Bruce Lee

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Bruce Lee

Lee in 1971

Background information

Chinese name 李小龍 (traditional)

Chinese name 李小龙 (simplified)

Pinyin Lǐ Xiǎolóng (Mandarin)

Jyutping Lei Siu Long (Cantonese)

Born Lee Jun-fan

李振藩 (Traditional)
李振藩 (Simplified)
Lǐ Zhènfān (Mandarin)
 Lei Zan Faan (Cantonese)

November 27, 1940

Chinatown, San Francisco, U.S.

Died July 20, 1973 (aged 32)

Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong

Resting place Lake View Cemetery, Seattle

Origin Kowloon, Hong Kong[1]

Alma mater University of Washington

 Martial artist
Occupation
 philosopher

 actor

 director

 screenwriter

 producer

Years active 1950–1973

Nationality Hong Kong[2]

United States

Spouse(s) Linda Emery

(m. 1964)

Children Brandon Lee (1965–1993)

Shannon Lee (born 1969)

Parents Lee Hoi-chuen (1901–1965)

Grace Ho (1907–1996)

Siblings Robert Lee (born 1948)

Ancestry Shunde, Guangdong, China

Website Bruce Lee Foundation

Bruce Lee official website
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Awards

Lee Jun-fan (Chinese: 李振藩; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), known professionally
as Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍), was a Hong Kong and American actor, film director, martial
artist, martial arts instructor, philosopher[5] and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do, one of
the wushu or kungfu styles. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-chuen. He is
widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the
most influential martial artists of all time,[6] and a pop culture icon of the 20th century.[7][8] He is
often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.[9]
Lee was born in Chinatown, San Francisco, on November 27, 1940, to parents from Hong
Kong and was raised in Kowloon, Hong Kong, with his family until his late teens. He was
introduced to the film industry by his father and appeared in several films as a child actor. Lee
moved to the United States at the age of 18 to receive his higher education, at the University of
Washington, at Seattle[10]and it was during this time that he began teaching martial arts.
His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts
film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of interest in Chinese martial
arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced
martial arts and martial arts films in the US, Hong Kong, and the rest of the world.[11]
He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films: Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of
Fury (1972); Golden Harvest's Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Golden
Harvest and Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death(1978), both
directed by Robert Cl