Donnie Yen Family Life With Wife And Children!

Donnie Yen is a renowned Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and martial artist. Born in Guangzhou, China, and raised in Hong King, Yen started his career in film as a stuntman and gradually rose to fame with his exceptional martial arts skills and versatile acting abilities.

Donnie has now appeared in over 70 films, including hit film series like the Ip Man. Yen got international recognition after his role as Ip Man in various series of films and was awarded many local awards in Hong Kong for Ip Man as well as others. Yen was recently seen in John Wick: Chapter 4 as Caine, which helped him garner more fame.

Early Life: Donnie Yen’s Parents And Siblings

Donnie Yen was born in the year 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. His birthday is on July 27 and his zodiac sign is Leo.

His family moved to Hong Kong when he was two years old and again moved to the United States when he was around 11 years old. The family was settled in the City of Boston.

Donnie’s mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a well-known FU Style Wudangquan and Tai Chi grandmaster (both are a type of internal martial arts).

Donnie’s father, Klyster Yen, was a newspaper editor.

He also has a sister, Chris Yen, who is also a martial artist and actress.

Aside from their professional career and job, Donnie’s parents were also musicians. Yen’s mother played soprano and his father played violinist.

Donnie got the inspiration and developed an interest to learn martial arts from his parents, especially his mother and he also learned to play the piano as a child.

At a very young age, Yen became pretty good in marital arts disciplines and was sent to Beijing to train with the Beijing Wushu Team when he was 16.

How Did Donnie Yen Become Famous?

Donnie Yen began his career in the film industry as a martial arts choreographer and a stuntman in Hollywood films and subsequently starred in many Hong Kong action films.

Yen is known for his role as General Nap-Ian in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) and Iron Monkey (1993).

Donnie’s career breakthrough came after the movie IP Man released in 2008 was loved, appreciated, and praised by many Hollywood fans and followers all-round the globe.

Donnie has won several awards for his performances, including the Best Action Choreography award at the Golden Horse Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards for his performance in Flash Point.

Yen is not only considered one of Hong Kong cinema’s top action heroes but he is loved by many people around the world and is widely recognized for his physical endurance, martial arts skills, and his ability to perform complex fight choreography with ease.

Donnie has also played in films like Special ID, The Monkey King, Bodyguards and Assassins, and John Wick: Chapter 4.

Is Donnie Yen Still Married (2023)?

Yes, Donnie Yen is still married to his beautiful, young wife, Cissy Wang.

Donnie Yen and Cissy Wang got married on August 30, 2003, and have been in a blissful relationship for around 2 decades.

As per wiki sources, the couple met in the same year (2003) and got married three months after dating and knowing each other.

When the news of their wedding came out to the public, it was a matter of time before the people realize that Cissy was too young compared to Donnie.

And the speculations were right as Cissy is 18 years younger than Donnie. Upon asking about their age difference, Donnie on a Chinese talk show said,

“Because I was divorced before, I felt insecure about marriage. But soon after meeting my wife, I had this strong feeling that I had to be with her. But at that time, I didn't know she was so young,”

Cissy also had no idea about the age difference between them.

Donnie Yen's wife Cissy Wang's age is 41. She was born on April 21, 1981, in British Hong Kong.

Married for 20 years, Donnie and Cissy are blissfully married but netizens sometime go wild with conspiracy theories regarding the sourness of their relationship and create rumors of their divorce.

This is the second marriage for Donnie as he was previously married to another partner before Cissy. He was married to Hong Kong advertising executive, Leung Zing-ci in 1990.

Donnie and his ex-wife Zing-ci met in 1990 and eventually began dating. After three years of relationship, they tied the wedding knot in November 1993. However, their marriage ended shortly.

How Many Children Does Donnie Have?

Donnie and Cissy are parents to three children, two of their own and one from Donnie’s previous marriage.

Donnie and his ex-wife, Leung, realized that Leung was pregnant with Donnie’s son, only after their divorce.

Their son, Jeff, was born in early 1995.

Donnie has two children, a daughter, and a son, with his current wife.

Donnie’s daughter, Jasmine, was born in 2004 and his son, James, was born in 2007.

How Rich Is Donnie Yen?

Donnie Yen’s net worth is estimated to be around $40 million as of 2023.

Donnie became one of Asia’s highest-paid actors in the year 2022. Reports also claim that Donnie was offered around $12.8 million of IP Man 4 only.

He was recently seen in the movies like Sakra and John Wick: Chapter 4, which added some value to his net worth. Yen is all set to appear in Sleeping Dogs as Wei Shen.