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Donnie Yen Wiki Biography

• Donnie Yen, born on July 27, 1963, is a Chinese entertainer, military craftsman, manager, producer, and choreographer, most likely most known for his “Ip Man” film arrangement. 
• It is reported to be over $40 million as of mid-2016, gained generally from his long career both before and behind the camera, from acting to planning fight scenes.
• Yen is the offspring of Bow-Sim Mark and Kluster Yen, born into the world in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 
• His family moved to Hong Kong at the age of two, before they eventually found refuge in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, when he was twelve. 
• Because of the influence of his family, Yen checked out studying the workmanship and various systems and types because she is a Tai Chi grandmaster. 
• Yen’s involvement in Wushu was extraordinary and he would spend the vast majority of his resources in the Boston War Zone. 
• At that point, his people sent him to Beijing, China for a two-year Beijing Wushu Team training program, for him to try not to be remembered for group savagery so that he could zero in on his craft. 
• After his training in China, Yen visited Hong Kong on his way to the United States, where he met Yuen Woo-ping, who may have introduced him to the film universe. 
• Yuen is a choreographer and chief of operation who helped Yen do some screen tests, and he ended up being cast for some movies. 
• Yen appeared in the film “Intoxicated Tai Chi” in 1984, yet his advancement film was in the film “Quite a long time ago in China II” in which another military craftsman, Jet Li, was featured in reverse. 
• Their all-around fight scenes turned into a big success with fans and acquired the following faction. 
• Yen later made a succession of popular movies such as “Iron Monkey” “Legend of the Wolf” and “Ballistic Kiss” the latter two under his own artistic company, Bullet Films. 
• His initial long periods of free film output totally added to his overall assets. 
• The yen was welcome to arrange fight scenes in Hollywood films because of his distinctive skill in fighting tactics, recalling “Highlander: Endgame” and “Sharp edge II” in which he also appeared. 
• He got back to Hong Kong and featured in movies like ‘Seven Swords”, “SPL: Shao Po Lang” and “Winged serpent Tiger Gate” to give some examples, yet in 2008, his film “Ip Man”, turned into a colossal hit in Hong Kong and China as well as around the planet. 
• Today, Yen has made more than 60 movies and is accounted for before long star in eagerly awaited movies like “Squatting Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” and “XXX: The Return of Xander Cage”. 
• Regarding his own life, Yen was hitched before to Jowan Leung Sing-Si in 1994, however, the marriage just endured a year; together they have one child. 
• In 2003, he wedded Cecilia Wang and they have two youngsters, Jasmine and James. 
• IMDB Wikipedia “Mythical serpent Tiger Gate” “Ip Man 3” (2015) “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” (2010) “Legend of the Wolf” (1997) “Onimusha 3” “The Expendables 2” (2011) “The Iceman Cometh 3D” (2013) “Ballistic Kiss” “Inebriated Tai Chi” “Iron Monkey” “Legend of the Wolf” “Sometime in the distant past in China II” $40 million fifteenth Huading Awards 1963 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) eighth Asian Film Awards Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar (2003) Action Director Actor Asia Asian Scientist Bank account Barack Obama Beijing College Student Film Festival (2009) Beijing Wushu Team Bookselling Boston Combat Zone Boston Marathon Bow-Sim Mark Chi-Tan Yen Chief Executive of Hong Kong China Chris Yen Cissy Wang (m. 

Donnie Yen Quick Info

Donnie Yen Trademarks

1. Some of his films show him sitting on antagonists’ bodies after beating them up.
2. Likes to kick away objects either off ground or in the air during his fight scenes.
3. Uses slow-motion for certain takes during his fight scenes to showcase the power of techniques done by actors he works with.
4. Frequently collaborates with Woo-Ping Yuen.
5. Started utilizing MMA in his fight scenes more often after making SPL: Sha po lang (2005). This can be seen in all of his contemporary action films that followed suit.
6. Usually makes soft “o-faces” during his fight scenes, similar to Bruce Lee’s facial expression doing the famous high-pitched battle scream.
7. Includes parkour in between his fight scenes.
8. His characters – whenever he’s playing lead or co-lead roles – are often given late introductions at the beginning of his films.
9. His fight scenes often involve people hitting each other’s fists and kicks at the same time, or each other one after another.
10. Started utilizing the “chain punching” technique more often in some of his recent films after the big success of Yip Man (2008), Also likes to execute few other punching techniques in his fight scenes, such as “wind-up”- and “superman” punches.
11. Frequently collaborates with Wilson Yip
12. Prefers to work with real martial artists in his films. His collaborations range from well-established practitioners such as Jet Li, Collin Chou, Jing Wu, Xing Yu, and Siu-Wong Fan to experienced fighters like John Salvitti, Michael Woods, and Cung Le.
13. Likes to execute various kicking techniques – including jumping splits-kick, jumping front-kick, jumping back-kick while running forward and chain-kicks while moving forward
14. Known for playing tough and impulsive characters in his films.
15. Likes to choreograph realistic, creative and unconventional fight scenes

