Jet Li (LI Jet / 李连杰) is a Hong Kong actor, born on Friday, April 26, 1963, in Peking, China.
Trivia
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 with Jay Leno" (1992) promoting Kiss of the Dragon (2001).
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 Huo Yuan Jia (2006) (Fearless) will be his last period kung-fu film, 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 Huo Yuan Jia (2006)) and his semi-fictional student Chen Zhen (in Jing wu ying xiong (1994)).
Sustained bruised ribs while filming the fight stunts with Anthony Anderson for Romeo Must Die (2000).
One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.
Chinese Director Jing Wong worked with Jet on 4 films. They were: Last Hero in China (1993), Kung Fu Cult Master, (1993), The New Legend of Shaolin (1994) and High Risk (1995).
Worked with Chinese Director Tsui Hark on 5 films. This was: The Master (1989), Once Upon a Time in China, Once Upon a Time in China 2, Once Upon a Time in China 3, Black Mask.
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).
Filmography
As an actor:
2012 The Expendables II as Ying Yang
2011 The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2010 The Expendables as Yin Yang
2010 Haiyang tiantang
2009 Jian guo da ye
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 The Forbidden Kingdom as The Monkey King
2007 Tau ming chong as General Pang Qingyun
2007 War as Rogue
2006 Huo Yuan Jia as Huo Yuanjia
2005 Danny the Dog as Danny
2003 Rise to Honor as Kit Yun
2003 Cradle 2 the Grave as Su
2002 Ying xiong as Nameless
2001 The One as Gabe Law
2001 Kiss of the Dragon as Liu Jian
2000 Romeo Must Die as Han Sing
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 as Wah Sing Ku
1998 Sat sau ji wong as Fu
1997 Wong Fei Hung: Chi sai wik hung see as Wong Fei-Hung
1996 Hak hap as Tsui Chik
1996 Mo him wong as Chow Si-Kit
1995 Shu dan long wei as Kit Li
1995 Gei ba ba de xin as Kung Wei
1994 Jing wu ying xiong as Chen Zhen
1994 Zhong Nan Hai bao biao as Allan Hui Ching-yeung
1994 Hong Xi Guan: Zhi Shao Lin wu zu as Hung Hei-Kwun
1993 Yi tian tu long ji: Zhi mo jiao jiao zhu as Chang Mo Kei
1993 Tai ji: Zhang San Feng as Junbao
1993 Fong Sai Yuk juk jaap as Fong Sai Yuk
1993 Wong Fei Hung: Chi tit gai dau neung gung as Wong Fei-hung
1993 Fong Sai Yuk as Fong Sai-Yuk
1993 Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba as Wong Fei-hung
1992 Huang Fei Hong jiu er zhi long xing tian xia as Jet
1992 Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yi dong ji keung as Wong Fei-Hung
1992 Xiao ao jiang hu zhi: Dong Fang Bu Bai as Ling Wu Chung
1991 Wong Fei Hung as Wong Fei-hung
1989 Long zai tian ya as Jimmy Lee
1988 Shao Lin Hai Deng da shi
1986 Nan bei Shao Lin as Zhi Ming
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong as Jet
1984 Shao Lin xiao zi as San Lung
1982 Shaolin Si as Chieh Yuan
2006 Huo Yuan Jia
2005 Danny the Dog
2001 Invincible
2001 Kiss of the Dragon
1994 Jing wu ying xiong
1994 Zhong Nan Hai bao biao
1994 Hong Xi Guan: Zhi Shao Lin wu zu
1993 Yi tian tu long ji: Zhi mo jiao jiao zhu
1993 Tai ji: Zhang San Feng
1993 Fong Sai Yuk juk jaap
1993 Wong Fei Hung: Chi tit gai dau neung gung
1993 Fong Sai Yuk
2001 Kiss of the Dragon
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2007 El Morao del Dragon Gordo
2007 Wages of Sin
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2009 Making of...
