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Jet Li

Jet Li is a Singaporean martial artist and actor celebrated for his influential roles in martial arts cinema. Jet Li's nationality is American. Jet Li was born on 26 April 1963.

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Who is Jet Li?

Jet Li is best known for Iconic Chinese martial artist and actor known for reviving Hong Kong kungfu films and starring in Shaolin Temple. Jet Li is an American public figure. Jet Li was born on 26 April 1963, which places Jet Li among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1960s. On Dead or Alive, Jet Li is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Jet Li is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Iconic Chinese martial artist and actor known for reviving Hong Kong kungfu films and starring in Shaolin Temple.
Nationality: American
Born: 26 April 1963
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Jet Li

During the 1990s, his collaborations with filmmaker Tsui Hark spearheaded wushu representation in Hong Kong action cinema, establishing him as its most prominent practitioner. In the decade that followed, his crossover success brought global recognition and solidified his place alongside Jackie Chan as one of the two biggest names in contemporary martial arts films. Li began his career as a competitive martial artist. Trained as a wushu athlete at the Beijing Shichahai Sports School, he won multiple national championships with the Beijing Wushu Team from 1974 to 1979 under the guidance of coach Wu Bin. After retiring from competitive wushu in 1979, he made his feature film debut in Shaolin Temple (1982), a runaway success followed by two sequels (1984 and 1986). He then successfully reinvented his screen image with a series of popular gun fu action films, including High Risk (1995), Black Mask (1996), and Hitman (1998). Li made his Hollywood transition as the antagonist in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), leading to a prolific international career featuring starring roles in Romeo Must Die (2000) and the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon (2001) and Unleashed (2005). He returned to Asian cinema for Zhang Yimou's Academy Award-nominated Hero (2002) and Fearless (2006), followed by The Warlords (2007), which earned him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.

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What is Jet Li known for?

Jet Li is known for Iconic Chinese martial artist and actor known for reviving Hong Kong kungfu films and starring in Shaolin Temple.

When was Jet Li born?

Jet Li was born on 26 April 1963.

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Jet Li's nationality is American.

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