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Biography[]

Personal Life[]

Filmography[]

Trivia[]

  • Won Chinese national championship in the acrobatic martial art wushu when he was 11; his prize was a trip to Washington D.C. to meet President Richard Nixon.
  • He studies English with a tutor for 4 hours a day.
  • Injured his foot while escaping the tsunami that followed a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean. Li and his four year old daughter were on vacation in the Maldives on December 26th, 2004. The two were in the lobby of their hotel when the wave came ashore. Scooping up his daughter and running for higher ground, a piece of furniture hit his foot, causing the injury.
  • Sustained bruised ribs while filming the fight stunts with Anthony Anderson for Romeo Must Die.
  • In 2009, he launched his own fitness program, Wuji. The program consists of elements of martial arts, yoga and Pilates; Adidas launched a special clothing line for it that bears the initials of "JL".
  • In his free time he likes to play badminton and table tennis, ride his bicycle, read and meditate. He collects rare Tibetan beads. He says he is never bored in his free time.
  • In 2013, he revealed that he suffers from hyperthyroidism and has been dealing with the issue for the past three years. Since his heart rate can hit 130~140 at rest, Li takes medication to control his heart rate and has been advised not to do any sort of exercise. In 2016, he stated that he had recovered from his illness and that accepting fewer film offers was due to his charity work and not because of his health conditions.
  • He was considered for the role of The Amazing Yen in Ocean's Eleven.
  • As a Buddhist, believes that the difficulties of everyday life can be overcome with the help of religious philosophies. He thinks that fame is not something he can control; therefore, he does not care about it.
  • He was offered the part of Deacon Frost in Blade, but opted to do Lethal Weapon 4 instead.

Quotes[]

  • I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.
  • You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you!
  • We are a global family. The religion is different, the languages are different but we are human beings and we need to help each other.
  • You can not make one film and make everybody happy. You make a PG movie and your hardcore fans say, "It's too soft".
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