COVID Death of an Action Legend Revealed—Two Years Later

Corey Yuen, known for coaching Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and other martial arts movie legends, died in 2022, the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers told Variety.

Yuen, who starred in movies alongside Chan and Lee, and directed films alongside Jet Li, was remembered by Chan in a post Monday on the Chinese social media site Weibo.

Yuen reportedly died of COVID-19 in 2022, but his death was kept secret at the request of his family, according to Variety. The news broke on Monday after Chan’s post and subsequent reporting from Chinese- and English-language outlets.

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