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Jet Li

Chinese actor
Also known as: Li Lianjie
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Erik Gregersen
Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the...
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Jet Li (born April 26, 1963, Beijing, China) is a Chinese film actor noted for his superlative martial arts skills and for his portrayals of virtuous, humble heroes. In 1971 Li entered a summer sports program and was randomly assigned to a wushu (martial arts) class. At the age of nine, he received an award at the first wushu competition held in China since the Cultural Revolution. Li then spent half of each day in...

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