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 105
Movies 95
self 55
TV Shows 10
Producer 2
Screenplay 1
Game of Silence (2024)
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)
Too Young to Die (2012)
Mentiras verdaderas (2011)
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon (2011)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee (2009)
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008)
Big Stan (2007)
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)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D. (2000)
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier (2000)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On (1999)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist (1998)
The Path of the Dragon (1998)
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996)
Top Fighter (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 Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts (1985)
Bruce Lee: The Legend (1984)
Game of Death II (1981)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
Game of Death (1978)
The Real Bruce Lee (1977)
The Tenant (1976)
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976)
La Légende du petit dragon (1975)
Kung Fu Killers (1974)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Fist of Unicorn (1973)
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong (1973)
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Fist of Fury (1972)
The Big Boss (1971)
Longstreet (1971)
Marlowe (1969)
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Blondie (1968)
Ironside (1967)
Batman (1966)
The Orphan (1960)
Thunderstorm (1957)
Too Late for Divorce (1956)
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around (1956)
孤儿行 (1955)
The Guiding Light (1953)
The Kid (1950)
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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 - 1973)
ChildrenBrandon Lee, Shannon Lee
FatherLee Hoi-chuen
MotherGrace Ho
SiblingsPhoebe Lee, Agnes Lee, Peter Lee Jung-sum, Robert Lee
RelativesBarry Pang
CitizenshipsBritish Hong Kong, United States
ResidencesSeattle, United States of America, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, San Francisco, United States
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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