She was one of the pioneers who worked on popularizing Tai Chi and Wushu in the US when she moved to Brighton, Massachusetts in along with her family. His parents supported him in his quest and sent him to train in China with the national Wushu team. He spent two years and a half learning Wushu in different schools in China, he also spent some time in Shaolin Monasteries to learn meditation and the spirit of martial arts.
This photo was taken in Hong Kong after Donnie left Beijing and came in a side trip to start networking for a movie career. At this period, Yen started training taekwondo to perfect his kicks and make them look spectacular for Cinema.
At this time, Donnie was still taking second roles, but he proved himself and climbed up the ladder. Ip Chun has since praised Yen for his effort, his skills as a martial artist, and his ability to grasp the full concept of Wing Chun much faster than anyone else he has taught.
However, despite his muscular build, Yen has gained tremendous attention for his dedication to his roles and for the lengths to which he goes to achieve the physical build and appearance of the characters he plays.
In , Yen lost over 30 pounds to reach the weight of pounds to better portray the slender Ip Man and the techniques of wing chun, which focuses on techniques and not strength. He did so through a very strict regimen of limiting himself to a plain diet consisting mainly of vegetables.
Yen choreographed most of the fight animation in the video game Onimusha 3, which featured actors Takeshi Kaneshiro and Jean Reno. Both films were featured at the Toronto International Film Festival. Yen also worked as action choreographer in Stormbreaker, starring Alex Pettyfer. Yen continued to work with Wilson Yip in Flash Point , in which he starred as the lead character and served as producer and action choreographer for the film.
In , Jet Li was filming the movie Hero and insisted to the director that he wanted Yen to play the role of Sky, his adversary, due to Yen's martial arts ability. Li personally invited Yen back from Hollywood to star in the movie, marking the second time the two actors appeared onscreen together since Once Upon a Time in China II ten years earlier. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. One of the most popular film stars in Asia of the early s, Yen is consistently one of the highest paid actors in Asia.
Yen later went back to the United States, where he was invited to choreograph fight scenes in Hollywood films, such as Highlander: Endgame and Blade II His choreography and skills impressed the directors, and they invited him for cameo appearances in both movies. Yen later went on to discover and seek knowledge on other martial arts styles; he would later obtain black and purple belts from Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, respectively, and went on to study the art of Parkour, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and Boxing under various trainers.
His exposure to mixed martial arts MMA was heightened when he went back to the United States from to While making his Hollywood debut, he also took time off to learn the various martial arts forms. In , Yen started the production company Bullet Films, and made his directorial debut in Legend of the Wolf and Ballistic Kiss , in which he played the lead character.
At age 34, Yen almost went bankrupt. Films produced by his own production company and directed by him were critically acclaimed but did not do well at the box office. Yen was forced to borrow money from loan sharks and his production crew to get by.
One reported occasion confirms Yen as being an efficient martial artist. According to news reports by Hong Kong news channels in the late s, Yen was at a nightclub with his then-girlfriend, Joey Meng. Inside the nightclub, Meng was harassed by a troublesome gang that had taken an interest in her. Yen warned them to leave her alone, but they persisted to cause trouble. See full bio ». Born: July 27 , in Canton, China. Filmography by Job Trailers and Videos. Hollywood Icons, Then and Now.
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See more awards ». His father is a vocalist. This made Donnie familiarize himself with musical instruments like a piano. He can also perform hip-hop dancing styles and breakdances. His height is 1. In Yen stepped onto the film industry and featured in the film Drunken Tai Chi. From this film, he featured Tiger Cage in He also acted in the film called Iron Monkey in , where he collaborated with Jet Li.
The two again was featured in a film acted in called Hero using spear against a swordsman who was not identified. This film was a modification of film bearing the same title, which replaced Bruce Lee with Chen Zhen. In another film was introduced Legend of the Fist. In the year , Yen opened a production company Bullet Films and started his executions as a director in a film called Legend of the Wolf in the same year.
He also edited the film called Ballistic Kiss in , where he was the main character.
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