Donnie Yen Quotes

• (On the difference between working in Hong Kong and overseas) Two big differences: time and money! Actually, time, because you can give me all the money in the world and, if I don’t have enough time, I can’t give you a great action scene. The big difference in Asia is that the action director has complete control over that aspect of the film, from concept to shooting to editing. The Hollywood system is much more organized, and you have to deal with all these different producers, etc. In some ways, that can be good. The development of scripts and the overall preparation for a film are definitely better in Hollywood. We have to try and bring the best from east and west together.
• (On the action choreography of Dou fo sin (2007)) The real challenge was in meeting my own expectations. I have such huge respect for MMA fighters, and I was determined that we should make every effort to present their art cinematically, without compromising on the techniques and “reality” of what they do. I underwent MMA training, I watched hours of fight footage and, in the end, I think we came close to capturing the MMA flavor in our fight scenes. The biggest challenge, for me, was doing repeated takes of the movements that I choreographed for myself. Sometimes it really did feel like I’d been in a real fight!
• (On the difference between working as an action director in Hong Kong and Hollywood) I think it’s a difference between the way action is treated in Hong Kong and Hollywood. In Hong Kong, my job is to “direct” the action, and when I’m shooting the fight sequences, I take over the set. I choose the camera angles and see how the drama intercuts with the action. In Hollywood, you “choreograph” working with the main director. In the old days of Hong Kong action cinema, when the action director worked, the “drama” director went home!
• (On working overseas again) Anything goes! With the right project, the right script I’ll do it! But you can only make so many films a year; you have to choose the one that you want to make!
• (On exploring different movie roles outside MA movies) Yes, if someone wants to hire me, why not? Why not get paid the same and have less of a physical demand? But I would absolutely not stop. It’s great to do martial arts films, and rep martial arts films, and be a successful icon, and set trends. I feel it’s an honor to set a trend in the martial arts film world.
• (On working locally and overseas) I don’t identify a project as a Hong Kong project or a Hollywood project or whatever. The world’s getting closer and closer. Who would think that “Crouching Tiger” would win an Oscar as Best Foreign Film? If the film is good, it will be seen by the world. I don’t know where my home is. If it requires me to do a production in Europe, I go to Europe. If it’s in Asian countries, I’ll be in Asian countries.
• (On working with Jet Li) Ten years ago we did a film called “Once Upon A Time In China, Part II” and it raised the bar of martial arts standard and I was nominated as best supporting actor. “Hero” was a 10-year reunion for us. So we came in as a kind of expectation from the fans. The difference between the two times is the first time we had a rivalry going because I guess we were younger and it was our first time working with each other. But this time was more of a collaboration. We just wanted to make the best action sequence ever.
• When you watch my films, you’re feeling my heart.
• (On martial arts training) Music and movement are both expressions of the same basic human energy. They are like paints used to color the screen.
• (On changing generic fight choreography) Nowadays, martial arts directors go along with the advancement in filming techniques. We can use some techniques to coordinate with non-martial artists. In my early days with Yuen Wo Ping, technology was rather backward, whatever we did depended on the raw skills of the actors themselves, but the actors nowadays are exceptionally fortunate. They could rely on editing, doubles, wires, and even special effects to make them look like they could fight well. But I believe, now that the audiences seek authenticity in martial arts, they could be cast aside. That’s why we are looking into real combat.
• (On learning from veteran Hong Kong action directors) Of course, it’s Yuen Wo Ping. He brought me into the circle. Some of his filming techniques and styles bear a great influence on me. Actually, I admire the techniques of other martial arts directors too; they have their own unique ways of handling action scenes. I hope to learn from them. This is my pursuit of martial arts all along – mixed martial arts.
• (On the inspiration of becoming a director) I have always been a rebel, in my whole life, since I was just a martial artist. I always have questions in the back of my mind. Why does it have to be this way? Can it be that way? I always try to question and challenge that system and I guess that kind of attitude I brought into the film industry when I was just an actor. I see different films; I see how a director or choreographer would choreograph them. And I say to myself “it can be improved, it can be better and in less time”. Or I’d wonder “how come this film is a good film and the other one a bad film when the budget is not much different?” There are certain techniques, a certain system. When I was an action choreographer, when I used to work for Yuen Woo-Ping, I used to grab a whole team of people and just raise questions. To the photographer, or Yuen Woo Ping: “could it be that way? Could be it, be that? Why not try it this way?” Very soon, I established a kind of trust from Yuen Woo-Ping, because I made a lot of his films happen with my suggestions.

