Jet Li started training at the Beijing wushu academy at age eight (wushu is China's national sport, largely a performance version of various martial art styles), and won five gold medals in the Chinese championships, his first when he was only 11. In his teens, he was already a national coach, and before he was 20, he had starred in his first movie: _Shao Lin tzu (1979)_ (Shaolin Temple), which started the 1980s Kung-Fu boom in mainland China. He relocated to Hong Kong, where he was the biggest star of the early 1990s Kung-Fu boom as well.He first attempt at directing, Zhong hua ying xiong (1986) (Born to defend), met with failure. He is the biggest Asian movie star after Jackie Chan.
Movies
2005：Danny the Dog
2003：Cradle 2 the Grave
2002：（Hero）
2001：The One
2001：Kiss of The Dragon
2000：Romeo Must Die
1998：Lethal Weapon 4
1998：（Hitman/Contract Killer）
1997：（Once Upon a Time in China and America ）
1996：（Black Mask）
1996：（Dr. Wai in \"The Scripture with No Words\"）
1995：（High Risk/Melt down）
1995： （My Father Is a Hero/The Enforcer）
1994：（Fist of Legend）
1994：（The Bodyguard from Beijing/The Defender）
1994：（The New Legend of Shaolin/The Legend Of The RedDragon）
1993：（The Tai Chi Master/Twin warriors）
1993：（The Last Hero in China/Deadly China Hero)
1993：（The Kung Fu Cult Master）
1993：（The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk II / The Legend II）
1993：（The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk / The Legend）
1992：（Once Upon a Time in China 3）
1992：（Swordsman Ⅱ）
1989：（The Master）
1991：（Once Upon a Time in China 2）
1990：（Once Upon a Time in China）
1989：（Dragons of the Orient）
1988：（Dragon Fight）
1986：（Shaolin Temple 3: North and South Shaolin）
1986：（Born to Defence）
1984：（Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin）
1982：（Shaolin Temple）