OHMYGOSSIP — I’m not an infallible martial arts hero you see on the silver screen, says Jet Li as he made a shocking revealation about his health.
According to Taiwanese news reports, the 50-year-old actor was spotted with a swollen face and bloated body at a recent event, which led him to reveal that he is suffering from a form of hyperthyroidsm.
Due to his condition, he is unable to undertake any strenous activities as his heartrate can go into overdrive even when he is not exerting himself.
Lamenting his current condition, Li said: “I’m not Huo Yanjia, Wong Fei Hung or an action hero. I’m just an ordinary guy who has to face the troubles of my inability to work.”
He also said that he is facing up to his illness, and that he is determined to overcome it.
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Li Lianjie ([lì ljǎntɕjɛ̌]; born 26 April 1963), better known by his English stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and wushu champion who was born in Beijing. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen.
After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from Wushu at age 19, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung.
Li’s first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, including Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed. He co-starred in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, The Expendables (2010) with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. He also appeared in the Hong Kong film Ocean Heaven (2010), directed and written by Xue Xiaolu.