Bruce Lee

star 24.3

  • publicWebsite:
    Visit
  • group Other Names:
    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

description About

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.

Info

  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1940-11-27
  • event Death Date 1973-07-20
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 24.3
  • info Birth Place San Francisco, California, USA
  • share Share:
  • visibility Views: 4 views
  • star User Ratings:
    Login to rate

    0.0

    (0 Votes)

image Images

smart_display Movies and TV shows by Bruce Lee

5.9

Marlowe

1969-09-19

7.3

Fist of Fury

1972-03-22

4.3

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

1980-09-01

7.5

Enter the Dragon

1973-08-17

7.4

The Way of the Dragon

1972-12-30

7.1

The Big Boss

1971-10-23

0

The World of Kung Fu

1973-01-01

6.5

Game of Death

1978-03-23

6.1

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

1994-01-18

7.3

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000-10-22

8

Bruce Lee: The Legend

1984-01-01

10

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do

1995-01-01

6.4

Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious

2002-12-10

5.2

Fury of the Dragon

1976-10-14

5.9

The Real Bruce Lee

1977-01-13

7.7

I Am Bruce Lee

2012-02-09

8.2

Bruce Lee: In His Own Words

1998-07-01

10

The Final Game of Death

2023-07-17

8.5

Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview

1971-12-09

10

The Lees: Action Speaks Louder

1999-10-25

0

Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest

1965-01-01

0

In the Face of Demolition

1953-11-26

4

The Orphan

1960-03-02

6.8

The Green Hornet

1974-03-21

7.5

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

1985-03-14

0

Bruce Lee - Le Parcours d'un Guerrier

2000-01-01

5.5

The Kid

1950-05-31

4.6

Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger

1976-01-02

2.7

Bruce Lee in G.O.D.

2000-11-25

6.4

Top Fighter

1995-06-15

8.3

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

1973-10-14

7

Kung Fu Killers

1974-01-01

6

The Guiding Light

1953-04-30

7

An Orphan's Tragedy

1955-02-11

8.8

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

1990-01-01

5.7

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002-06-01

7.1

The Curse of the Dragon

1993-06-30

7.6

The Tenant

1976-05-26

0

Game of Silence

2024-07-26

7.5

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

2020-03-06

8

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

2020-01-01

6.8

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

2003-01-01

5.5

Fist to Fist

2000-01-01

0

Golden Gate Girl

1941-05-27

0

La légende du petit dragon

1975-01-01

6.7

The Life of Bruce Lee

1994-01-01

4.5

Face to Face

1997-01-01

6.3

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998-07-17

0

We Owe It to Our Children

1955-01-01

7.5

Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania

1992-01-01

7.2

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

1996-08-30

6.4

The Path of the Dragon

1998-01-01

8.1

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

1993-12-31

8.4

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

2001-12-18

5.2

Modern Warriors

2002-08-20

8

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009-05-17

8

Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On

1999-01-01

8.5

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

1998-08-18

0

Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do

2004-09-09

4.8

Bruce Lee: Tracking the Dragon

2016-10-25

8

Bruce Lee: In Pursuit of the Dragon

2011-01-01

4

Thunderstorm

1957-03-14

0

The Birth of Mankind

1946-01-01

2.5

Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist

1998-01-01

0

The Warrior Within

1976-01-01

6.8

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019-08-14

0

Bruce Lee - La Destinée du Dragon

2004-09-07

6.9

Be Water

2020-01-25

5.8

Game of Death Redux

2019-07-20

0

The Green Hornet

2005-01-06

0

A Myriad Homes

1953-10-08

0

The Wise Guys Who Fool Around

1956-02-15

0

Darling Girl

1957-12-06

8

Too Late for Divorce

1956-12-22

6

The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee

2009-01-01

0

The Real Bruce Lee 2

2002-01-01

0

Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong

1973-01-01

10

Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente

2008-01-01

0

Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon

1973-08-01

5.6

Game of Death II

1981-03-21

7.4

Batman

1966-01-12

5.5

Mentiras verdaderas

2011-10-11

6.8

Longstreet

1971-09-16

6.8

Longstreet

1971-09-16

0

Blondie

1968-09-26

6

Here Come the Brides

1968-09-25

7.4

History's Greatest Mysteries

2020-11-14

7.1

The Green Hornet

1966-09-09

7.2

Too Young to Die

2012-07-14

6.9

Ironside

1967-03-28

movie_edit Directing