Donnie Yen Important Facts

• Donnie Yen was intended to be the lead actor for Another Meltdown (1998), Yuen chi mo hei (1999), and Sang sei Kuen chuk (2000). But Donnie gave back the deposit money he was given by Jing Wong and worked on Chin Long Chuen Suet (1997), Sun Tong San Tai Hing (1998), Sat-Sat Yan, Tiu Tiu Mo (1998) and Der Puma – Kämpfer mit Herz (1999) instead. Jing replaced him with Wenzhuo Zhao.
• Is credited as the first martial arts actor/action director to incorporate modern MMA in Asian action cinema, starting with Vampire Effect (2003) and followed by SPL: Sha po lang (2005), Dou fo sin (2007), and Te shu shen fen (2013).
• Got into a feud with his mentor, Woo-Ping Yuen, during the shooting of Wing Chun (1994). While the incident was officially never explained, some people believe it was creative differences over the fight choreography that caused them to part ways. However, Woo-Ping revealed in a 2011 interview that their relationship is good now and they still keep in touch from time to time.
• Was part of a Chinatown gang (non-organized street gang) in Boston, MA, in his early years. Due to his profound background in practical martial arts, he had a reputation as a street brawler. While Yen’s degree/mastery of overall fighting ability is unknown, there’s one reported occasion that confirms him being an efficient martial artist/self-defender. According to news reports by Hong Kong news channels in the late 1990s, he went clubbing with his then-girlfriend, Yee-Man Man, and once inside the nightclub, his girlfriend got harassed by a troublesome gang who took an interest in her. Yen warned them of leaving them alone but to no success. As they got out, the gang followed them and proceeded to prevent Yen from intervening by attacking him. This resulted in Yen beating the assailants up in self-defense and getting arrested by the police but was released the next day. This incident is still known in Hong Kong to this day – with people bringing it up in discussions concerning real fights as well as about comparing credible fighting skills of various Hong Kong martial arts actors.
• Cites Jet Li as his favorite among all martial arts actors he has worked within his entire career.
• After more than two decades of working in Hong Kong, Yen finally got his breakthrough in Yip Man (2008) and started being offered various big-budget projects by famous producers and directors in China and the USA.
• Started working overseas as an action director and small part actor on various film projects in the early 2000s, in the hope to learn more about film-making from different film markets and achieving international success as an actor.
• After learning the Hong Kong style of action film-making from his mentor Woo-Ping Yuen, Yen developed a big interest in action choreographing fight scenes and started working behind the camera on various film projects in Hong Kong in the mid-1990s.
• Started collaborating with director Wilson Yip on various film projects as the leading actor and action director in the mid-2000s after meeting each other in the late 1990s. The yen was asked a favor by Yip to help out Daniel Lee with coordinating action scenes for Sing yet tung was (1999). Their collaborations have led to some of the finest Hong Kong action films made in the last half of that decade.
• Started working on TV series in Hong Kong after offers for feature films slowly began diminishing for him in the mid-1990s.
• Donnie Yen received the Star Asia Award before the screening of Dragon (2011) at the New York Asian Film Festival on Monday, July 9, 2012.
• Turned down the following Hollywood films: Rush Hour 2 (2001) (Ricky Tan), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) (Chen Lo), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) (Jade Warlord), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) (Emperor Han), The Expendables 2 (2012) (Nan Yu’s character originally a male character replacing Yin Yang), and The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) (Poison Dagger).
• Was recommended to Yimou Zhang by Jet Li to play the role of Sky in Ying Xiong (2002). Simon was desperate to look for a new actor to play the role after the original actor of choice was dismissed.
• Can also understand Shanghainese, because his wife’s family is Shanghainese.
• Newborn son (2007) named James W. Yen.
• Daughter (2004) named Jasmine W. Yen.
• A former member of Woo-Ping Yuen’s Yuen Clan stunt team.
• Turned down the role of the main villain in both Tai-Chi Master (1993) and The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) eventually played by Siu-Ho Chin and Ken Lo respectively.
• Michelle Yeoh considers him to be the fastest martial artist she has ever worked with.
• Was supposed to co-star with Brandon Lee in a sequel to Legacy of Rage (1986) but Lee’s departure back to the States led to the idea being scrapped.
• Well trained in various martial arts styles, including wushu, tae kwon do, kickboxing and boxing.
• Has a huge fanbase in Japan which has given him some opportunities to work behind the camera on not only movies but popular video games as well. He directed the cinematic intro sequence of Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004).
• A big fan of Bruce Lee. He was one of the auditionees for the title role in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993). Jing wu men (1995) and Jing wu Feng Yun: Chen Zhen (2010) are dedicated to Lee.
• Sustained a heavy injury in his right shoulder while making Ching fung dik sau (1985) which still affects him to this day.
• Was sent to Beijing, China, to continue his martial arts training and avoid committing crimes with a street gang.
• Has a son from a previous marriage.
• His current wife Cissy Wang is 18 years his junior.
• Current wife Cissy Wang was the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2000. She also represented Toronto in 2001 for the Miss Chinese International Pageant.
• Brother of Chris Yen.
• Can speak fluent Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. Can also speak casual Korean, since he learned it as a requirement for his character during the filming of Qi Jian (2005).
• Billed as Michael Ryan in his earlier films, until Ah sau ging gat: Si gou aat sin (1994), released in the Philippines.
• Classically trained pianist
• Grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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