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Jet Li

Date of Birth / Doğum Tarihi
26 April 1963, Beijing, China

Birth Name / Gerçek Adı
Li Lian Jie

Mini Biography / Biyografi
Jet Li was Wu Shu (a martial art) world champion several times. He got his first part as a shao lin disciple in the film of the same name. He first attempt at directing, Zhong hua ying xiong (1986) (Born to defend), met with failure. He is the biggest Asian movie star after Jackie Chan. IMDb Mini Biography By:

Trivia / Önemsiz Şeyler
Won Chinese national championship in the acrobatic martial art wushu when he was 11; his prize was a trip to Washington D.C. to meet President Richard Nixon.He studies English with a tutor for 4 hours a day.Jet & wife Nina Li Chi became parents to a 6 lb. 13 oz. daughter, Jane. [19 April 2000]Was originally cast in the role of the character Li Mu Bai in Ang Lee's martial arts blockbuster Wo hu cang long (2000) (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), but turned it down. The decision was prompted by a promise to his wife Nina Li Chi that he would not work while she was pregnant). The role of Li Mu Bai went to actor Yun-Fat Chow. Li said this himself during an appearance on the Tonight Show promoting ""Kiss of the Dragon.""Other than providing voice-overs for Kit Yun in Rise to Honor (2003) (VG), he also did the motion-capture for his fight scenes.Injured his foot while escaping the tsunami that followed a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean. Li and his four year old daughter were on vacation in the Maldives on December 26th, 2004. The two were in the lobby of their hotel when the wave came ashore. Scooping up his daughter and running for higher ground, a piece of furniture hit his foot, causing the injury.Has claimed his upcoming martial arts film Hua Yuenjia (Fearless) will be his last martial arts movie, and that he will concentrate on other matters in the future. One of those matters is apparently a documentary about Buddhism.His Mandarin name is Li Lianjie. His Cantonese name is Lei Lin-Git (or Lee Lin-Kit).Has played both real life legend Huo Yuan Jia (in the film of the same name) and his semi-fictional student Chen Zhen (in Jing Wu Ying Xiong).Sustained bruised ribs while filming the fight stunts with Anthony Anderson for ""Romeo Must Die"" (2000).

Personal Quotes / Kişisel Alıntılar
""I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.""""I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up till now...and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a film one time - that would a well brilliant movie!""""You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you!""Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy. But on this film, we talked about a totally different angle to see my character. [on 'Hero']In the past two years, somebody tried to recut it the American way, looping English, but I'm glad right now we still keep the original way. I think the way the director shot [the movie] was not a normal action film. [on 'Hero']""I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years. Huo Yuanjia is a conclusion to my life as a martial arts star.""