Bruce Lee

Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor (1940-1973)

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Age	32 (age at death)
Birthday	27 November, 1940
Birthplace	San Francisco, California, United States
Died	20 July, 1973
Place of Death	Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong
Height	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Hong Konger
Occupation	Actor
Claim to Fame	Lee In Enter The Dragon (1973).

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Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.

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Bruce Lee was born on Wednesday, 27 November 1940 in San Francisco, California, United States. His full name at birth was Lee Jun Fan. He was best known as an actor. Lee's country of citizenship (nationality) was Hong Konger. He died on Friday, 20 July 1973 in Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong at the age of 32. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, US. Bruce attended high school at James A. Garfield High School, Seattle, Washington, United States. For university, he studied at Philosophy, University Of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States (No Degree). His religion is listed as Atheist. He was 5' 8" (173 cm) tall with an athletic build. He had black eyes and black hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $10,000,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Sagittarius.

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Full name at birth	Lee Jun Fan	hide	edit
Claim to fame	Lee In Enter The Dragon (1973).	hide	edit
Date of birth	27 November 1940	hide	edit
Place of birth	San Francisco, California, United States	hide	edit
Date of death	20 July 1973	hide	edit
Age	32 (age at death)	hide
Place of death	Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong	hide	edit
Cause of death	Cerebral Edema	hide	edit
Resting place	Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, US	hide	edit
Occupation	Martial Artist, Martial Arts Instructor, Actor, Film Director, Screenwriter.	hide	edit
Occupation category	Actor	hide	edit
Nationality	Hong Konger	hide	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	5' 8" (173 cm)	hide	edit
Build	Athletic	hide	edit
Hair color	Black	hide	edit
Eye color	Black	hide	edit
Gender	Male	hide	edit
Ethnicity	Multiracial	hide	edit
Sexuality	Straight	hide	edit
Religion	Atheist	hide	edit
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius	hide
Distinctive feature	Muscles.	hide	edit
Pets	pets	hide

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Net worth	$10,000,000 USD	hide	edit
High school	James A. Garfield High School, Seattle, Washington, United States	hide	edit
University	Philosophy, University Of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States (No Degree)	hide	edit
Talent agency	talent agency	hide
Political affiliation	political affiliation	hide
Political party	political party	hide

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Actor/Actress 46
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Director 4
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Writer 7
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Producer 6
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Stunts 4
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Additional Crew 9
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Other Crew 5
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Thanks 20
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Self 27
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Archive Footage 88
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Trivia

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stars Left for Seattle in 1958 with $100. Gave cha cha cha lessons to first-class passengers to earn extra money during ship ride to US.
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stars Lee knocked-out Chung, a Choy Li Fut fighter, in Hong Kong in a 1958 Full-Contact match. The match was refereed by Sheun-Leung Wong.
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stars Developed his martial art style called Jeet Kune Do (Way of the Intercepting Fist) which is more of an idea of being flexible and practical with learning martial arts
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