![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: February 1, 1965 in Oakland, CA Death: March 31, 1993 in Wilmington, NC Biography:The son of legendary martial artist "Bruce Lee" and his wife Linda, "Brandon Lee" did not plan to become an action star like his father. A professionally trained actor, he hoped to play mostly dramatic roles. But, like the older "Lee", he was a skilled martial artist and used this talent to break into the movie business. Brandon's tragic death on the eve of his dramatic film breakthrough was both eerily reminiscent of his father's untimely demise and a tremendous loss to movie fans.
Born on February 1, 1965 in Oakland, CA, "Lee" spent his early years in Hong Kong, where he learned Cantonese and studied the martial art of Jeet Kun Do. He was only eight when his father died suddenly of a brain edema, and his mother moved "Lee" and his younger sister "Shannon" back to the States. They settled first in Seattle and then in Rolling Hills, CA, where "Lee" acquired the reputation of a troubled, wild child.... Full Biography
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