Jet Li Biography (1963-)

Born April 26, 1963, in Beijing (some sources cite Hebei), China; married Qiu-yan Huang (an actress), 1987 (divorced, 1990); married Nina Li Chi, September 19, 1999; children: (first marriage) two daughters; (second marriage) two daughters, including Jane. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Josh Lieberman, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Steven Chasman, Current Entertainment, 1411 Fifth St., Suite 405, Santa Monica, CA 90401.;Publicist: Cara Tripicchio, Wolf/Kasteler/Van Iden and Associates Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director, writer
Birth Details: April 26, 1963; China

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Chieh Yuan, Shao Lin tzu (also known as The Shaolin Temple), 1979
San Lung, Shao Lin xiao zi (also known as Kids from Shaolin, Kids of Shaolin, Shaolin Boys, Shaolin Kids, and Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin), 1983
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Zhi Ming, Nan bei Shao Lin (also known as Arahan, Martial Arts of Shaolin, North and South Shaolin, and Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin), 1985
Jet, Zhong hua ying xiong (also known as Born to Defence and Born to Defend), 1986
This Is Kung Fu (also known as Shaolin One), 1987
Jimmy Lee, Long zai tian ya (also known as Dragon Fight andDragon Kickboxer), 1988
Dong fang ju long (documentary; also known as Dragons of the Orient), 1988
Shao Lin Hai Deng da shi (also known as Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin), 1988
Jet, Long xing tian xia (also known as The Master and Wong fei hung), 1989
(As Li Lian Jie) Swordsman Ling Wu Chung, Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai (also known as The Legend of the Swordsman and Swordsman II), 1991
(As Li Lian Jie) Wong Fei-hung, Wong Fei-hung (also known as Once upon a Time in China and Huang Fei-hong), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1991
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Wong Fei-hung, Wong Fei-hung ji yi: Naam yi dongji keung (also known as Once upon a Time in China II and HuangFei-hong zhi er nan dang zi qiang), Rim Film Distributors, 1992
Chang Mo Kei, Yi tian tu long ji zhi mo jiao jiao zhu (also knownas The Evil Cult, The Kung Fu Cult Master, Kung Fu Master, and Lord of the Wu Tang), 1993
Fong Sai-yuk, Fong Sai-yuk (also known as The Legend, The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk, and Fong Shi Yu), Rim Film Distributors,1993
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Fong Sai-yuk, Fong Shi Yu II: Wan fu mo di (also known as The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 2, The Legend II, Fong Sai-yuk II, and Gong fu huang di), Rim Film Distributors, 1993
(As Jet Lee) Junbao, Taj ji zhang san feng (also known as The Tai Chi Master and Twin Warriors), 1993
(As Jet Lee) Wong Fei-hung, Wong Fei-hung chi tit gai dau neung gung (also known as Claws of Steel, Deadly China Hero, Iron Rooster vs. the Centipede, Last Hero in China, Wong Fei Hong's "Iron Rooster vs. Centipede," Huang Fei-Hong zhi tie ji dou wu gong,and Tie ji dou wu gong), 1993
(As Jet Lee) Wong Fei-hung tsi sam: Siwong tsangba (also known asThe Invincible Shaolin, Once upon a Time in China III, and Huang Fei-hong zhi san shi wang zheng ba), Rim Film Distributors, 1993
Allan Hui Ching-yeung/John Chang, Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (also known as The Bodyguard from Beijing and The Defender), 1994
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Chen Zhen, Jing wu ying xiong (also known asFist of Legend), Miramax, 1994
(As Li Lian Jie) Hong Hei-Kwun, Hong Xiguan zhi Shaolin wu zu (also known as Hung Hei-Koon: Shaolin's Five Founders, Legend of the Future Shaolin, Legend of the Red Dragon, Legends of Shaolin, The New Legend of Shaolin, and Xin Shaolin Wuzu), 1994
New Chinese Connection, Rolling Thunder Pictures, 1994
Shao Lin zhen gong fu (documentary; also known as Li Lian Je's"Shaolin Kung-fu" and Shaolin Kung Fu), 1994
Kit Li, Shu dan long wei (also known as High Risk, Meltdown, and Jeung hok yau), 1995
Kung Wei, Gei ba ba de xin (also known as The Enforcer, Jet Li's "The Enforcer," Letter to Daddy, and My Father Is a Hero), 1995
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Chow Si-Kit and clown, Mo him wong (also known as Adventure King, Dr. Wai and the Scripture without Words, Dr. Wei in the Scripture with No Words, The Scripture with No Words, and Mao zian wang), 1996
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Michael/Simon/Tsui Chik (Black Mask), Hak hap(also known as Black Mask), Artisan Entertainment, 1997
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Wong Fei-hung, Wong Fei-hung chi saiwik hung si (also known as Once upon a Time in China and America, Once upona Time in China IV, and Huang Fei-hong zhi xi yu xiong shi), 1997
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Fu, Sat sau ji wong (also known as The Contract Killer, Hitman, King of Assassins, and Satsau chiwong), 1998
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Wah Sing Ku, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998
Han Sing, Romeo Must Die, Warner Bros., 2000
Gabe Law/Gabriel Yulaw (Lawless), The One (also known as Jet Li's "The One"), Columbia, 2001

