Van Williams and Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet At that time he also started dance lessons, which further refined his footwork and balance in 1958 Lee won the Hong Kong cha-cha championship.

As a teenager, he took up with local gangs and began learning kung fu to better defend himself. The younger Lee began appearing in films as a child and was frequently cast as a juvenile delinquent or street urchin. He was introduced to the entertainment industry at an early age, as his father was an opera singer and part-time actor. Lee was born in San Francisco, but he grew up in Hong Kong. He died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973, six days before the release of his film Enter the Dragon there.īruce Lee, Chinese name Li Jun Fan, (born November 27, 1940, San Francisco, California, U.S.-died July 20, 1973, Hong Kong), American-born film actor who was renowned for his martial arts prowess and who helped popularize martial arts movies in the 1970s. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!īruce Lee's official cause of death was swelling of the brain caused by an allergic reaction to a headache medication, although some considered the circumstances of his death mysterious.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them!

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