Jet Li
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
04/25/1963
Beijing, China |
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NEWSMAKERS: Pierce Brosnan Family Crisis!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 24, 2000 -- The 13-year-old son of Pierce Brosnan remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition today after rupturing a bladder, among other injuries, in a suspected drunken-driving crash over the weekend in Malibu, Calif. Sean Brosnan, the 007 actor's youngest child by his late wife Cassandra Harris, was a passenger in a 1982 Chevy Blazer when the sport utility vehicle plunged nearly 200 feet down a mountainside at about 3:45 a.m. PDT on Saturday, authoritie
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ROLE CALL: Jet Li Sees Green
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 11, 2000 -- Is Jet Li the next Bruce Lee? According to Daily Variety, the Hong Kong martial artist is in talks to star as Kato, the karate sidekick to green-masked superhero Green Hornet in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of (what else) "The Green Hornet." Besides Li, no one else -- neither writer nor director -- has been named in affiliation with the project. SECRET AGENT MAN: Matt Dillon is tapped to join the cast of "Miss Congeniality" that includes Sandra Bulloc
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EXTRA: The Cult of Jet Li
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 17, 2000 -- A few years back, Jet Li’s ass-kicking dexterity was known only to a select few -- namely, geeky Far East cinephiles immersed in a world of fanzines and fringe video stores. And in two major U.S. flicks' time, the Chinese martial artist turned movie star has joined the ranks of other imported Hong Kong cinematic icons -- such as Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat -- in successfully making the crossover from the niche market of Asian cinema to the cash cow of Ho
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ROLE CALL: Jet Flies to 'Matrix'?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 5, 2000 -- Will Jet Li kick Keanu Reeves' sorry butt? Probably just wishful thinking on our part, but today's Hollywood Reporter does give us hope. The paper says action star Li (late of "Romeo Must Die") is about to be wooed by the filmmakers behind "The Matrix" to appear in the hit movie's upcoming two sequels. Reeves, for one, is already set to wear black again in the films (dubbed "The Matrix 2" and "The Matrix 3"). So are his cohorts from the original flick -- L
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BOX OFFICE: Gunning for Julia
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 30, 2000 -- As the box-office turns: Can an aging slacker suffering a romantic crisis, the second-string heartthrob from "Dawson's Creek," and yet another "animated epic" join forces to end Queen Julia Roberts' reign atop the box-office heap? Then again, will Jet Li karate-kick all of their butts? This weekend, four major new movies ("The Road to El Dorado," "The Skulls," "High Fidelity" and "Price of Glory") hit theaters, threatening not only to knock "Erin Brockovi
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A 'Brockovich' Box Office?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 23, 2000 -- Julia Roberts' "Erin Brockovich" won't have to settle for less than first place in its second weekend. Julia Roberts After its big $28 million opening, the showy biopic should remain atop the chart, insiders say. Even if business fell off 30 percent, it'd still be pushing $20 million at the box office. One observer had the Top Five stacked up this way: "Erin Brockovich" at No. 1; newcomer "Romeo Must Die" at No. 2; followed by "Mission to Mars" and "
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'Erin' Draws B.O. Green
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 26, 2000 -- Julia Roberts showed great box-office legs as Universal's "Erin Brockovich" held on to the top spot on the chart. "Erin Brockovich" The R-rated dramatic comedy, co-financed by Universal and Columbia, finished first in its second week with a sexy estimated $19.03 million (-32%) at 2,851 theaters (+3 theaters, $6,675 per theater). Its total to date is approximately $56.3 million. "This is a picture that is obviously a crowd pleaser," Universal Distribut
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2001 MTV Movie Awards nominees Part 2
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSecond list of 2001 MTV Movie Awards nominees
