Jet Li (born April 26, 1963) is a Chinese martial artist, actor,
Wushu champion, and international film star. After three years of intensive
training, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team.
After retiring 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 onto star in
many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films most notably the Once
Upon a Time in China series where he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei Hung.
His first role in a Hollywood movie was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4
(1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die
(2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films mostly recently
starring in the action film War (2007).
