Li Lianjie

Jet Li is a Chinese and Singaporean actor, sportsman, martial artist. The man became popular thanks to films about martial arts. He has starred in such Asian and Hollywood action films as "The Dragon's Kiss," "Fearless," "The Untouchables" and others.

Li Lianjie (real name of the actor) was born in the capital of China, Beijing. Lee was the fifth, youngest, child in a large family. When Lianjie was barely two years old, the boy's father died suddenly, so the family lived extremely poorly.

Lee went to school later than he was the only time the child was 8 years old. The boy's favorite lesson was physical education. In the summer after the first class, together with his classmates Lianjie got to a children's sports camp, where he met such martial arts as Wushu. After Lianjie's sports camp, the only one in the group, the coach offered to continue training. Therefore, Lee began to engage daily not only in the physical technique of wushu, but also in the spiritual practices of this martial arts.

At the age of 9, the boy gets to the national championship in Wushu and receives the title of "Best Master". This success led to the liberation from the comprehensive school, and Lianjie focused exclusively on fights, competitions and sporting achievements.

Two years later, the boy in the national team goes to the competition in the United States, where he performs so brightly that he deserves personal praise of the President of America Richard Nixon. But the main achievement of this trip Li calls that he began to change his worldview, seeing that ordinary people in the U.S. do not want to harm the Chinese people.

On his return home, the boy participates in the National Championship and wins in two categories: all-around and performance with the sword of Tao. Now sensei Lee is becoming the best teachers in the country. A year later, the boy wins in five categories, with Lianjie's rivals being adult athletes.

Between 1976 and 1979, Lee won a number of medals and prizes in various competitions. Also in 1977, li Lianjie makes a world tour as part of the Wushu team, in which he shows all sorts of tricks. The purpose of this tour was to popularize the Chinese art of wushu in other countries. Lee did a great job.

Five years later, Lee's cinematic biography begins, attracting even more global attention to martial arts.

Noticing a guy who is proficient in his body and knows the ear perfectly, director Chang Xinyan invited Li to try himself as an actor. Of course, it was a film about a young man who is a master of martial arts. The debut film for Lianjie, who took the stage name Jet Li, was the picture "Shaolin Temple", which tells the story of an orphan boy who was brought up in a monastery by Shaolin monks.

The film was released in 1982 and was a resounding success. Therefore, the directors immediately began to shoot sequels: "The Temple of Shaoline 2: Children of Shaoline", filmed in 1983, and "The Temple of Shaoline 3: Shaoline Martial Arts" 1986.

Then came a short break in filming, and only in 1991 the world saw another serious film "Once Upon a Time in China", where Jet Li plays the role of the folk Chinese hero Huang Feihoun. The movie was again a success, and again followed by two sequels, released in the next 2 years.

Also in 1993 came the film "The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuke", which really became legendary for all fans of cinema in the style of Hong Kong action movies. The following year, the light saw a remake of the film by Jet Lee's idol- Bruce Lee. The new movie was called "The Fist of Legend" and the story was repeated by the famous action movie "Fist of Legend."

In Asian films, Jet Li became a prominent figure, with the actor always playing only positive characters.

In 1994, the actor appeared in the Hong Kong action film "The Bodyguard from Beijing". Jet Lee got the role of a professional bodyguard, who is hired to guard a girl who became the only witness to the murder arranged by the mafia. The bodyguard will fight with an organized group of killers.

In 1995, the actor received the title role in the crime thriller "Secret Agent". In this film, a classic Asian martial arts action movie is intertwined with family drama. Jet Lee plays the role of an undercover policeofficer. Because of this work, the officer can not spend enough time with a sick wife and a young son. The man manages only for one competition of the child and again disappears on the mission. His hero must infiltrate the criminal gang, which plans to arrange terrorist acts, and prevent explosions.

In 1996, Jet Li starred in the adventure comedy Black Mask. The actor plays the role of a character who in modern cinema would get the well-established name "superhero in a mask." The character of Choi Chick is the product of a military experiment, a former super-soldier who does not feel pain. Chick hides and lives a quiet life of a librarian, but when the hero learns that the criminals operating in the city - also former supersoldiers, Choi puts on a black mask to stop former colleagues.

In the late 90's Jet A life threw two challenges: first, the actor was invited to star in Hollywood, and secondly, gave the role of "bad guy" with which the actor had not previously encountered. However, he did a great job with Wa Sing Ku's image in the blockbuster Deadly Weapon 4.

Curiously, Jet Lee was offered a role in The Crouching Tiger, hidden dragon, but he refused because he preferred to be with his wife during her pregnancy. He could also star in The Matrix, but here he did not give his consent, saying that in the film with such an abundance of computer graphics can play and ordinary actors who do not know martial arts. Despite the fact that Lee is not in these two cult films, his skill and acting talent are recognized all over the world.

In 2000, the actor appeared in an American action film inspired by martial arts films, Romeo Must Die. The main highlight of the film fans consider a four-minute video of an incredible prison escape played by Jet Lee, in which the actor fights with the guards upside down, suspended by the foot to the ceiling. The actor plays the role of the son of the head of the Chinese mafia in America, but at the same time remains a positive hero. The main goal of Jet Lee's character is to stop the bloody war between the factions and establish peace in the city.

This was followed by a number of successful fighters: "The Dragon's Kiss," "Confrontation," "From cradle to grave," "American Adventures," and paintings of other genres. Jet Lee starred in the epic parable "Hero" and the dramas "Denny the Chain Dog," "Ocean of Heaven" and "Fearless."

In 2007, the American action film "War" is released, in which Jet Li plays a controversial character. Chinese actor plays the role of an elusive killer who killed an FBI agent with his family. The partner of the agent, played by another famous actor action movie Jason Statham, vows to avenge the death of a friend. As a result of intrigues and fighting, it turns out that the characters are not who they seem.

