After her death, her mother shouldered the burden of raising five children and two old people alone. At the age of seven, Jet Li entered the Wushu class of Beijing Sports School because of the recommendation of the PE teacher. In the 1974 national Wushu competition, Jet Li won the first place in the junior group and the first place in the country. From 1975 to 1979, Jet Li won the national Wushu championship for five consecutive years, was awarded special merit by the Beijing Municipal Sports Commission, and was also rated as "the attacker who climbed the peak bravely". He was a winning general in martial arts in the 1970s. Also known as the first master of martial arts in China. 1979, after creating the miracle of one-man hardware in the fourth National Games, gradually faded out of the martial arts circle. 1980, the film Shaolin Temple started shooting, and Jet Li was played by director Zhang Xinyan as the leading actor Jue Yuan. The film debut Shaolin Temple was released in 1982, which caused a sensation all over the world, triggered the second global martial arts craze after Bruce Lee, and he himself became an international superstar. In the early 1990s, he came to Hong Kong to make a film. 199 1 year, Huang Feihong, co-produced with Tsui Hark, made a success of HK$ 30 million at the box office, creating a new wave of new martial arts films. He became the only kung fu superstar who could keep pace with Jackie Chan in the Hong Kong film industry in the 1990s, and was also the first mainland actor to successfully enter the Hong Kong film market. Over the past 30 years, he has shot more than 40 classic kung fu works. After 1997, he left Hong Kong and was invited to develop in Hollywood. He starred in many Hollywood blockbusters, such as Fatal Romeo, Kiss of the Dragon, The Cave of the Dragons, The Booming Gun 4 and so on. , and achieved good box office results. It also has a high reputation in Europe and America. On June 26th, 2004, Jet Li, a Buddhist, was indifferent to fame and fortune when he was on vacation in Maldives. After the disaster, he learned a lot and called for the establishment of a "One Foundation" to help more people in need. Jet Li's nationality has always been a focus. Some people say that he has been naturalized as an American citizen earlier, while others say that he is a citizen of China and holds an American green card. In 2009, because his daughter was studying in Singapore, he became a Singaporean by naturalization. Since 2006, his income has reached $654.38 million+$050,000, making him one of the most expensive actors in Asia. In 2006, I filmed my last pure kung fu film "Huo Yuanjia", and I worked hard to complete several positions including investment, production, production, producer and starring. Then I will devote myself to charity, and filming is just a hobby. In 2007, starring in the film "warlords" was a great success at the box office and won the best actor in the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards. On June 20 10, Jet Li starred in the public welfare film Ocean Paradise for free, calling for caring for people with autism.
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Shaolin Temple
Opportunities always favor those who are prepared. 1980, Jet Li was directed by Zhang Xinyan and starred in the film Shaolin Temple, the first film of Shaolin.
Jue Yuan, the protagonist in The Temple. This is an epoch-making work in the history of martial arts movies. This film is a reversal of the pure expression of flower stands and camera skills in old-fashioned martial arts films. Through the simple and true kung fu of Jet Li and his martial arts players, the audience can truly appreciate the real merits of China martial arts.
the shaolin kids
With the influence of Shaolin Temple, 1983 and 1984 Shaolin Kid and North and South Shaolin starring Jet Li are quite successful. 1986 The True Color of Men, directed by him and co-starred with Song Jia; 1989 The Dragon Fight, co-starred with Stephen Chow; and Dragon in the World, co-starred with Yuan Wah. This is the silence and brewing before the outbreak. Soon after, Jet Li met the talented director Tsui Hark in the United States. The collision of two martial arts superstars has set off a huge wave of martial arts movies, so some classic works of the new martial arts era have appeared, such as Huang Feihong, Men Be Self-reliant and Dong Fangbubai, which has created a new era of martial arts movies.
The legend of Fang Shiyu
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Two years later, Jet Li broke up with Jiahe for some reason. After breaking up, Jet Li set up his own company-Zhengdong Film Production Co., Ltd., and the Fang Shiyu series directed by Yuan Kui and supervised by Jet Li was a great success. Later, their cooperation in "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" and "Letter to Dad" also achieved good results. Jet Li made the cool gun more attractive to countless audiences. From 65438 to 0994, The Hero of Jason Wu, written and directed by Chen Jiashang, became Jet Li's most successful work during this period, and Yuan Heping also designed his most classic movements.
Black mask
196, Jet Li signed a contract with Yongsheng Film Company to perform six films, Huang Feihong.
. Later, after many years, he collaborated with Tsui Hark on Black Xia, which attracted the attention of international filmmakers. 1997 went to Hollywood after filming the last film of his Huang Feihong series, The Lion of the Western Regions in Huang Feihong. Became the fourth China star to enter Hollywood after Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and John Woo. 1998 was invited by Warner Company to star in Lethal Weapon 4.
hero
From Hero to House of Flying Daggers to Huo Yuanjia, Zhang Weiping used almost all the first-line stars in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Only Jet Li has a real influence on the Hollywood box office. When Hero was promoted in the United States in 2003, Jet Li was the only one on the poster. Zhang Weiping quietly asked the American publisher of Hero, why only Jet Li was left on the poster? The other party told Zhang Weiping, "Mr. Zhang, we Americans don't know the so-called international celebrities you think".
Dare to die legion
The Expendables was released on August 3, 20 10, which caused a sensation all over the world. Jet Li's thriller/adventure scene with the famous director Sylvester Stallone once again won the recognition of many audiences. With Jet Li's brave action, it is said that the box office of this movie in China is all about Jet Li, and many viewers are looking forward to seeing Jet Li's next movie. Jet Li stills (19)