LI, Jet 1963–

(Lei Lin Git, Li Lian Jie, Jet Lee, Jet Li Lian–jie)

PERSONAL

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. Education: Studied martial arts at Beijing Athletic School. Avocational Interests: Collecting prayer beads.

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.

Career:

Actor, producer, director, and writer. Appeared in commercials. Worked as a martial arts coach and toured as a martial arts performer.

Awards, Honors:

Gold medals for martial arts, 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1979; Special Award, Golden Horse Film Festival, 1995; MTV Movie Award nominations, best villain, 1999, for Lethal Weapon 4, best fight, 2001, for Romeo Must Die, best fight, 2002, for The One, and best fight, 2003, for Cradle 2 the Grave.

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 and Dragon 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 dong ji keung (also known as Once upon a Time in China II and Huang Fei–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 known as 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 as The 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 as Fist 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 upon a 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 chi wong ), 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 Evil Cult, The Kung Fu Cult Master, Kung Fu Master, and Lord of 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 (also known 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: Kiss of 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 the Greatest Martial Arts Fight Scenes in Film, FX Channel, 2004.

Himself, Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; 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 to Honor ), 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.

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.