![]() Two years later he was teaching full-time and running a number of martial-arts schools. After returning home, he worked for Northrop Aviation and moonlighted as a karate instructor. During a stint in Korea, he began to study the Asian martial art of Tang Soo Do. Norris joined the Air Force after graduating from high school. The eldest of three children, he helped his mother raise his two younger brothers in Torrance, CA, where his family moved when he was 12. He also starred in Missing in Action (1984) and its sequels, Firewalker (1986) and Sidekicks (1992). Norris is familiar to fans worldwide as the star of action films such as The Hitman (1991), The Delta Force (1986) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990). Ĭhuck Norris is an Executive Producer of "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993) as well as the star. Engaged to Israeli venture capitalist Vivi Nevo. ![]() Name is pronounced Jang (rhymes with 'young') DziYee. The newspaper commented that although Zhang Ziyi is not a typical business leader, she has great influence on the entertainment industry. On November 21, 2006, the Wall Street Journal voted her one of its "Top 10 Remarkable Women In Asian Business Circles". She joins a select group of celebrities who are dedicated to spreading the Special Olympics message including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger boxing legend Muhammad Ali and Olympian Nadia Comaneci. Is Global Ambassador for Special Olympics movement. Was a member of the jury at the 2006 Cannes Festival. She had not appeared in the list since 2002. Was voted in at #86 in FHM's sexiest women in the world in 2006. This is now her third appearance on the list. Graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy Was included in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World the second year in a row in 2006. Was ranked one of the '100 Most Beautiful Women in the World' in the July 2005 issue of Harpers & Queen magazine. They called her "China's Gift to Hollywood". Was listed in "Time Magazines" World's 100 Most Influential People. ![]() ![]() Listed in People Magazine's '50 Most Beautiful People' List in 2005. Selected by "Southern People Weekly" magazine as 'Chinese Top Ten Leaders Of The Younger Generation' in 2005. Listed 38th out of the 122 people and things the magazine "loves" this year, Ziyi was the only Chinese to be included. Named by Entertainment Weekly in their 'The Must List' 2005. Is one of 112 invitees to join AMPAS in 2005. Ranked #91 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002) Joined the Beijing Dance Academy at 11 and the Central Drama College at 17. Her father is an economist and her mother is a kindergarten teacher. Family includes: Li Zhousheng (mom), Zhang Yuanxiao (dad) & Zhang Zinan (older brother) Forbes magazine's "China edition" recently ranked her the second most popular celebrity after NBA player Ming Yao. Former spokesperson for Lenovo Computers. Former spokesperson for Coca-Cola (Asia). Former Spokesmodel of 2% (Korean mineral water). Former spokesmodel for Tag Heuer watches. Graduated in acting from Central Drama Academy, the top acting college in China. Even though she has been in many kung-fu movies, she is not actually a trained martial artist, so in fact she uses many dance moves in her fight sequences. In that movie, her character's name, "Hu Li" translated from Mandarin Chinese is "Fox". Her first appearance in an American movie was in Rush Hour 2 (2001), but as she didn't speak English, Jackie Chan had to translate everything the director said to her. Voted in at #100 in FHM's Sexiest 100 Girls of 2002, UK edition. Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine (2002). Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine (2001). I get to play little teenage girls – God knows I'm far beyond that now! – and mean old ladies and Jewish mothers.Was ranked 2nd of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001). That's the beauty of doing voice over, is that you get to play characters that you never would get cast as. I play the mother of Cheshire and I also play her older sister." She added that she loved voice over because, "It's so fun. When I asked her about her part on Young Justice, Hu replied, "I play a couple of roles, actually. She'll soon be heard on Young Justice, the new DC Comics-based animated series, which will reunite her with animation mastermind Greg Weisman, who she worked with on The Spectacular Spider-Man. Getting to be in my home town, working with people that I know and love, it's a dream come true." In recent years, Hu has amassed an impressive resume in the world of voice acting, in everything from Batman: Under the Red Hood to Phineas and Ferb. This is my first cousin! Hawaii is such a small place that everyone kind of knows everyone. I have a cousin who's in the wardrobe department who's my on-set dresser, which is really fun to have around. "I'd worked with almost everyone on the crew," Hu added.
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