Nearly all of his net worth comes from his participation into film company. To people, Jet Li is mainly called an actor, film director and producer, screen writer as well as a martial artist. Each one of these professions add vast amounts to the overall number of Jet Li net worth. Produced in 1963, Jet Li has his sources in China.
Jet Li can also be acknowledged as the winner of wushu who’s known not only domestically but also worldwide. For three years the martial artist continues to be training with among the hottest trainers in China named Wu Bin. After trainings with the martial, Jet Li was able to win his first ever national tournament. The winning belonged to the entire Beijing Wushu Team and the one that fought the most difficult was of course Jet Li. But when the star became 19 years old, he made a decision to stop wushu.
In addition , the producers of Hollywood films additionally saw his accurate possibility to do as a martial artist and so many parts of Jet Li were in action movies like “Unleashed” and “Kiss of the Dragon”. Jet Li has appeared in several films jointly with lots of enormous stars in Hollywood. Thus, the majority of his characters were described in several action films which need the performance of martial artists. All these are also the films which bring lots of cash to the larger part of Jet Li net worth.
Instead, he chose to begin his profession as an actor. So, in 1982 he made his first movie debut. The movie was entitled “Shaolin Temple”. After his appearance in the film scene, Jet Li was offered many more parts to perform, usually in the movies linked to martial arts. In those TV series, Jet Li impersonated a character of Wong Fei-Hung, who had been a hero of standard folks.
Beijing Sports and Exercise School, Changqiao Primary School of Beijing
Nationality
Singapore
Spouse
Nina Li (m. 1999), Huang Qiuyan (m. 1987–1990)
Children
Jada Li, Jane Li, Taimi Li, Si Li, Peter Lee Ka-kit, Pui Ling Lee, Pui Yee Lee, Pui Man Lee
Parents
Li Qingquan, Zhang Feng Lan
Siblings
Siu Lun Lee, Tat Man Lee, Zhaonan Li, Woon King Fung Lee
Nicknames
Li Lian Jie , Lei Lin-Git , Li Yang Chung , Jet Lee , Lin-kit Lee , Lian Jie Li , Lianjie Li , Jet Li Lianjie , Jet Lee Lin-Kit , Li Yang-Chung
Awards
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor, Asian Film Award for Best Actor, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actor
Movies
Fearless, Fist of Legend, Hero, The Forbidden Kingdom, The One, Kiss of the Dragon, Unleashed, Tai Chi Master, Shaolin Temple, Kung Fu Cult Master, Romeo Must Die, The Bodyguard from Beijing, Cradle 2 the Grave, My Father Is a Hero, Lethal Weapon 4, Black Mask, The Expendables, The Warlords, Kids Fr...
[on 'Kiss of the Dragon'] We used street fighting, hardcore fighting. Very straightforward, no cable, just hand to hand to hand, or gungfu to gungfu. We found a lot of good champions in Europe.
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[on 'Kiss of the Dragon'] After 'Romeo Must Die' a lot of hardcore Jet Li fans told me on my website they don't like the action sequences. They thought it was too choppy, not clear. Not as good as my older films. So, I thought it would be the right time for me to do some hardcore fighting with a strong character.
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[on 'Kiss of the Dragon'] This story focuses on a normal man, trying to do his job. He doesn't know how to deal with the girl. He gives the promise to the girl. Later on the character develops, because he has to do something to keep his word. Even if that something is against his job, his country. But he still needs to keep his word. It's a unique story. I like it very much.
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You cannot make one film and make everybody happy. You make a PG movie and your hardcore fans say, "It's too soft".
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She's a wonderful actress and I'm glad Luc Besson decided to use her in this film. Usually, for action movies, the actress is a beautiful flower. They put the flower there, and then they fight. When they need the flower to come in, they bring her in. But this film, Bridget is the key.
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We are a global family. The religion is different, the languages are different but we are human beings and we need to help each other.
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I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years. Fearless (2006) is a conclusion to my life as a martial arts star.
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[on Ying xiong (2002)] In the past two years, somebody tried to recut it the American way, looping English, but I'm glad right now we still keep the original way. I think the way the director shot [the movie] was not a normal action film.
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[on Ying xiong (2002)] Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy. But on this film, we talked about a totally different angle to see my character.
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You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you!
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I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up 'til now . . . and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a film one time - that would a well brilliant movie!
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I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.
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Fact
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He did return to the movies after his 1 year break. [2009]
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Said that he will take a one-year break from movies this year, and concentrate on his The One Foundation work. [January 2008]
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.
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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).
Has played both real life legend Huo Yuan Jia (in Fearless (2006)) and his semi-fictional student Chen Zhen (in Jing wu ying xiong (1994)).
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His Mandarin name is Li Lianjie. His Cantonese name is Lei Lin-Git (or Lee Lin-Kit).
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Has claimed his upcoming martial arts film Fearless (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.
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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.
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Other than providing voice-overs for Kit Yun in Rise to Honor (2003), he also did the motion-capture for his fight scenes.
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Was originally cast in the role of the character Li Mu Bai in Ang Lee's martial arts blockbuster Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), but turned it down. The decision was prompted by a promise to his wife Nina Chi Li 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).
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Jet & wife Nina Chi Li became parents to a 6 lb. 13 oz. daughter, Jane. [April 2000]
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He studies English with a tutor for 4 hours a day.
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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.