Biography
Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Lee Siu Lung) was born on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, CA while his parents were on tour with the Chinese Opera. Ultimately raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was a child actor appearing in more than 20 films. At the age of 13, Bruce took up the study of wing chun gung fu under renowned wing chun master, Yip Man. Bruce left Hong Kong at the age of 18, came to the United States and made his way to Seattle, Washington where he worked in the restaurant of a family friend. He soon enrolled in the University of Washington where he pursued a degree in philosophy. Bruce began to teach gung fu in Seattle and soon opened his first school, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute. Two more schools followed in Oakland and Los Angeles. Concurrently Bruce married his wife, Linda and had his two children, Brandon and Shannon. In the mid sixties, Bruce was discovered while doing an exhibition at the Long Beach Internationals and a role as Kato in the tv series The Green Hornet soon followed. During this time, Bruce was also developing his own martial art, which he ultimately named Jeet Kune Do (translated: the way of the intercepting fist). Bruce's art was steeped in a philosophical foundation and did not follow long held martial traditions. Instead it had at its core the ideas of simplicity, directness and personal freedom. After The Green Hornet series was canceled, Bruce encountered resistance while working in Hollywood and so headed to Hong Kong to pursue a film career. In Hong Kong he made 3 films, which consecutively broke all box office records and showcased martial arts in an entirely new way. Hollywood took notice and soon Bruce was making the first Hollywood / Hong Kong coproduction with a film called Enter the Dragon. Unfortunately, Bruce Lee died in 1973 before this film was released. This film catapulted him to international fame. Today Bruce Lee’s legacy of self expression, equality, and pioneering innovation continues to inspire people all around the world.
Filmography
all 98
Movies 88
self 51
TV Shows 10
Writer 1
Producer 1
The Final Game of Death (2023)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon (2021)
History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)
Be Water (2020)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
Game of Death Redux (2019)
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon (2016)
Blue Gold: American Jeans (2014)
Too Young to Die (2012)
I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
Mentiras verdaderas (2011)
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon (2011)
The Grandmaster & The Dragon: William Cheung & Bruce Lee (2009)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee (2009)
Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008)
The Green Hornet (2005)
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do (2004)
Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon (2004)
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003)
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious (2002)
Modern Warriors (2002)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
The Real Bruce Lee 2 (2002)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D. (2000)
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000)
Fist to Fist (2000)
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder (1999)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On (1999)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998)
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist (1998)
The Path of the Dragon (1998)
Face to Face (1997)
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996)
Top Fighter (1995)
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (1995)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (1994)
Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
The Life of Bruce Lee (1994)
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (1993)
The Curse of the Dragon (1993)
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (1992)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
Holy Batmania (1989)
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts (1985)
Bruce Lee: The Legend (1984)
Game of Death II (1981)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
Circle of Iron (1978)
The True Game of Death (1978)
Game of Death (1978)
The Real Bruce Lee (1977)
Fury of the Dragon (1976)
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976)
The Warrior Within (1976)
La légende du petit dragon (1975)
The Green Hornet (1974)
Kung Fu Killers (1974)
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon (1973)
Fist of Unicorn (1973)
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong (1973)
The World of Kung Fu (1973)
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Fist of Fury (1972)
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (1971)
The Big Boss (1971)
Longstreet (1971)
Marlowe (1969)
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Blondie (1968)
Here Come the Brides (1968)
Ironside (1967)
The Green Hornet (1966)
Batman (1966)
Dragon Rising - The Green Hornet Screentest (1965)
The Pierre Berton Show (1962)
The Orphan (1960)
Darling Girl (1957)
Thunderstorm (1957)
Too Late for Divorce (1956)
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around (1956)
孤儿行 (1955)
An Orphan's Tragedy (1955)
We Owe It to Our Children (1955)
In the Face of Demolition (1953)
A Myriad Homes (1953)
The Guiding Light (1953)
The Kid (1950)
The Birth of Mankind (1946)
Golden Gate Girl (1941)
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-11-27
Deathday1973-07-20 (32 years old)
Birth Name李振藩
Birth PlaceSan Francisco Chinese Hospital, United States
Religionatheist
Height1.72-meter
RelationshipsLinda Lee Cadwell (1964-01-01 - 1973-01-01)
ChildrenBrandon Lee, Shannon Lee
FatherLee Hoi-chuen
MotherGrace Ho
SiblingsAgnes Lee, Peter Lee Jung-sum, Robert Lee, Phoebe Lee
RelativesBarry Pang
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, British Hong Kong
ResidencesSeattle · San Francisco, United States of America, Hong Kong, China
Also Known As李小龙, بروس لی, Lee Jun Fan, Lee Jun-fan, 이소룡, ברוס לי, Брюс Лі, Λι Τζουν-φαν, Μπρους Λι, Lý Tiểu Long, 李振藩
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, California Hall of Fame
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