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Jyutping. Jan 1 Zi 2 -daan 1. Canton Romanization. Yen 1 Ji 2 -dan 1. IPA. [jɐ́n tsǐː.táːn] Donnie Yen Ji-dan [1] [3] (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director best known for his martial arts films. [4] [5] He is one of the highest paid actors in Asia.
Donnie Yen Ji Dan is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, action choreographer, stuntman, and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Well versed in an array of martial arts, Yen's first accredited role was in the 1984 film, "Drunken Tai Chi".
YearTitleRoleRatingTBAIp Man 5 add Hong Kong Movie, 0000, (Main ...Main Role0.02023Sakra add Hong Kong Movie, 2023, Kiu Fung ...Kiu Fung / Siu Yun San Main Role7.52022Comeback Home add Chinese Movie, 2022, A ...A De Main Role7.42022New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 add Hong Kong ...Zhang San Feng Main Role7.2- July 27, 1963
Donnie Yen. Actor: Ip Man. Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a kung fu master and his father, Kylster Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur musician. When Donnie was just two years old, the family moved to Hong Kong and then, when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts. There, Master Bow-sim Mark became a pioneer ...
- Actor, Stunts, Producer
- July 27, 1963
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Peter Ho and Donnie Yen in The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace (2014)- Sze-Man Tsang, Donnie Yen, and Shun-Yee Yuen in Iron Monkey (1993)
- Donnie Yen and Wei Zhao in Painted Skin (2008)
- Donnie Yen in Painted Skin (2008)
- Donnie Yen and Wei Zhao in The Founding of a Republic (2009)
- Donnie Yen and Kate Tsui in 14 Blades (2010)
- Donnie Yen in 14 Blades (2010)
- Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Jul 27, 2023 · July 27, 2023 marks the 60th birthday of Hong Kong kung fu actor Donnie Yen Ji-dan. He is best known for injecting mixed martial arts into Asian cinematography and popularising the self-defence ...
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- Yen made it a point to change his nationality back to Chinese. Born in Guangzhou, China on July 27, 1963, Yen emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 11 and gained US citizenship.
- Yen’s mother is also a martial arts master. Yen’s mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a famous martial arts grandmaster, specialising in tai chi and Fu-style wudangquan.
- Yen and Jet Li were classmates. While in the US, Yen became interested in free sparring after watching Bruce Lee. But Yen’s mother was not happy with him getting involved in the practice, so she sent Yen to Beijing Shichahai Sports School in 1978 to train with the Beijing wushu team.
- Yen plays the piano really well. Yen is also skilled in playing the piano. “I am happy to let the audience know Donnie Yen cannot only fight fiercely but also play Chopin,” he once said.
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Mar 3, 2022 · Before becoming a well-known actor, Donnie Yen faced several ups and downs while working in the film industry throughout the decades, including taking on a romantic comedy role that almost jeopardized his career. Yen, whose full name is Donnie Yen Ji-dan, landed his first acting role in the 1984 movie "Drunken Tai Chi" after the brother of one of his mother’s students asked him to go to a ...
Yen also sang the theme song. 1995: Fist of Fury: 精武门 Jing Wu Men: Chen Zhen: The series consists of 30 episodes. In 2001, Tai Seng released a condensed version of the series as a single 2-hour film entitled Fist of Fury: Sworn Revenge. Yen also sang the theme song. 1999: Codename: The Puma: La Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz: RTL
