Brandon Lee

Strikingly handsome Asian-American actor was the son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee and a Swedish-American mother. Lee began performing in regional theater while still in high school. After studying theater in college, Lee received his first break when cast in "Kung Fu: The Movie" (1986), the TV revival of the popular ABC series of the 1970s. He portrayed an assassin on the trail of David Carradine's Cain. (Ironically, the role of Cain was originally conceived for Bruce Lee.) Lee made his feature debut that same year in "Legacy of Rage", a Hong Kong-produced action movie shot entirely in Cantonese. He went on to play the wisecracking sidekick of Dolph Lundgren in "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991). 1992 marked the beginning of his brief career as a Hollywood lead with the modest action film "Rapid Fire". Determined not to be just an action star, Lee chose to star in the dark melodrama "The Crow" (1993). His life came to a tragic end when he was accidentally shot during filming.

  • Also Credited As:
    Brandon Bruce Lee
  • Born:
    February 1, 1965 in Oakland, California
  • Died:
    March 31, 1993.
  • Job Titles:
    Actor
Family
  • Sister: Shannon Lee.
Significant Others
  • Companion: Eliza Hutton. engaged to be married on April 17, 1993
Education
  • Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts
Milestones
  • 1965 Spent the first eight years of his life in Hong Kong
  • 1986 First professional acting debut in TV movie "Kung Fu: The Movie"
  • 1986 Made feature debut in "Legacy of Rage"
  • 1987 Cast in the pilot, "Kung Fu: The Next Generation"
  • 1991 Signed three-picture deal with 20th Century-Fox
  • 1992 Signed a multi-picture deal with Carolco Pictures
  • 1992 Starred in his first major Hollywood feature, "Rapid Fire"
  • 1993 Last feature, "The Crow"
  • Attended high school in Los Angeles
  • Instructed in martial arts by his father, Bruce Lee

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