Jet Li was Wu Shu (a martial art) world champion several times. He got his first part as a shao lin disciple in the film of the same name. He first attempt at directing, Zhong hua ying xiong (Born to defend), met with failure. He is the biggest Asian movie star after Jackie Chan.


Tau ming chong (2007): $13,000,000
Kiss of the Dragon (2001): $5,000,000
Romeo Must Die (2000): $2,400,000

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. Jet & wife Nina Li Chi became parents to a 6 lb. 13 oz. daughter, Jane. [19 April 2000] Other than providing voice-overs for Kit Yun in Rise to Honor (2003) (VG), he also did the motion-capture for his fight scenes. Has claimed his upcoming martial arts film Huo Yuan Jia (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. Has played both real life legend Huo Yuan Jia (in Huo Yuan Jia (2006)) and his semi-fictional student Chen Zhen (in Jing wu ying xiong (1994)). One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 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.