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Corey Yuen Kwai (; 15 February 1951 – 2 March 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and actor. Yuen attended the China Drama Academy and was one of the Seven Little Fortunes. In Hong Kong, he worked on several films such as Bruce Lee's ''Fist of Fury'' (1972), Hwang Jang-lee's ''Snuff Bottle Connection'', ''Secret Rivals 2'', ''The Invincible Armour'' (all 1977), ''Dance of the Drunk Mantis'' (1979), ''Ninja in the Dragon's Den'' (1982), ''Millionaire's Express'' (1986), and Jet Li's ''Fong Sai-yuk II'' (1993), ''The New Legend of Shaolin'' (1994), ''High Risk'', and ''My Father Is a Hero'' (both 1995).
Yuen gained fame in American cinema beginning with his work as an action director on the 1998 film ''Lethal Weapon 4'', followed by the 2000 blockbuster ''X-Men'' and six of Jet Li's English-language works: ''Romeo Must Die'' (2000), ''Kiss of the Dragon'', ''The One'' (both 2001), ''Cradle 2 the Grave'' (2003), ''War'' (2007), and ''The Expendables'' (2010). He also served as director and fight choreographer on Jason Statham's 2002 action film ''The Transporter''. Provided by Wikipedia
