Brandon Lee

Also known as Brandon Bruce Lee, Li Guohao

American actor (1965–1993)

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Brandon Lee (1965–1993) was an American actor and martial artist born in Oakland, California. He worked in action films, drama fiction, and martial arts films, with a career beginning in 1985. Lee was educated at Emerson College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He resided in Hong Kong and Los Angeles and held citizenship in the United States and British Hong Kong.

He died from a gunshot wound in Iztapalapa on March 31, 1993. Lee is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Washington. His mother was Linda Lee Cadwell, and his sibling was Shannon Lee. He spoke English as his native language and competed for the United States in martial arts and Muay Thai.

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Oakland, California, USA

Brandon Bruce Lee, born February 1, 1965, in Oakland, California, was an American actor and martial artist who tragically died young during his ascent to stardom. Son of the legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, Brandon inherited his father's athletic prowess and later followed him into the world of entertainment. Lee's early life was split between California and Hong Kong. After his…

Known for

Mr. McMahon — Self - Crow (archive footage)2024
My Old School — Self (archive footage)2022
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)2003
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee2001
Sex, Lies and Video Violence — Man in line to night club2000
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On — Self1999
The Crow — Eric1994
The Life of Bruce Lee — Self - Son of Bruce Lee1994
Rapid Fire — Jake Lo1992
Showdown in Little Tokyo — Johnny Murata1991

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Instance of: human
Family name: Li
Gender: male
Citizenship: British Hong Kong
Place of birth: Oakland
Place of death: Iztapalapa
Father: Bruce Lee
Mother: Linda Lee Cadwell
Sibling: Shannon Lee
Occupation: Thai boxer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Genre: martial arts film
Sport: Muay Thai
Country for sport: United States
Image: Brandon lee (cropped).jpg
Residence: Los Angeles

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date of birth: 1965-02-01
date of death: 1993-03-31
cause of death: gunshot wound
Commons category: Brandon Lee
start of work period: 1985-00-00
name in native language: Brandon Lee
place of burial: Lake View Cemetery
social media followers: 27342

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Brandon Bruce Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor and martial artist. Establishing himself as a rising action star in the early 1990s, Lee landed what was to be his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in the supernatural superhero film The Crow (1994). However, Lee's career and life were cut short by his accidental death during the film's production.

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