Donnie Yen
Born	July 27, 1963 Guangzhou, China
Official site	www.donnieyen.com
Notable roles	Lan in Once Upon a Time in China II, Wong Kei Ying in Iron Monkey, Sky in Hero, Ma Kwan in SPL: Sha Po Lang

Donnie Yen (Chinese: 甄子丹; Pinyin: Zhēn Zǐdān, born July 27, 1963), is a martial artist and a film actor. Martial artist Donnie Yen This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... July 27 is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Once Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li as legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung. ... Wong Kei-Ying(Huang Chi-Ying in some translations) (黃麒英) is best known as the father of the Chinese folk hero and martial arts master Wong Fei-Hung. ... Region 2 DVD cover Region 2 Platinum Edition DVD cover This article is about the 1993 kung fu film. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... July 27 is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Biography

The son of martial arts master Bow Sim Mark, Yen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He graduated from Boston University. He is a well known film and television actor in Hong Kong and, more recently, in the West, having been featured in many movies with prominent, internationally known actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh. Donnie's younger sister Chris (Chi-Ching) is also an accomplished martial artist and rising actress, recently appearing in the independent film The Adventures of Johnny Dao. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Bow Sim Mark is a master martial artist residing in USA. Originally from Canton, China, she founded the Chinese Wushu Research Institute upon emigrating to Boston in 1972?, and currently teaches and performs in the area. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Jet Li (born Li Lianjie on April 26th, 1963 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese actor, Wushu champion and international film celebrity. ... Dato Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born August 6, 1962) is a Hong Kong-based actress and dancer, sometimes billed as Michelle Khan. Yeoh is a Chinese Malaysian born in Ipoh, Malaysia. ...

From a young age, Yen was interested in martial arts of all kind, experimenting with various styles, from Taekwondo to Wushu. Yen decided to stick with Wushu, moved to Beijing to train further and even joined the Beijing Wushu Team for two years (Yen became the first non-PRC Chinese to be accepted at the school). During his training in China, his instructor Mr. Lee demanded Donnie cut his hippie-style mullet as it was inappropriate. When he wanted to return to the United States, he made a side trip to Hong Kong and it was there that he met Yuen Woo-ping, a famous Hong Kong fight choreographer. Yen's first film role was at age 21 in 1984 in the film Xiao Tai Ji. The film revolved around drunken Tai Chi, and although not a critical success, the film helped Yen to achieve further notability. Over the years, Donnie would send martial arts magazines and books from North America back to Mr. Lee in China. Sometime after filming Drunken Tai Chi and Tiger Cage, Donnie had cosmetic surgery to give him folded eyelids and to straighten his teeth. The changes are very apparent in subsequent films. Taekwondo (also spelled as taekwon-do, tae kwon do, tae kwon-do, or tae-kwon-do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. ... Gun (staff) event at the 10th All China Games Wushu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally martial arts), also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The Beijing Wushu Team (Chinese: ) is a world renowned wushu team from Beijing, China. ... Yuen Woo-ping on the set of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yuen. ... Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Chüan or Taijiquan (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally supreme ultimate fist) is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced to promote health and longevity. ...

However, Yen gained his breakthrough role in 1992 as General Lan in Once Upon a Time in China II. His final fight against Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li) remains one of the most celebrated fights in martial arts films to this day. This fight scene could be considered one of the very best in martial arts films, and has been revisited to an extent in 2002's Hero, where Yen and Li face off again. He learned how to use a spear from a man named Master Ma. Hero was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2003 Academy Awards but lost to Nowhere in Africa (Germany). Once Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li as legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung. ... Wong Fei Hung (黃飛鴻 huang2 fei1 hong2) (1847 - 1924) was a healer, martial artist and revolutionary who became a Chinese folk hero. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

In 1997, Yen started a production company known as Bullet Films, and made his directorial debut. Two of his films, Legend of the Wolf and Ballistic Kiss, in which he also starred, are widely considered to be groundbreaking in their style and tone.^{[citation needed]} The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

Donnie went on to choreograph fight scenes (and have small roles in) Hollywood films, such as Blade II and various Highlander projects. Blade II is a 2002 vampire action movie starring Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson. ... Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Donnie was briefly engaged to ATV actress, Man Yee Man, before marrying in 2003 in Toronto to Cissy Wang, Miss Chinese Toronto 2000, with whom he has a daughter, Jasmine. Donnie also has a son from a previous relationship named Man Cheuk Yen. Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant (Chinese: 大多市華裔小姐競選), renamed in 1999 to Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (Chinese: 多倫多華裔小姐競選) or MCT for short is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild Television that selects Torontos representative for the annual Miss Chinese International Pageant that is held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB. // 1995 Finalist...

Donnie Yen choreographed most of the fighting animation in the 2004 videogame Onimusha 3 (Also starring Kaneshiro Takeshi and Jean Reno). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Takeshi Kaneshiro (Born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. ... Jean Reno (born Juan Moreno y Herrera Jiménez, July 30, 1948) is a French actor of Spanish descent. ...

