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A rapidly rising contender for the title of "the new Bruce Lee," Jet Li was born Li Lian Jie in Bejing, China, on April 26, 1963. He trained in wushu, China's national martial arts style, from childhood, winning his first medal in the sport at age 9.
While a teenager, Li made his film debut in Shaolin Temple, the movie that launched the Hong Kong martial arts craze of the 1980s. A plethora of very popular Hong Kong action flicks (with numerous alternate titles) followed; by the mid-'90s, Once Upon a Time in China, Black Mask and The Defender were getting release, and notice, in America.
Hollywood beckoned, and Li made his U.S. debut as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4. Li turned down the lead in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in favor of his first U.S. starring role, in Romeo Must Die (2000). His American films include Kiss of the Dragon, The One and Cradle 2 the Grave. ... - from Netflix
Li Lianjie (born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China and who has currently taken up Singapore citizenship. After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on - en.wikipedia.org
Unleashed, or as it's known in the rest of the world, Danny the Dog, was a great little gem released around the mid zero zeroes. The film is probably the very best of Jet Li's movies to have been filmed in the English language. by Eagle Eyes
The Warlords known as The Blood Brothers is a Chinese epic war film directed by Peter Chan and starring Jet Li as Pang Qing-Yun, Andy Lau as Zhao Er-Hu, Takeshi Kaneshiro as Jiang Wu-Yang and Xu Jinglei as Lian Sheng. ... by Information Review
Li Lianjie (born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China. like Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Chow Yun Fat Jet Li ... by Madd
One would think that a large scale, historical war epic from mainland China starring Jet Li, Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers) would be a shoe-in for a prompt release in the United States. ... by Peter Hall
Exclusive: Four New Photos from Jet Li's The Warlords - Film School Rejects (blog)
Singapore Withdraws Red Carpet for Foreigners With Eye on Vote - BusinessWeek
Movies/TV's 3R's 03.09.10: The Oscars, Alice in Wonderland, Indiana Jones, Mo ... - 411mania.com
Featurette from The Warlords - Shockya.com