Biography of Jet Li, whose real name is LeeLyantsze, began her report in Beijing on April 26, 1963. The father of the family died when the future actor was only two years old, so his mother was engaged in raising him. It turned out she was not too good, because she had to raise four more children and work selling bus tickets. In 1970, Jet Li began studying at Wushu School.
Childhood
The boy made great strides, and the teacherscalled him one of the most talented students in the history of the school. At the age of eleven, Lee was already the owner of five gold medals, he was predicted of a career as a talented athlete who would be able to represent the country's honor at the Olympic Games.
Youth
Biography of Jet Li from 1974 to 1980more like a chronicle of some avid traveler, so often he traveled the world. Demonstration performances, competitions, presentations, new acquaintances - Jet liked all this, but with his gut he felt that he wanted something else.
Cinema
In 1981, Lee made his debut as a film actor,having played a small but memorable role in the film "Shaolin Temple". The film was quite popular, including thanks to the work of a novice actor. It was after this picture, many Oriental viewers discovered an actor named Jet Li. The biography of Jet made a sharp turn, he was offered to take part in the filming of the continuation of the acclaimed film, and he gladly agreed.
In the early 1980s, Jet Lee starred in a stringfilms, the main element of which was the demonstration of martial arts, in particular, wushu and kung fu. Having become more experienced in acting, Jet thought about changing roles. In 1986, he decided to direct and produce his own film. As a result, the project called “Born to protect” failed miserably at the box office, and the audience did not have any success. After that, the actor fell into failure, he was not invited to interesting roles, few were ready to work with him.
A new wave of popularity swept over Lee in 1991year, it was then that appeared in the movie "Once Upon a Time in China." Jet Li, whose photos began to publish again in magazines, again began to actively act in films. The continuation of “Once Upon a Time in China” was a great success, as was the “Steel Claws” that came out a few months later.
Hollywood
In 2000, Jet Lee’s biography began with a cleansheet - he received an invitation from Hollywood. The debut work of the new level for the actor was the film "Romeo must die", where he played a major role. To get the role of Jet did not have to pass the casting, the directors invited him after the release of the film "Lethal Weapon-4."
Jet's debut in Hollywood was a success, he immediatelybegan to offer movie roles. The next work of Lee was the film Luke Besson's “The Kiss of the Dragon”, while Jet took part in the filming, not only as an actor, but also as a screenwriter. In his interviews, he confessed that immediately after the release of this film, he refused to shoot in "The Prowling Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which he later regretted.
Биография Джета Ли похожа на одну из немногих stories in which a person abandoned the usual way of life, not afraid to radically change their lives. Few are resolving this, but few regret the changes that have occurred.
