Age: 63
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Li Lianjie (李连杰, born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, 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 to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Li's first role in a Hollywood film 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, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. Recently, he appeared in the 2010 film The Expendables.
A young martial artist returns to his hometown seeking vengeance against the five crime lords who murdered his father. Armed with an ancient pendant that grants him the ability to reverse death itself—aging rapidly with each resurrection—he must master the discipline of Wude: the warrior's code of righteousness, humility, and restraint. Racing against time as his body deteriorates with every rebirth, he navigates a corrupt city controlled by ruthless syndicates, uncovering dark secrets about his father's past and his own destiny. Each confrontation forces him to choose between blind revenge and the true path of a warrior. With only his martial skills, determination, and the mysterious power of the pendant, he battles through layers of criminal hierarchy toward an ultimate reckoning that will test not just his body, but his soul.
