Bruce Lee
Acting
Born 1940-11-27
Died 1973-07-20
San Francisco, California, USA
82 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
California Hall of Fame 1
Awards
Won 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
- — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won
California Hall of Fame 1 won
- 2015 California Hall of Fame Won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
53 credits
Ironside
Batman
Mentiras verdaderas
History's Greatest Mysteries
Epic Rap Battles of History
Enter the Dragon
The Green Hornet
Fist of Fury
The Way of the Dragon
Game of Death
The Big Boss
Longstreet
Crazy Safari
Game of Death II
Too Young to Die
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
A Life in Ten Pictures
Marlowe
The Wrecking Crew
I Am
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
I Am Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
The Guiding Light
The Pierre Berton Show
Too Late for Divorce
Be Water
The Green Hornet
Slaughter in San Francisco
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Fist of Unicorn
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
Game of Death Redux
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Bruce Lee: Century Hero
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Fury of the Dragon
Golden Gate Girl
Bruce Lee: Martial Arts Superstar
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
The Path of the Dragon
An Orphan's Tragedy
The Kid
The Final Game of Death
The Green Hornet
Other credits
6 credits
Big Stan
In the Face of Demolition
The Birth of Mankind
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Death In Hollywood
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
Producing
4 credits
Writing
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Directing
2 credits
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