In 2008, the action movie about martial arts "Forbidden Kingdom" was released, in which Jet Li plays in a duet with another Asian star - Jackie Chan. In the same year, Jet Li played the main villain of the film from the popular series of adventure pictures about archaeologists and mummies "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" - a revived Dragon Emperor who is trying to capture world domination.

And two years later, the world conquered the film "The Expendables." The gunman becomes famous even before the roll. Stallone's project, designed to revive the spirit of militants of the 80s - 90s and gather the stars of this genre in one film, is gaining momentum. In 2012, the sequel "The Expendables 2" is released, and in 2014 there is another sequel - "The Expendables 3".

In 2016, Jet Li starred in the Chinese fantasy film The League of Gods. The film tells the story of a mad emperor who wanted power over demons and for this let into his own body the powerful spirit of the Black Dragon. But the spirit makes its own plans to conquer the world. Stop the Dragon can three heroes who go in search of a magic sword, able to defeat evil.

In the same year, the actor appeared in the action movie "Fearless", which tells the biography of the Chinese hero - martial arts master Huo Yuan Jia.

Also in January 2016, the news was published on the web that Jet Li would join the cast of "The Return of Xander Kane, the third film in the Three XX franchise," where, as in other parts, Vin Diesel will star. But for unknown reasons, Jet Li left the project and replaced it with Donnie Yen.

Jet Li first married Huang Xian, who, like him, was a member of China's Wushu national team. Juan was also Jet's partner in his debut film, Shaoline Temple. The couple had two daughters, but the couple were only 3 years old.

In 1999, the actor remarried. This time his chosen actress from Hong Kong Nina Li Chi. They had a daughter, Jane, and a son, Jajo.

Jet Li is a charity and is an honorary ambassador for the Red Cross. The actor is an ardent supporter of Buddhism. And Wushu considers both sport and the possibility of spiritual self-improvement, but as a way of self-defense, according to Jet Li, martial arts do not stand up to criticism. Fans suggest that such conclusions of the actor were pushed by the difference of parameters between Jet Lee and American fellow actors. Jet Lee is 168 cm tall and weighs between 60 and 69 kg, according to various media reports, which is miniature data by Hollywood standards.

In 2004, Jet Li was on vacation with his daughter in the Maldives. Just as the tsunami hit Southeast Asia. At first it was believed that the actor died in the crash, but later it turned out that he just injured his leg when he pulled his daughter out of the lobby of the hotel.

In 2008, according to Singaporean newspapers, the actor received Singaporean citizenship and bought a property in the capital worth $14 million, but neither representatives of the actor nor the migration service did not comment on this news.

In 2018, the actor turned 55 years old, but today not all fans recognize him. In May, a photo of Jet Lee appearing aged and unhealthy appeared on social media. Fans were not in earnest frightened, and the media spread this news, thickening the paint.

Later it turned out that all the worries were in vain. It's just not a good photo. Jet Lee officials were quick to say that everything was actually fine. In an interview with reporters, they said that Lee does not have any serious health problems at the moment.

However, the actor's manager confirmed that Jet Lee had such a disease as hyperthyroidism. This is a malfunction of the thyroid gland, hormones are produced in greater quantities than necessary. But this disease is not life-threatening. Increased activity of the gland causes changes in metabolism and heart rate in humans. For example, in 2013, the actor appeared on a Chinese talent show and looked full. Then he said that the whole thing is that now undergoes treatment, which can not be combined with physical activity.

After another wave of health rumors, he decided to address his own fans on his Facebook page. The actor thanked everyone for their concern and said he was feeling great. He also said that he is waiting and will not wait for the public to present new projects, which he is working on today.

Jet Lee has an Instagram account, and until the end of January 2018 he was active, but for unknown reasons dropped the page. Judging by the last photo, the actor has really changed. The man changed his hair (now he is bald), wears glasses in a frame, often puts on a baseball cap. It is possible that the radical change of image has affected the flow of rumors about his state of health.

In 2017, he starred in the short film "Guardians of Martial Arts" and regularly reported it on Instagram, posting more and more photos. This is a project of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. The main role went to Ma. The plot of the picture is simple: the man calls in turn to fight different rivals, who are representatives of different styles of martial arts. In addition to Jet Li, the filming involved Tony Jha, Donnie Yen, Jackie Wu Jing, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and other actors of combat cinema. All worked on pure enthusiasm, as first of all the actors aimed to promote martial art as a culture of healing.

For fans of the actor, this short is also valuable because here Lee played a combat role. By the way, Jet Li owns his body as unsurpassed as in his youth. After all, in the previous film "League of Gods" he got the role of the Chinese "Gendalf", and there was not even a hint of the much-loved fights.

Also in May 2018, the web reported that Jet Li will take part in the game remake "Mulan", he will play the Emperor of China. The film is scheduled to premiere on March 27, 2020.

1982 - "Shaoline Temple"

1991 - "Once Upon a Time in China"

1993 - "The Legend of FongSai-Yuke"

1994 - "The Bodyguard from Beijing"

1995 - "Secret Agent"

1996 - "Black Mask"

2000 - "Romeo Must Die"

2001 - "The Kiss of the Dragon"

2007 - "The Colonels"

2008 - "Forbidden Kingdom"

2008 - "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor"

2010 - "The Expendables"

2010 - "Ocean of Heaven"

2016 - "Fearless"

2016 - "League of gods"

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Li Lianjie Net Worth 2021

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Li Lianjie Net Worth 2019

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Li Lianjie Net Worth 2018

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Li Lianjie Net Worth 2017

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Li Lianjie Net Worth 2016

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