Liu Jian, Kiss of the Dragon (also known as KOD: Kiss of the Dragon and Baiser mortel du dragon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Himself, Modern Warriors (documentary), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2002
Nameless, Ying xiong (also known as Hero and Jet Li's "Hero"), Miramax, 2002
(As Lei Lin Git) Su, Cradle 2 the Grave, Warner Bros., 2003
Danny, Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog), Rogue Pictures, 2005
Film Producer
Fong Sai-Yuk (also known as The Legend, The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk, and Fong Shi Yu), Rim Film Distributors, 1993
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Fong Shi Yu II: Wan fu mo di (also known as The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 2, The Legend II, Fong Sai-yuk II, and Gong fu huang di), Rim Film Distributors, 1993
(As Jet Lee) Taj ji zhang san feng (also known as The Tai Chi Master and Twin Warriors), 1993
Wong Fei-hung chi tit gai dau neung gung (also known as Claws of Steel, Deadly China Hero, Iron Rooster vs. the Centipede, Last Hero in China, Wong Fei Hong's "Iron Rooster vs. Centipede," Huang Fei-Hong zhi tie ji dou wu gong, and Tie ji dou wu gong), 1993
Yi tian tu long ji zhi mo jiao jiao zhu (also known as The EvilCult, The Kung Fu Cult Master, Kung Fu Master, and Lordof the Wu Tang), 1993
(As Li Lian Jie) Hong Xiguan zhi Shaolin wu zu (also known as Hung Hei-Koon: Shaolin's Five Founders, Legend of the Future Shaolin, Legend of the Red Dragon, Legends of Shaolin, The New Legend of Shaolin, and Xin Shaolin Wuzu), 1994
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) Executive producer, Jing wu ying xiong (alsoknown as Fist of Legend), Miramax, 1994
(As Jet Li Lian-jie) New Chinese Connection, Rolling Thunder Pictures, 1994
Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (also known as The Bodyguard from Beijing and The Defender), 1994
Associate producer, Kiss of the Dragon (also known as KOD: Kissof the Dragon and Baiser mortel du dragon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog), Rogue Pictures, 2005
Film Director
Zhong hua ying xiong (also known as Born to Defence and Born to Defend), 1986
Television Appearances
Specials
The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
Cohost, Masters of Action: Quentin Tarantino & Jet Li Explore theGreatest Martial Arts Fight Scenes in Film, FX Channel, 2004
Himself, Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong, Independent Film Channel, 2004
Episodic
Dr. Yang, BET's "Comic View" (also known as Comic View), Black Entertainment Television, 1992
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
Himself, X-Play, G4TechTV, 2004
Himself, On ne peut pas plaire a tout le monde (also known as O.N.P.P.), [France], 2005
Television Work
Movies
(With Mel Gibson) Executive producer, Invincible, TBS, 2001
RECORDINGS
Videos
Top Fighter, Eastern Heroes Video, 1995
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine--Volume 2, Eastern Heroes Video, 1996
The Making of "Romeo Must Die," 2000
(In archive footage) Chen Zhen and Taul, Ultimate Fights from the Movies, Flixmix, 2002
About Face, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002
Jet Li Is "The One," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002
Multiverses Create "The One," Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2002
Music Videos
Aaliyah, "Try Again," 2000
Video Games
Voice of Kit Yun, Rise to Honor (also known as Jet Li: Rise toHonor), Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2003
WRITINGS
Stories for Films
Kiss of the Dragon (also known as KOD: Kiss of the Dragon and Baiser mortel du dragon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Current Biography, June, 2001, pp. 63-69
Entertainment Weekly, July 13, 2001, pp. 44-46
People Weekly, December 1, 2003, p. 125
Time, April 3, 2000, p. 80
Village Voice, July 22, 1997

Electronic

Jet Li Official Site, http://jetli.com, January 2, 2005

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