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Jet Li

Li Lianjie (born April 26, ), better known by his stage nameJet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean[1]martial artist, film actor, and philanthropist.

Watch jet li movies online All All. Sign In. Li Lian Jie. He started training at the Beijing wushu academy wushu is China's national sport, largely a performance version of various martial art styles at age eight. He won five gold medals in the Chinese championships, his first when he was only

He is widely regarded as one of the most iconic Chinese film stars and one of the most renowned martial arts stars of his generation.[2][3]

Li began practising wushu at the age of eight. Between and , he won the title of Men's All-Around National Wushu Champion five times.[4] Li is a master of several styles of Wushu, especially Chángquán (Northern Longfist Style) and Fānziquán (Tumbling Fist).

He has mastered Wushu's main weapons, such as the Sanjiegun (Three Section Staff), Gùn, Dao (Broadsword), and Jian (Straight Sword). He has also studied other arts including Baguazhang (Eight Trigram Palm), Taijiquan (Supreme Ultimate Fist), Xing Yi Quan (Shape Intent Fist), Zui Quan (Drunken Fist), Ying Zhao Quan (Eagle Claw Fist) and Tanglangquan (Praying Mantis Fist).[5]

After retiring from competitive wushu at age 18, Li went on to win great acclaim as an actor.

Jet Li Biography: Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April ), [2] better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist, actor, and philanthropist. After three years of training with acclaimed wushu teacher Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team in , winning the first of five men.

His most notable Chinese films include Shaolin Temple (), the first three films in the Once Upon a Time in China series (–), the Fong Sai-yuk series (), Fist of Legend (), Hero (), Fearless (), and The Warlords (). His movie career in China is credited with reviving Wushu in Hong Kong martial arts films during the s,[4] and revitalising the Shaolin Temple.[6] Li is also noted for his contribution to making new Wuxia films popular internationally during his career.[7] His most notable non-Chinese films include Lethal Weapon 4 (), Romeo Must Die (), Kiss of the Dragon (), The One (), Cradle 2 the Grave (), and Unleashed ().

He also starred alongside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom ().

In , he starred in The Warlords, by which he became the highest paid actor in a Chinese-language movie, previously holding the record for his part in Hero.[8]

After a long movie career, in Li turned to philanthropy.

He founded the One Foundation, an independent fundraising foundation in mainland China which mainly focuses on natural disaster relief, environmental protection, medical treatment, education and poverty problems. Since the start of the foundation, Li has been involved with recovery efforts in seven disasters, including the Sichuan earthquake, the Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan, and the Lushan earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan.[9][10][11] Li also subsequently founded Taiji Zen, an online health and wellness program providing instruction in meditation and Tai chi.[12]

Movies

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Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
Shaolin Temple少林寺"Jueh Yuan"
Kids From Shaolin少林小子"San Lung"
Born to Defence中華英雄"Jet"
Director
Jet Li's directorial debut
Martial Arts of Shaolin南北少林"Zhi Ming"aka Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin
Dragon Fight龍在天涯"Jimmy Lee"
The Master龍行天下"Jet"
Once Upon a Time in China黃飛鴻"Wong Fei Hung"
Swordsman II笑傲江湖之東方不敗"Ling Wu Chung"
Once Upon a Time in China II黃飛鴻之二男兒當自强"Wong Fei Hung"
Tai Chi Master太極張三豐"Zhang Sanfeng"
Producer
aka Twin Warriors (USA)
Fong Sai Yuk方世玉"Fong Sai Yuk"
Producer
aka The Legend
Fong Sai Yuk II方世玉續集"Fong Sai Yuk"
Producer
aka The Legend 2
Kung Fu Cult Master倚天屠龍記之魔教教主"Cheung Mo-Kei"
Producer
aka The Evil Cult
aka Lord of the Wu Tang
aka Kung Fu Master
Last Hero in China黃飛鴻之鐵雞斗蜈蚣"Wong Fei Hung"
Producer
aka Claws of Steel
aka Deadly China Hero
Once Upon a Time in China III黃飛鴻之三:獅王争霸"Wong Fei Hung"aka The Invincible Shaolin
The Bodyguard from Beijing中南海保鑣"Allan Hui Ching Yeung" / "John Chang"
Producer
aka The Defender
aka Zhong Nan Hai bao biao
Fist of Legend精武英雄"Chen Jun"
Producer
The New Legend of Shaolin洪熙官之少林五祖"Hung Hei-Kwun"
Producer
aka Legend of the Red Dragon
High Risk鼠胆龍威"Kit Li"aka Meltdown
My Father Is a Hero給爸爸的信""Kung Wei"aka The Enforcer
aka Letter To Daddy
Black Mask黑俠"Michael" / "Simon" / "Tsui Chik" / "Black Mask"released in US
Dr.

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At the age of 11, Li won his first national championship in wushu. Li retired from the sport when he was 17 and made his film debut in Shaolin Temple , making him a star in his home country. When Li was only 2 years old, he lost his father. At age 8, he began learning wushu, a form of martial arts. Noting his talent, his family sent him to continue his studies at a special school.

Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"

冒險王"Chow Si Kit"aka Adventure King
aka The Scripture With No Words
Once Upon a Time in China and America黃飛鴻之西域雄獅"Wong Fei Hung"aka Once Upon A Time In China VI
Hitman殺手之王"Fu"aka The Hitman
aka The Contract Killer
Lethal Weapon 4致命武器4"Wah Sing Ku"
Romeo Must Die致命羅密歐"Han Sing"
The One最後一強"Gabe Law" / "Gabriel Yulaw" / "Lawless"
Kiss of the Dragon龍之吻"Liu Jian"
Associate Producer
Hero英雄"Nameless"Released in US
Cradle 2 the Grave同盜一擊"Su"
Unleashed不死狗"Danny"
Producer
aka Danny the Dog
Fearless霍元甲"Huo Yuanjia"
Producer
Presenter
The Warlords投名狀"Pang Qing Yun"
War玩命對戰"Rogue" aka "Victor Shaw"aka Rogue Assassin or Rogue
The Forbidden Kingdom功夫之王"Sun Wukong the Monkey King" / "Silent Monk"
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor盜墓迷城3"Emperor Han"
The Founding of a Republic建國大業"Chen Shaokuan"aka Jian Guo Da Ye (lit.

The Great Cause of China's Foundation)
aka Founding of the Nation
aka Lofty Ambitions of Nation Building

Ocean Heaven海洋天堂"Sam Wong"
The Expendables浴血任務"Yin Yang"
The Sorcerer and the White Snake白蛇傳說之法海"Reverend Fahai"
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate龍門飛甲"Chow Wai-On"
The Expendables 2敢死队2"Yin Yang"
Badges of Fury (The One Detective)不二神探Huang Feihong
The Expendables 3敢死队3"Yin Yang"
League of Gods封神榜"Jiang Ziya"
Gong Shou Dao功守道Old ServantAlso producer
Mulan花木蘭The emperor of China

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