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At age 18, he auditioned for action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in Hong Kong. He landed his first starring role in the 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action film Drunken Tai Chi. He made his breakthrough role as the antagonist General Nap-lan in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), opposite Jet Li.
The film followed Ip's life journey to Hong Kong, where he faces both rival kung fu masters, led by the film's choreographer, Sammo Hung, and a brutal foreign boxer, portrayed by the late Darren Shahlavi.
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- Canton, China
Donnie Yen in 2018. This is the filmography of Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director, martial artist, and producer Donnie Yen. [1][2][3][4]
YearEnglish TitleChinese Title天师撞邪笑太极情逢敌手特警屠龙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...
Aug 23, 2024 · Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, action choreographer, stuntman and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion. He is consistently one of the highest paid actors in Asia. Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. His mother is a martial artist and Tai Chi grandmaster, while his father was a newspaper editor.
Jul 26, 2019 · Hong Kong action superstar Donnie Yen Ji-dan is revered globally for his martial arts prowess in films such as the Ip Manseries and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. But you might never have...
Donnie Yen (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, action choreographer and film producer.
