Born in Canton, China, in July 1963, Donnie's family moved to Hong Kong when he was two, later relocating to Boston, MA, when he was 11 where Donnie’s mother, Bow Sim-Mark, a famous Wushu and Tai Chi master, ran the internationally famous Chinese Wushu Research Institute. A musically inclined youngster Donnie excelled at the piano, he was also educated by his mother in the martial arts from the moment he took his first steps. An addiction to Hong Kong cinema fueled the energetic teenager's love for martial arts, and Yen would frequently find himself emulating the awe-inspiring moves of such film legends as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

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