Bruce Lee
Also known as Lee Jun-fan
Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy, which was formed from his 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 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, he 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 a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker who created Jeet Kune Do, a martial arts philosophy blending fighting techniques with Zen Buddhist and Taoist ideas. He became the first global Chinese film star and one of cinema's most influential martial artists by starring in martial arts films during the 1970s, helping to popularize the genre worldwide.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 Nov 1940
- Died
- 20 Jul 1973
- Works
- 64
Top works
- 李小龙技击法
- Targile hatḳafah ṿe-haganah be-shiṭat Brus Li
- Bruce Lee - Ma méthode de combat
- Tamashii no buki
- S'entraîner avec Bruce Lee
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 1973
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Authority record · VIAF
- Nationality
- US, CN, HK, DE
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Lee Jun-fan Chinese李振藩
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1940 births1973 deaths20th-century American male actors20th-century American male writers20th-century American philosophers20th-century American screenwriters20th-century Hong Kong male actorsAccidental deaths in Hong KongAmerican action choreographersAmerican AtheistsAmerican film directors of Chinese descentAmerican Jeet Kune Do practitioners