Jason Scott Lee Biography

Fast Facts

• Ranked number seven in Goldsea Asian American Daily's list of the 130 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time
• Developed an interest in acting in high school and studied under acting coach Sal Romeo in college
• Has an interest in live theater, and made his operatic debut as Pasha Selim in a production of "Abduction from the Seraglio" at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii
• The leading roles that have garnered him the most attention are Bruce Lee in "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" and Mowgli in the 1994 adaptation of "The Jungle Book․"
• Though he shares the same last name and portrayed him in a film, Jason Scott Lee is not related to Bruce Lee
• Bought land in Hawaii so that he could enjoy fishing, farming and off-the-grid living when not working in Hollywood
• To portray Bruce Lee in "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story," he began training in Bruce Lee's martial art Jeet Kune Do and continued to the point that he became a certified instructor