Hong Kong American martial artist and actor whose films popularized Chinese martial arts cinema worldwide and inspired generations of action performers.
Background
Born Lee Jun-fan in San Francisco’s Chinatown to Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-chuen, he grew up in Hong Kong before returning to the United States in 1959 to study philosophy at the University of Washington.
Career
He played Kato in the ABC series “The Green Hornet,” then signed with Golden Harvest in Hong Kong, leading “The Big Boss,” “Fist of Fury,” and his self-directed “Way of the Dragon.” Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest co-produced “Enter the Dragon,” released a month after his sudden death at age 32.
Style
Lee founded the martial art Jeet Kune Do, and his films introduced a fast, naturalistic fighting style and a charismatic on-screen persona that defined the global martial arts film boom of the 1970s.
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