Bruce Lee
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-11-27
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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Cast
Marlowe
1969
6.00
Fist of Fury
1972
7.25
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980
4.30
Enter the Dragon
1973
7.40
The Way of the Dragon
1972
7.37
The Big Boss
1971
7.11
The World of Kung Fu
1973
0.00
Game of Death
1978
6.40
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994
6.10
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
7.30
Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984
8.00
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
1995
10.00
Fury of the Dragon
1976
5.20
The Real Bruce Lee
1977
5.60
I Am Bruce Lee
2012
7.70
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998
7.83
The Final Game of Death
2023
10.00
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
1971
8.50
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
1999
10.00
In the Face of Demolition
1953
0.00
The Orphan
1960
4.00
The Green Hornet
1974
6.80
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
7.50
The Kid
1950
5.50
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
1976
4.50
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2000
2.70
Top Fighter
1995
6.40
Kung Fu Killers
1974
7.00
An Orphan's Tragedy
1955
7.00
The Guiding Light
1953
6.00
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
7.10
The Tenant
1976
7.63
Game of Silence
2024
0.00
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
6.80
Fist to Fist
2000
5.50
Golden Gate Girl
1941
0.00
La Légende du petit dragon
1975
0.00
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
6.20
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994
6.70
Face to Face
1997
4.50
We Owe It to Our Children
1955
0.00
The Path of the Dragon
1998
6.40
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1992
7.50
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
8.40
Modern Warriors
2002
5.20
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
8.00
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999
8.00
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do
2004
0.00
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
2016
4.80
Thunderstorm
1957
4.00
The Birth of Mankind
1946
0.00
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1998
2.50
The Warrior Within
1976
0.00
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
6.80
Be Water
2020
6.76
Game of Death Redux
2019
6.40
The Green Hornet
2005
0.00
A Myriad Homes
1953
0.00
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
1956
0.00
Darling Girl
1957
0.00
Too Late for Divorce
1956
8.00
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
2009
6.00
The Real Bruce Lee 2
2002
4.00
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
1973
0.00
Game of Death II
1981
5.70
A Mother's Tears
1953
0.00
Orphan's Song
1955
0.00
The Young Bruce Lee
1976
0.00
The Way of the Little Dragon
1997
10.00
Fist of Unicorn
1973
4.40
La revanche du dragon
1976
0.00