94 movies*; released 18 in the United States which grossed about US$864 million (S$1.18 billion)**
Drunken Master (1978) in which he played the young Wong Fei Hong who learns some fancy moves from, er, a drunken master
Failed to crack the US market twice with The Big Brawl (1980) and The Protector (1985). Succeeded with Rumble In The Bronx (1995) where he played a Hong Kong cop defending his uncle's convenience store in New York against thugs
Played the Chinese folk hero twice in Drunken Master (1978) and Drunken Master 2 (1994)
Always the good guy. Does not play villains
Won two Golden Horse awards for Best Actor in Supercop (1992) and Crime Story (1993)
Multi-hyphenate film-maker who writes, produces, choreographs, sings and directs
Has broken his nose thrice, his ankle once, most of his fingers, both cheekbones and his skull
Married Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-jiao in 1982 and has a son, Jaycee, 25. Has an eight-year-old daughter, Etta, with Miss Asia 1990, Elaine Ng
'That's because you're not listening!'
The animated Kungfu Panda, supplying the voice of Master Monkey. It opens here on June 6
JET LI
39 movies*; released 11 in the US which grossed about US$465 million**
At age eight, started training with the Beijing wushu team
Got his screen name in the Philippines in 1982 when a publicist promoting Shaolin Temple had trouble pronouncing his name
Shaolin Temple (1982) in which he played a young fugitive who learns some fancy moves from Shaolin monks
Assayed the villain in the Mel Gibson-Danny Glover action thriller Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). His first Hollywood leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000), a hip-hop version of Romeo And Juliet, where he played a cop who falls for a gang boss' daughter (the late R&B singer Aaliyah)
Milked the character even more with five films: Tsui Hark's Once Upon A Time In China (1991), Once Upon A Time In China II (1992), Once Upon A Time In China III (1993), Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997), and Wong Jing's Last Hero In China (1993)
Excels in period pieces. Stretched muscles to play baddies in Lethal Weapon 4, The One (2001) and Rogue Assassin (2007)
Won Best Actor titles at the Best Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Fearless (2006) and the Hong Kong Film Awards for The Warlords (2007)
Mainly an actor. He directed Born To Defend (1986) an action thriller set in post-World War II China, and produced and starred in the English language actioner Unleashed (2005) and the Chinese actioner Fearless (2006)
Has broken both his legs, an ankle, a wrist and his nose
Married Beijing wushu team-mate Huang Qiuyuan in 1987 and has two daughters. They split three years later. Married Miss Asia 1986 and actress Nina Li Chi in 1999. They have two daughters, Jane, eight, and Jade, five
The first English line in The Forbidden Kingdom
'No, fool!'
The action-adventure The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor as the eponymous ruler resurrected from the dead. It opens here on July 25
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