Bruce Lee
27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973
Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong American martial artist, actor and film-maker who trained in Wing Chun in Hong Kong and later developed his own approach, Jeet Kune Do. After appearing as Kato in the American television series The Green Hornet he starred in the Hong Kong films The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon, and in the Hollywood co-production Enter the Dragon. He died in Hong Kong in 1973 at the age of thirty-two.
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Life events
He was born while his father, a Cantonese opera performer, was on tour in the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe left Hong Kong for Seattle, where he finished high school and taught martial arts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied there while running his first martial arts school.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe couple had two children, Brandon and Shannon.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe role brought him to the attention of American and Hong Kong audiences.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe approach rejected fixed styles in favour of adaptable technique.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe film broke box office records in Hong Kong and made him a leading man there.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIt was the only feature he directed, and included the Colosseum fight with Chuck Norris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe collapsed and died shortly before the release of Enter the Dragon; the inquest recorded death by misadventure from a reaction to a painkiller.
Source: en.wikipedia.org