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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Associate Producer
Born:
October 23, 1954 in Taiwan
Biography:Having garnered international acclaim for his work, Taiwanese director "Ang Lee" was one of the first Chinese-born directors to find critical and commercial success on both sides of the Pacific. Born in 1954 in Taipei, he graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then went to the United States, where he studied theater directing at the University of Illinois and film production at New York University.

After winning awards in 1985 for his student work (while at N.Y.U., he also worked on "Spike Lee"'s acclaimed student film, "Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads"), "Lee" spent the next six years working on screenplays, eventually making his directorial debut in 1992 with "Pushing Hands". A comedy about the generational and cultural gaps in a Taiwanese family in New York, it won awards in "Lee"'s native country. His next film, "The Wedding Banquet" (1993), further explored... Full Biography

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Anne Hathaway, Ang Lee, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal promote "Brokeback Mountain" at the 62nd...
Clint Eastwood presents Ang Lee with the Best Director award for "Brokeback Mountain" at the 63rd...
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