Brandon Lee

Birth Name:

Brandon Bruce Lee

Birth Place:

Oakland, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Stunts

The Crow is dedicated to him and his fiancée Eliza Hutton
Was nominated for Best New Performer at the 1987 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in "Long zai jiang hu․"
Majored in theater at Emerson College in Boston, Mass
Lee died from a gunshot wound suffered on the set of "The Crow" when a series of accidents resulted in a gun firing a real bullet into his abdomen instead of the intended blank round
Took acting lessons at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and learned about martial arts from father Bruce Lee's top students, Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo
Quote: "But you tend to take a great deal for granted, because you feel like you're going to live forever․ It's only if you lose a friend, or maybe have a near-death experience that many events and people in your life suddenly attain real significance․"
Quote: "[on "The Crow"] "Was I destined to play this role? I don't know if I was destined to play this role, but I feel very fortunate to be doing so․""
A martial artist and actor, he appeared in a number of action films
His most iconic role was in "The Crow" as an undead rock musician avenging his and his fiancée's murders
As a child, he lived in Hong Kong for several years

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