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Jet Li 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 11. In his teens, he was already a national coach, and before he was 20 he had starred in his first movie: _Shao Lin tzu (1979)_ (Shaolin Temple)... See full bio »

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Li Lian Jie
in Beijing, China
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2014 The Expendables 3 (pre-production)
Yin Yang
 
2013 Badges of Fury (post-production)
Huang Fei Hong
 
2012 The Expendables 2
Yin Yang
 
2011 Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Zhao Huai'an
 
2011 The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Abott Fahai
 
2010 The Expendables
Yin Yang
 
2010 Ocean Paradise
Wang Xingchang
 
2009 The Founding of a Republic
Chen Shaokuan
 
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Emperor
 
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom
The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
 
2007 The Warlords
General Pang Qingyun (as Lianjie Li)
 
2007 War
Rogue
 
2006 Fearless
Huo Yuanjia
 
2005 Unleashed
Danny
 
2003 Rise to Honor (Video Game)
Kit Yun (voice)
 
2003 Cradle 2 the Grave
Su
 
2002 Hero
Nameless
 
2001 The One
Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
 
2001 Kiss of the Dragon
Liu Jian
 
2000 Romeo Must Die
Han Sing
 
1998 Lethal Weapon 4
Wah Sing Ku
 
1998 Contract Killer
Fu
 
1997 Once Upon a Time in China and America
Wong Fei-Hung
 
1996 Black Mask
Tsui Chik / Black Mask
 
1996 Dr. Wai in the Scriptures with No Words
Chow Si-Kit
 
1995 Meltdown
Kit Li
 
1995 The Enforcer
Kung Wei
 
1994 Fist of Legend
Chen Zhen
 
1994 The Defender
Allan Hui Ching-yeung / John Chang
 
1994 Legend of the Red Dragon
Hung Hei-Kwun
 
1993 The Evil Cult
Chang Mo Kei (as Lin-kit Lee)
 
1993 Tai-Chi Master
Junbao
 
1993 The Legend II
Fong Sai Yuk
 
1993 Last Hero in China
Wong Fei-hung (as Lin-kit Lee)
 
1993 The Legend
Fong Sai-Yuk
 
1993 Once Upon a Time in China III
Wong Fei-hung
 
1992 The Master
Jet
 
1992 Once Upon a Time in China II
Wong Fei-Hung
 
1992 The Legend of the Swordsman
Ling Wu Chung
 
1991 Once Upon a Time in China
Wong Fei-hung
 
1989 Dragon Fight
Jimmy Lee (as Jet Lee)
 
1986 Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin
Zhi Ming
 
1986 Born to Defense
Jet
 
1984 Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin
San Lung
 
1982 The Shaolin Temple
Chieh Yuan
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2006 Fearless (producer)
 
2005 Unleashed (producer)
 
2001 Invincible (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2001 Kiss of the Dragon (associate producer)
 
1994 Fist of Legend (producer - as Yangzhong Li)
 
1994 The Defender (producer - as Li Yang Chung)
 
1994 Legend of the Red Dragon (producer)
 
1993 The Evil Cult (producer)
 
1993 Tai-Chi Master (producer - as Yangzhong Li)
 
1993 The Legend II (executive producer - as Li Yang Chung)
 
1993 Last Hero in China (producer)
 
1993 The Legend (producer - as Li Yang-Chung)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2003 Rise to Honor (Video Game) (motion capture performer)
 
1986 Born to Defense (martial arts choreographer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2001 Kiss of the Dragon (story)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1986 Born to Defense
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' (video short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Gordo Master vs. Twin Snakes (short) (dedicatee)
 
2007 Wages of Sin (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (38 titles)
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The 2009 Whitney Museum Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Making of... (TV series documentary)
– Forbidden Kingdom (2009)
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' (video short)
Himself
 
2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team (video short)
Himself
 
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.304 (2008) … Himself
 
2000-2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) … Himself
– Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) … Himself
– Making 'Romeo Must Die' (2000) … Himself
 
2006 A Fearless Journey: A Look at Jet Li's 'Fearless' (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.320 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 La méthode Cauet (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece (video short)
Himself
 
2004 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Pacific Fusion (TV series)
Himself
 
2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Jet Li Is 'The One' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Modern Warriors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Multiverses Create 'The One' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 About Face (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998-2001 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.174 (2001) … Himself
– Episode #9.117 (2001) … Himself
– Episode #8.43 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 July 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2001 Yi shu ren sheng (TV series)
Himself
 
2001 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Jet Li (2001) … Himself
 
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'Romeo Must Die' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 (video)
Himself
 
1994 Shao Lin zhen gong fu (documentary)
 
1992 Da ba gua (documentary)
 
1988 Dragons of the Orient (documentary)
 
1987 This Is Kung Fu (video documentary)
 
1985 Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Zhong hua wu shu (documentary)
Himself (as Jet Lee)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Chen Zhen/Taul (Fists of Legend & Black Mask)
 
1995 Top Fighter (video documentary)
 

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Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

Official Site | One Foundation Project | See more »

Alternate Names:

Li Yang Chung | Jet Lee | Lin-kit Lee | Lian Jie Li | Lianjie Li | Yangzhong Li | Jet Li Lianjie | Jet Lee Lin-Kit | Li Yang-Chung

Height:

5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you! See more »

Trivia:

Has played both an attempted assassin of the First Emperor of China (in "Ying Xiong"), and the First Emperor of China. (In Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor). See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus