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Bruce Lee

1940-11-27 San Francisco, California, USA

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Biografia

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.

Películas

Jackie Chan - Humour, gloire et kung-fu Self (archive footage) 2021-08-04
Be Water Self (archival) 2020-01-25
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Self (archive footage) 2019-08-14
I Am Bruce Lee Self (archival) 2012-02-09
How Bruce Lee Changed the World Self (archival) 2009-05-17
李小龍風采一生 Self (archival) 2009-01-01
Le Frelon vert Kato 2005-01-06
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon Self (archival) 2004-11-28
The Real Bruce Lee 2 (archive footage) 2002-01-01
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies Self - Interviewee (archive footage) 2002-06-01
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey Self (archival) 2000-10-22
The Lees: Action Speaks Louder Self (archival) 1999-10-25
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee Self (archival) 1998-10-06
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words self 1998-07-01
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon Self (archival) 1994-01-18
The Gods Must Be Crazy III Self (archive footage) 1991-07-05
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts Self (archive footage) 1985-03-14
Bruce Lee: The Legend Self (archival) 1984-01-01
死亡塔 Lee Chen-chiang (archive footage) 1981-03-21
死亡遊戲 Billy Lo 1978-03-23
The Warrior Within Self 1976-01-01
天皇巨星 Self (archive footage) 1976-01-02
The Young Bruce Lee 1976-12-04
Fury of the Dragon Kato 1976-10-14
La Légende du petit dragon Self (archive footage) 1975-01-01
The Green Hornet Kato 1974-03-21
Location: Hong Kong with Enter the Dragon Self 1973-08-01
麒麟掌 1973-03-01
Enter the Dragon Lee 1973-08-17
猛龍過江 Tang Lung 1972-12-30
精武門 Chen Zhen 1972-03-22
Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview Self 1971-12-09
唐山大兄 Cheng Chiu On 1971-10-23
Marlowe Winslow Wong 1969-09-19
Dragon Rising: The Green Hornet Screentest Kato 1965-01-01
人海孤鴻 Ah Sam 1960-03-02
雷雨 Chow Chung 1957-03-14
甜姐兒 1957-12-06
詐痲納福 Lee Siu Lung 1956-02-15
早知當初我唔嫁 Kai Cheung 1956-12-22
兒女債 Le fils fainéant 1955-01-01
Orphan's Song 1955-09-08
孤星血淚 Wong Fuk-kwan (child) 1955-02-11
千萬人家 1953-10-08
苦海明燈 San at 13 1953-04-30
危樓春曉 1953-11-26
慈母淚 1953-06-28
細路祥 Kid Cheung 1950-05-31
Fu Kuei Fu Yün 1946-01-01
金門女 Baby (Uncredited) 1941-09-15