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Despite this initial filmic success, the mid-Eighties proved a difficult time for Jet Li. His directorial debut, Born To Defend was a failure and his other pictures were fairly unsophisticated efforts. Furthermore, his marriage to Huang Qui-Yan, a fellow member of the Beijing Wushu team who bore him two daughters, fell apart. Rumours flew that a third party had been involved, and Jet was said to be involved with buxom actress Nina Li Chi, his co-star in the San Francisco-set romp Dragon Fight. Nina had been Miss Asia Pacific in 1986, and later starred as a sexy spook in A Chinese Ghost Story 3, as a nubile menaced by a 7-foot Komodo dragon in Stone Age Warriors, as an evil witch in A Kid From Tibet and as a very confused girlfriend in Jackie Chan's Twin Dragons (a parody of Jean-Claude Van Damme's Double Impact). She would retire from movies in 1992 then, having reportedly lost $10 million in property deals, would reappear in 1999, as Jet Li's new wife. The couple had clearly enjoyed a long relationship but, perhaps due to Jet not wishing to taint his heroic reputation, had seldom been seen together.
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One of the world’s biggest action stars, Jet Li, born Li Lian-jie in Beijing, China, was a well-known Wushu athlete in China with five gold medals from Youth National Athletic Competitions, before becoming a martial arts film star. Gaining popularity in mainland China with such well-liked vehicles as Shaolin Temple (1982) and its continuations in 1983 and 1986, Li went on to achieve his star status in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s. One of the most popular stars of Hong Kong films in the early 90s, Li became famous for his Wong Fei Hung role in the box office hits Once Upon a Time in China (1991) and the victorious sequels Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) and Once Upon a Time in China III (1993). He further solidified his reputation as China’s most in-demand star with popular films like The Legend (1993) and its installment The Legend II (... in 1993), The Tai-Chi Master (1993), Fist of Legend (1994) and Meltdown (1995), among others.
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Frustrated and dejected, Jet Li decided to go to the United States, where he met Tsui Hark, who had already established himself as one of Hong Kong's leading new wave directors. Tsui Hark then cast Jet in the historical martial arts film Once Upon a Time in China in 1991. Jet got the opportunity to show off his blistering martial-arts skills once again as he played the legendary Wong Fei-Hung, who fought for China's rights against the Western colonial powers moving into China in the late 19th century. The film was a massive global success with critics and fans, so much so that it spawned two successful sequels, both starring Li. In the following years, Li starred in another film series about a Chinese folk hero, Fong Sai Yuk. The series was again a huge hit.
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A child prodigy of martial arts, Jet Li began his career as a Wushu athlete before becoming a movie actor. Training by the age of 8, Li quickly became a phenomenon in China after winning his first of five gold medals when he was only 11. His fame in mainland China was so great that the Government selected young Li to represent the country in over 45 countries by staging martial arts at various state functions. Most notably was Li’s 1974 performance on the lawn of the Whitehouse for President Richard Nixon. Lured by the victory, Le decided to pursue a career in acting.
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China's top secret agent (Jet Li) is sent to Paris to carry out a top-secret mission only to encounter government espionage at the highest level. Falsely accused of murder, he must team up with a call girl to save himself and her!
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The Green Hornet has been a priority at Universal for several years and generated renewed excitement over the summer when the studio landed Jet Li for the role of Kato. The film was put on track for a winter start of production... it recently became clear that in order to do the film justice, more time is needed to prepare.
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