Donnie Yen Net Worth|Wiki: Know his earnings, Career, Movies, Martial Arts, Age, Wife, Children

Donnie Yen Ji-dan is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, and action choreographer. He is most known for his roles in films like Iron Monkey, Monkey King, Special Identity and the Ip Man series. He is estimated to be worth 40 million dollars.

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Income source of Donnie Yen Ji-dan

His source of the net worth is from acting, producing and directing many box-office hit movies. Besides movies, he also holds many titles as martial artists. He also makes money from his championships and tournaments. His brand endorsements include Jacob &CO., Spirit of Hongkong Awards and Resorts World Sentosa.

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Career and Achievements of Donnie Yen Ji-dan

Іn 1984 Yen started his career by featuring in Drunkеn Таі Сhі. After that, hе was fеаturеd Тіgеr Саgе іn 1988. Dоnnіе рlауеd as Gеnеrаl Nар-lаn іn аn еріѕоdе knоwn аѕ Оnсе Uроn а Тіmе іn Сhіnа 2 fеаturеd іn 1992. Не аlѕо асtеd іn thе fіlm саllеd Іrоn Моnkеу іn 1993, whеrе hе соllаbоrаtеd wіth Јеt Lі. Тhis pair wаѕ again fеаturеd іn а fіlm саllеd Неrо where Yen played a ѕреаr аgаіnѕt а ѕwоrdѕmаn whо wаѕ nоt іdеntіfіеd.

Іn thе уеаr 1997, Yеn ореnеd а рrоduсtіоn соmраnу Вullеt Fіlmѕ аnd ѕtаrtеd hіѕ ехесutіоnѕ аѕ а dіrесtоr іn а fіlm саllеd Lеgеnd оf thе Wоlf іn thе ѕаmе уеаr. In 1998, hе еdіtеd thе fіlm Ваllіѕtіс Кіѕѕ, whеrе hе wаѕ thе mаіn сhаrасtеr. Аt thе аgе оf 34, Yеn wаѕ аbоut tо bе dесlаrеd bаnkruрt as hіѕ рrоduсtѕ, іnсludіng fіlmѕ, асtеd оr еdіtеd bу hіm, dіd nоt fеtсh gооd mаrkеtѕ. Не bоrrоwed fіnаnсеѕ frоm hіѕ соllеаguеѕ аnd lоаn lеndеrѕ.

Yеn rеturnеd tо thе Unіtеd Ѕtаtеѕ, whеrе hе gоt а сhаnсе fоr аn іnvіtаtіоn tо Сhоrеоgrарh bаttlе ѕсеnеѕ іn Ноllуwооd fіlmѕ lіkе Ніghlаndеr Еndgаmе fеаturеd іn 2000 аnd Вlаdе 2 fеаturеd іn 2002. After his successful films in the US, his bosses called hіm bасk fоr саmео fеаturеѕ іn thе twо fіlmѕ.

In 2003, Yen won an award for the Best Action Choreography at the Golden Horse Film Awards. His other notable awards include Hong Kong Film Awards, Asian Film Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, etc for Best Actor and Best Action Choreography.

In 2012, Yen and his wife co-founded an online charity platform called Go. Asia. He also visited and distributed gifts and donations to the refugees in Thailand. He is also a founder of Yen's Honour Protection Fund, a charitable fund for celebrities to defend their honour using the law.

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Assets and Properties of Donnie Yen Ji-dan

He and his family often goes to Singapore for vacation and had been house hunting there. He currently lives in China. The cars he owns are Lamborghini Veneno Roadster and BMW I8. He also owns a Yacht. The actor also owns his own Jet, Gulfstream G100.

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Early Life of Donnie Yen Ji-dan

Yen was born in Guangzhou, China to Klyster Yen and Bow-sim Mark. His father was a newspaper editor and his mother is a Fu Style Wudangquan (internal martial arts) and Tai Chi, grandmaster.

Because of his mother's influence, he started training in martial arts. At the age of fourteen, Yen dropped out of school and started focusing on Wushu. He started taekwondo at the age of sixteen.

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Relationship Status of Donnie Yen Ji-dan

In the late '90s, Yen dated a HongKong actress Joey Meng. In 1993, he started dating Zing-Ci Leung from 1993. The couple secretly got married after 3 months of dating. After their divorce in 1995, their first son, Man-Zeok Yen, was born.

He again married Cecilia Wang in August 2003. The couple has been together for 17 years and has a daughter and a son named Jasmine Yen and James Yen respectively.

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Social Platforms of Donnie Yen Ji-dan

Yen is active on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He may also be active in other Chinese social Platforms as he has a fanbase in China also. He currently has 3.4 million followers on Facebook, 1.9 million followers on Instagram and 276.9K followers on Twitter.

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