1940-11-27 ( 84 years old ) in San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Movies
Game of Silence
2024-07-26
The Final Game of Death
2023-07-17
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020-03-06
Be Water
2020-01-25
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
2020-01-01
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14
Game of Death Redux
2019-07-20
Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon
2016-10-25
I Am Bruce Lee
2012-02-09
Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon
2011-01-01
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009-05-17
The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
2009-01-01
The Green Hornet
2005-01-06
Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do
2004-09-09
Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon
2004-09-07
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003-01-01
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
2002-12-10
Modern Warriors
2002-08-20
The Real Bruce Lee 2
2002-01-01
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001-12-18
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2000-11-25
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000-10-22
Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier
2000-01-01
Fist to Fist
2000-01-01
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder
1999-10-25
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On
1999-01-01
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
1998-07-01
The Path of the Dragon
1998-01-01
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1998-01-01
Face to Face
1997-01-01
The Way of the Little Dragon
1997-01-01
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996-08-30
Top Fighter
1995-06-15
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
1995-01-01
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994-01-18
The Life of Bruce Lee
1994-01-01
The Curse of the Dragon
1993-06-30
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1992-01-01
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990-01-01
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985-03-14
Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984-01-01
Game of Death II
1981-03-21
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980-09-01
Game of Death
1978-03-23
The Real Bruce Lee
1977-01-13
The Young Bruce Lee
1976-12-04
Fury of the Dragon
1976-10-14
La revanche du dragon
1976-08-11
The Tenant
1976-05-26
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
1976-01-02
The Warrior Within
1976-01-01
La Légende du petit dragon
1975-01-01
The Green Hornet
1974-03-21
Kung Fu Killers
1974-01-01
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973-10-14
Enter the Dragon
1973-08-17
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon
1973-08-01
Fist of Unicorn
1973-03-01
The World of Kung Fu
1973-01-01
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
1973-01-01
The Way of the Dragon
1972-12-30
Fist of Fury
1972-03-22
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview
1971-12-09
The Big Boss
1971-10-23
Marlowe
1969-09-19
Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest
1965-01-01
The Orphan
1960-03-02
Darling Girl
1957-12-06
Thunderstorm
1957-03-14
Too Late for Divorce
1956-12-22
The Wise Guys Who Fool Around
1956-02-15
Orphan's Song
1955-09-08
An Orphan's Tragedy
1955-02-11
We Owe It to Our Children
1955-01-01
In the Face of Demolition
1953-11-26
A Myriad Homes
1953-10-08
A Mother's Tears
1953-06-28
The Guiding Light
1953-04-30
The Kid
1950-05-31
The Birth of Mankind
1946-01-01
Golden Gate Girl
1941-05-27
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