleashed Danny 2005-02-02
Movie Cradle 2 the Grave Su 2003-02-28
Movie Legend of the Red Dragon Hung Hei-Kwun 1994-02-05