Information on Wu Jing

 

 

Chinese Name : Pinyin : Wu2 Jing1  

Also Known As : Jason Wu, Jacky Wu
Date of Birth : 3 April 1974
Place of Birth : Beijing, China
Family Members : Father, Mother, Sister
Qualification : Graduate of Beijing University of Sports
Languages : Chinese, Cantonese, English
Height : 1.75m
Weight : 65kg
Interests : Filming, Reading, Swimming, Horse-Riding
Most Grateful to : Coach Wu Bin and Yan Ping, Director Yuen Wo Ping and  Cheung Sing Yim, Mainland Actor Jin De-Mao
Favourite Country : One without war, where its citizens live happily
Favourite Comics : Dragon Balls
Ambition : To act in good productions, to lead, to experience a rich, colourful life
Dreams : To be a director, to make meaningful, satisfactory, quality productions 

 

 

 

Hailed by Yuen Wo Ping, the genius and very talented martial arts choreographer as well as director, in the late 90s as the martial arts star with the most potential among the younger generation, Wu Jing is a multiple-time national wushu champion from Beijing, China. Wu Jing was born into a royal Manchurian family, belonging to Yellow Banner of the Eight-Banner Confederation, and both his grandfather and father are martial artists. 

A former member as well as assistant coach of Beijing Wushu Team, he was sent by his father to Beijing Wushu Academy to train in martial arts at a tender age of 6, albeit somewhat reluctantly initially. But after acclimatising himself to the new environment and the rigorous martial arts training routine, his passion for it grew stronger.

Around 1995, when the film director of Jet Li's highly successful Shaolin Temple series, Cheung Sing Yim, and Yuen Wo Ping visited Beijing Wushu Academy to look for a suitable candidate for Taichi 2, they discovered Wu Jing, of whom Coach Wu Bin was unwilling to let go, and a new martial arts star was born. With Yuen Wo Ping as the martial arts choreographer, you can expect nothing less than captivating fight scenes, even if the plot is slightly cheesy - just a little. Wu Jing later signed a three year contract with Yuen Wo Ping and in the ensuing years, they made 3 TV series: Master of Taichi, New Shaolin Temple and Swordsman of Flying Dagger, all of which enjoyed huge success in the East. Wu Jing's incredible display of martial arts and great acting skills in especially Master of Taichi, where he went to the actual Chen Village to learn more about Chen Style Taichi, won him tremendous acclaims and respect from the audience in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

An assiduous actor who does everything with utmost dedication and commitment, Wu Jing always delivers his best and is disinclined to rely on stunt doubles, even with highly demanding and dangerous stunts. Besides doing his part as an actor, Wu Jing also offers his inputs on the script and the role he is doing, both of which are usually positively accepted by the directors. Having learned action direction from Yuen Wo Ping and Yuen Bun,  he also participates in martial arts choreography of his works, such as Metamorphosis of Heavenly Silkworm, Shaolin King of Martial Arts and The Empire is of More Importance. In the latter, he designed two distinct sets of kungfu for the the twin roles of  Emperor Qianlong and his commoner brother he was playing.

 

Wu Jing's Publicist / Contact:

Jet Star Entertainment
1F No 2-2 Lane 96
Guangfu South. Rd. Daan Chiu
Taipei Taiwan 106
R.O.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: United Daily

 Wu Jing in USA

Photo: USAWushu.com

 Wu Jing training in USA

Photo: USAWushu.com

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

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