Donnie Yen Profile, Age, Height, Wife, Family, Net Worth, Biography & More

Donnie Yen Ji-dan was born on July 27, 1963 is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, director, producer, action director and choreographer. Yen is one of Hong Kong’s top action stars. Yen is widely credited with introducing mixed martial arts (MMA) to mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in several of her films since the early 2000s. China’s first female UFC champion Zhang Weili says that Yen’s films introduced her to MMA.

Yen has demonstrated skill in an array of martial arts, being well versed in Tai Chi, Boxing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, Mixed Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Hung Ga, Sanda, Judo, Wing Chun and Wushu. One of Asia’s most popular movie stars in the early 2000s, Yen is still one of Asia’s highest paid actors. Yen earned HK$220 million ($28.4 million) from four films and six commercials in 2013.

Yen is credited by many for helping to popularize Wing Chun in China. He portrayed the grandmaster of Wing Chun Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, which achieved box office success and led to an increase in the number of people taking up Wing Chun, with hundreds of new Wing Chun schools Chun opened in Mainland China and other parts of Asia. Ip Chun, the eldest son of Ip Man, even mentioned that he was grateful to Yen for making his family’s art popular and allowing his father’s legacy to be remembered. He also gained international recognition for playing Chirrut Îmwe in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Xiang in XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017) and Commander Tung in Mulan (2020).

Yen met his first wife and advertising executive in Hong Kong, Leung Zing-ci, in 1990. The couple began dating in 1990. After three years of dating, they secretly married in the United States in November 1993. The marriage ended in less than a year. year. After their divorce was finalized, Leung realized she was pregnant with their son, Jeff, who was born in 1995.

Yen then married former beauty queen Cissy Wang after three months of dating in 2003. The couple have two children, Jasmine and James.

Yen said he is a huge fan of the MMA Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and has watched almost every UFC event available. In various interviews, he has mentioned that he would have loved competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship if he hadn’t had a recurring shoulder injury.