Li Lianjie, better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion.
22 Facts About Jet Li
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Jet Li is widely regarded as one of the most iconic Chinese film stars and one of the most renowned martial arts stars of his generation.
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Jet Li went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably as the lead in Zhang Yimou's Hero, Fist of Legend, the first three films in the Once Upon a Time in China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung, and Fearless, which is loosely based on the life of Huo Yuanjia.
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Jet Li has gone on to star in many international action films, including in French cinema with the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed.
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Jet Li co-starred in The One and War with Jason Statham, The Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan, all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
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Jet Li then attended a non-sparring wushu event, followed by joining the Beijing Wushu Team which did a martial art display at the All China Games.
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Jet Li has studied other arts including Baguazhang, Taijiquan, Xing Yi Quan, Zui Quan, Ying Zhao Quan and Tanglangquan.
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Jet Li did not learn Nanquan, because his training focused only in the Northern Shaolin Styles.
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Jet Li has mastered wushu's main weapons, such as Sanjiegun, Gun, Dao, Jian.
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Jet Li made his film debut with the 1982 film Shaolin Temple.
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Jet Li agreed to do Lethal Weapon 4 after the producer Joel Silver promised to give him the leading role in his next film, Romeo Must Die, alongside late singer Aaliyah.
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Jet Li turned down the role of Seraph in The Matrix trilogy, based on his belief that the role was not one which required his skills and that the films were iconic and stunning enough without adding his name to the cast list.
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In 2004, Li lent his likeness, voice and provided motion capture work for the video game Jet Li: Rise to Honor.
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Jet Li has a very good control of the strength of every fist and kick.
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Jet Li was in the Maldives when a tsunami hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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Jet Li was thought to have taken up Singaporean citizenship, although Singaporean authorities did not initially provide any confirmation of this.
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Jet Li was said to have chosen Singapore for its education system for his two younger daughters.
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Jet Li thinks that fame is not something he can control; therefore, he does not care about it.
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Jet Li believes Wushu now lacks individuality and competitors move like machines, whereas according to his views Wushu should not be considered a race where the fastest athlete wins.
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Jet Li has stated that he has never had to use his martial arts skills in a real-life fight and he does not wish to, either.
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Jet Li contributed 500,000 yuan of box office revenues from his film Fearless to the Red Cross' psychological sunshine project, which promotes mental health.
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Jet Li founded Taiji Zen in 2011, along with co-founder Executive chairman Jack Ma.