2009 The Movie Loft
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2008 HBO First Look
2006 A Fearless Journey: A Look at Jet Li's 'Fearless'
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005 Today
2005 The View
2005 La méthode Cauet
2005 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
2004 Pacific Fusion
2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2002 Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero
2002 Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002 Modern Warriors
2002 Multiverses Create 'The One'
2002 About Face
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001 Yi shu ren sheng
2001 The Daily Show
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards
2000 The Making of 'Romeo Must Die'
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2
1994 Shao Lin zhen gong fu
1992 Da ba gua
1988 Dong fang ju long
1987 This Is Kung Fu
1983 Zhong hua wu shu
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
1995 Top Fighter
As a director:
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2007 El Morao del Dragon Gordo
2007 Wages of Sin
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2009 Making of...
2009 The Movie Loft
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2008 HBO First Look
2006 A Fearless Journey: A Look at Jet Li's 'Fearless'
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005 Today
2005 The View
2005 La méthode Cauet
2005 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
2004 Pacific Fusion
2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2002 Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero
2002 Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002 Modern Warriors
2002 Multiverses Create 'The One'
2002 About Face
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001 Yi shu ren sheng
2001 The Daily Show
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards
2000 The Making of 'Romeo Must Die'
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2
1994 Shao Lin zhen gong fu
1992 Da ba gua
1988 Dong fang ju long
1987 This Is Kung Fu
1983 Zhong hua wu shu
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
1995 Top Fighter
As a producer:
2006 Huo Yuan Jia
2005 Danny the Dog
2001 Invincible
2001 Kiss of the Dragon
1994 Jing wu ying xiong
1994 Zhong Nan Hai bao biao
1994 Hong Xi Guan: Zhi Shao Lin wu zu
1993 Yi tian tu long ji: Zhi mo jiao jiao zhu
1993 Tai ji: Zhang San Feng
1993 Fong Sai Yuk juk jaap
1993 Wong Fei Hung: Chi tit gai dau neung gung
1993 Fong Sai Yuk
2001 Kiss of the Dragon
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2007 El Morao del Dragon Gordo
2007 Wages of Sin
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2009 Making of...
2009 The Movie Loft
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2008 HBO First Look
2006 A Fearless Journey: A Look at Jet Li's 'Fearless'
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005 Today
2005 The View
2005 La méthode Cauet
2005 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
2004 Pacific Fusion
2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2002 Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero
2002 Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002 Modern Warriors
2002 Multiverses Create 'The One'
2002 About Face
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001 Yi shu ren sheng
2001 The Daily Show
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards
2000 The Making of 'Romeo Must Die'
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2
1994 Shao Lin zhen gong fu
1992 Da ba gua
1988 Dong fang ju long
1987 This Is Kung Fu
1983 Zhong hua wu shu
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
1995 Top Fighter
(misc crew):
1986 Zhong hua ying xiong
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2007 El Morao del Dragon Gordo
2007 Wages of Sin
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2009 Making of...
2009 The Movie Loft
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2008 HBO First Look
2006 A Fearless Journey: A Look at Jet Li's 'Fearless'
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005 Today
2005 The View
2005 La méthode Cauet
2005 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
2004 Pacific Fusion
2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2002 Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero
2002 Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002 Modern Warriors
2002 Multiverses Create 'The One'
2002 About Face
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001 Yi shu ren sheng
2001 The Daily Show
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards
2000 The Making of 'Romeo Must Die'
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2
1994 Shao Lin zhen gong fu
1992 Da ba gua
1988 Dong fang ju long
1987 This Is Kung Fu
1983 Zhong hua wu shu
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
1995 Top Fighter
Self:
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2009 Making of...
2009 The Movie Loft
2008 The Making of 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'
2008 The Kung Fu Dream Team
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2008 HBO First Look
2006 A Fearless Journey: A Look at Jet Li's 'Fearless'
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005 Today
2005 The View
2005 La méthode Cauet
2005 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde
2004 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
2004 Pacific Fusion
2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2002 Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero
2002 Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002 Modern Warriors
2002 Multiverses Create 'The One'
2002 About Face
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001 Yi shu ren sheng
2001 The Daily Show
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards
2000 The Making of 'Romeo Must Die'
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes
1996 Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2
1994 Shao Lin zhen gong fu
1992 Da ba gua
1988 Dong fang ju long
1987 This Is Kung Fu
1983 Zhong hua wu shu
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies
1995 Top Fighter
Videos
External links
Public blog
link to: http://www.alivenotdead.com/jetli
this person at IMDb
