Birth name Li Lian Jie was born on April 26, 1963 in Beijing,
China.
Jet Li was a Wu Shu World Champion several times. One of
his wins in the 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 Li is the biggest asian movie star after Jackie Chan.
Was originally cast in the role of the character Li Mu Bai
in Ang Lee's martial arts blockbuster "Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon", but turned it down to take the lead in
Romeo Must Die (2000) (some sources state the decision was
prompted by a promise to his wife Nina Li Chi that he would
not work while she was pregnant).
Jet Li other notable credits include...
