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Tony Jaa was born and raised in a rural area in Surin Province to Rin Saipetch and Thongdee Yeerum. [10] In his youth, he watched films by Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan at temple fairs, which inspired him to learn martial arts.
Donnie Yen Chi-tan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong [1] actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. [4] [5] He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards.
Uwais Qorny (pronounced [uˈwaɪh ˈkorni]), [1] known professionally as Iko Uwais, is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. [2] [3] He is best known for acting in the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), The Raid 2 (2014), Headshot (2016), Mile 22 (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Stuber (2019), and the Netflix series Wu Assassins (2019–22).
Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), [2] better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist, actor, and philanthropist.
Primarily known for playing villains in action and martial arts films, he is regarded as one of the most influential actors in martial arts cinema. [5] Born in Meizhou, Sze learnt kung fu, namely Tai chi and Wing Chun, from the age of 10.
Director Bao Tran studied kung fu as a kid, under the same teachers as Bruce Lee, the martial arts film star who died in 1973, at 32. Tran's kung fu film “The Paper Tigers” follows three ...
Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo (Chinese: 洪金寶; Jyutping: Hung 4 Gam 1-bou 2; born 7 January 1952) [1] is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreographer for other actors such as Kim Tai-chung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Yuen Wah.
Shinichi Chiba (Japanese: 千葉 真一, Hepburn: Chiba Shin'ichi, born Sadaho Maeda; 22 January 1939 – 19 August 2021), known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. [1] Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later to an international ...