Donnie Yen
Gender: Male
Born: 27th July 1963 (currently 48 years old)
Nationality: United States of America, Hong Kong, China
TV programs: Fist of Fury, The Kung Fu Master
Movies: Dragon Tiger Gate, Hero, Seven Swords, Kill Zone: Sha Po Lang, Twins Effect II, Once Upon a Time in China II, Wing Chun, Iron Monkey, New Dragon Gate Inn, Butterfly and Sword, Flash Point, Revenge of the Kung Fu Master, Crystal Hunt, In the Line of Duty 4: Witness, Ip Man, Love on the Rocks, Painted Skin, An Empress and the Warriors, Hero Among Heroes, Bodyguards and Assassins, Shanghai Knights, Blade II, 14 Blades, Legend of the Wolf, Ip Man 2, Highlander: Endgame, Ballistic Kiss, The Founding of a Republic, Shaolin vs. The Devil's Omen, The Shanghai Affairs, Dragon Inn, Drunken Tai Chi, The Lost Bladesman, Circus Kid, The Monkey King, Mismatched Couples, All's Well, Ends Well 2011, Tiger Cage 2, The Saint of Gamblers, Swordsmen, Cheetah On Fire, Tiger Cage, The Legend of Chen Zhen, Cheetah On Fire, Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts in the Movies, Iron Monkey 2, All's Well, Ends Well 2012
Donnie Yen Ji-Dan (born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer, action choreographer, and world wushu tournament medalist. Apart from being a well-known film and television actor in Hong Kong, Yen has also gained international recognition for appearing in many films together with other prominent and internationally-known actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh.
Yen is widely credited by many as the person responsible for popularizing the traditional martial arts style known as Wing Chun. He played the role of Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 film Ip Man, which was a box office success. This has led to an increase in the number of people taking up Wing Chun, leading to hundreds of new Wing Chun schools to be opened up in mainland China and other parts of Asia. Ip Chun, the eldest son of Ip Man, even mentioned that he is grateful to Yen for making his family art popular and allowing his father's legacy to be remembered.
Yen is considered to be Hong Kong's top action star; director Peter Chan mentioned that he "is the 'it' action person right now" and "has built himself into a bona fide leading man, who happens to be an
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