Donnie has been very active in Hong Kong cinema as of late and can be seen as Chu Zhaonan in Tsui Hark's wuxia epic Seven Swords, and opposite Sammo Hung and Simon Yam in the brutal crime drama SPL: Sha Po Lang. Both films were featured this year at the Toronto Film Festival. Most recently, he starred as Wong Xiao-Long in Dragon Tiger Gate, an adaptation of a popular Chinese comic book, together with Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue. Wǔxiá (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: , Mandarin IPA: , Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6), literally meaning martial (arts) heroes, is a distinct quasi-fantasy sub-genre of the martial arts genre in literature, television and cinema. ... Seven Swords poster Seven Swords (Chinese:七劍) is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark and adapted from renowned Wuxia writer Liang Yusheng. ... Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Simon Yam Simon Yam Tat Wah (Chinese: 任達華 born March 19, 1955) is a Hong Kong actor. ... Dragon Tiger Gate (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ) is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars. ... Nicolas Tse Ting Fung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; born 29 August 1980 is a Hong Kong based singer and actor. ... Shawn Yue (Traditional Chinese: 余文樂, born November 13, 1981) is an actor/singer based in Hong Kong. ...

Donnie worked on Stormbreaker, starring Alicia Silverstone, as the action choreographer and action director. This article is about the 2006 film. ... Alicia Silverstone, (born October 4, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Stage Combat is a specialized method of physical theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat for theatrical productions (or any form of dramatic production, including film and television). ...

Trivia

The role of Wu Chow in Shanghai Knights was originally offered to his on screen Tiger Cage 2 nemesis, Robin Shou, but due to scheduling conflicts, he had to turn it down and it eventually went to Yen. From left: Fann Wong, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson star in Shanghai Knights. ... Robin Shou (Chinese: , born July 17, 1960 in Hong Kong), has made a name for himself in the American movie industry. ...

Filmography

• Miracle Fighters 2 (1983)
• Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
• Mismatched Couples (1985)
• Tiger Cage (1988)
• The Last Conflict (1988)
• In the Line of Duty IV: Witness (1989)
• Tiger Cage 2 (1990)
• Holy Virgin vs. the Evil Dead (1991)
• Crystal Hunt (1991)
• Cheetah on Fire (1992)
• Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
• New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) aka Dragon Inn
• Iron Monkey (1993)
• Butterfly Sword (1993)
• Hero Among Heroes (1993)
• Wing Chun (1994)
• Circus Kid (1994)
• Satan Returns (1996)
• Black Rose 2 (1996)
• Legend of the Wolf (1997)
• Asian Cops - High Voltage (1997)
• Ballistic Kiss (1998)
• Shanghai Affairs (1998)
• Highlander: Endgame (2000)
• Fist of Fury: The Sequel (2001)
• Shurayuki Hime (2001)
• Blade II (2002)
• Hero (2002)
• Shanghai Knights (2003)
• The Twins Effect II (2004)
• Protege de la Rose Noire (2004)
• The Huadu Chronicles: Blade of the Rose (2004)
• Love on the Rocks (2004)
• Fist of The Red Dragon (2004)
• SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005)
• Seven Swords (2005)
• Stormbreaker (2006)
• Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
• Flash Point (2007)

Drunken Tai Chi is a martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo Ping, starring Donnie Yen. ... Once Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li as legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung. ... New Dragon Gate Inn (TC: 新龍門客棧, SC: 新龙门客栈, pinyin: xīn lóng mén kè zhàn), is a 1992 film directed by Raymond Lee, starring Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Donnie Yen, Xiong Xin Xin, Yan Yee Kwan and Lawrence Ng. ... Region 2 DVD cover Region 2 Platinum Edition DVD cover This article is about the 1993 kung fu film. ... Butterfly Swords The butterfly sword (also known as butterfly knife; Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a short dāo, or single-edged blade, originally from the South of China, though it has seen use in the North. ... Wing Chun (Yong Chun) is a wuxia film made in Hong Kong in 1994. ... Blade II is a 2002 vampire action movie starring Wesley Snipes and Kris Kristofferson. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... From left: Fann Wong, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson star in Shanghai Knights. ... The Twins Effect II (千機變II: 花都大戰) is a Hong Kong movie released on August 6, 2004. ... Movie Poster of Twins Effect II A screenshot from Twins Effect II The Twins Effect II (Traditional Chinese: ) is a Hong Kong movie released on August 6, 2004. ... Love on the Rocks may refer to: Love on the Rocks, a 1981 song by Neil Diamond Love on the Rocks, a song by Poison from their 1988 album Open Up and Say. ... Seven Swords poster Seven Swords (Chinese:七劍) is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark and adapted from renowned Wuxia writer Liang Yusheng. ... Stormbreaker is the first novel in the Alex Rider series by author Anthony Horowitz. ... Dragon Tiger Gate (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ) is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars. ... The flash point of a flammable liquid is the lowest temperature at which it can form an ignitable mixture with air. ...

See also

• Cinema of China
• Cinema of Hong Kong

The history of Chinese language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. ... The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan. ...

External links

• Donnie Yen at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• Donnie Yen's Sina blog site