Brandon Lee Biography
He was born on February 1, 1965 to
Bruce Lee (Martial Arts idol) and Linda Lee. Brother to Shannon Lee. In 1965 they moved to Hong Kong where Brandon became fluent in Cantonese by the age of 8. He attended Boston's Art-Oriented Emerson College in Massachusetts. He studied Martial Arts and drama, like his father. In 1983 he was expelled from school because of misbehaviour, but received his diploma at Miraleste High school. He was in "Rapid Fire", "Showdown Little Tokyo", and a few more films, including "The Crow". He turned down offers to be in "Dragon: The Bruce Lee story". Bruce died (while filming) at the age of 32, of what is to be believed, a brain hemmorage. Brandon died at the age of 28 on the set of "The Crow". While filming one scene, where he gets shot repetitively, the cap of a blank (which shoots harmlessly) accidently got lodged in his spine after penetrating his abdomen. The doctors worked desperately for five hours, but it was no use. He was pronounced dead at 1:04 pm the next day. He was supposed to marry Eliza Hutton on April 17. His body was flown to Seattle to be buried beside his father in Lake View Cemetery.
Salary
The Crow (1994): $750,000
Rapid Fire (1992): $270,000
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991): $250,000
Legacy of Rage (1986): $200,000
Trivia

Son of
Bruce Lee.

Killed while filming the movie
The Crow by a projectile shot from a gun firing blanks.

Lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years as a little boy.

Spoke Cantonese.

At the time of his death, was engaged to
Eliza Hutton.

Mother is
Linda Lee Cadwell

Brother of
Shannon Lee

Interred at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Had blonde hair as a baby.

His Chinese star sign is the Dragon. He was born on Chinese New Year's eve, last day of the dragon.

Was first asked to play the role of
Bruce Lee in his father's biopic. The role was later given to
Jason Scott Lee.

Was in talks with filmmakers about making Rapid Fire 2.

Was to be married in Mexico on April 17th 1993.

Was originally cast as "Johnny Cage" in
Mortal Kombat.

Dedication at the end of Lee's last film, The Crow, reads "For Brandon and Eliza (Hutton)".

Brandon is of Chinese, German and Swedish descent.

Since his father (Bruce) is of German-Chinese descent and his mother (Linda) is of Swedish descent (she has blonde hair and blue eyes), Brandon was born with blond hair which is very unusual for a person of mixed race. However, as he aged, his hair color changed to brown.

The apple never falls far from the tree: Brandon played the character "Jake Lo" in
Rapid Fire; his father
Bruce Lee played the character "Billy Lo" in
Game of Death.

Nephew of
Robert Lee

Grandson of actor
Hoi-Chuen Lee.

Growing up in Bruce's shadow wasn't always easy for the younger Lee. As a child, Brandon was about to sign up with a local martial-arts studio...until he noticed a large poster of his dad on the wall; Brandon ran from the dojo in tears. Later, as a teenager, he dropped out of two different high-schools (once, after an "altercation" with the vice-principal).

He was a troubled youngster but an outstanding surrogate-parent. When his actress-sister
Shannon Lee and a friend were arrested for underage-joyriding in their mom's car, Brandon sat her down and gave her a classic "It's Okay To Have Fun But Don't Ever Take It Too Far" lecture. Indeed, Shannon claims that if Brandon had lived to see her wedding day, he would have walked her down the aisle.

Was Eurasian like current actors
Andrew Johnston,
Keanu Reeves,
Rob Schneider,
Russell Wong,
Michael Wong and actresses
Jessica Anderson,
Devon Aoki,
China Chow,
Kelly Hu,
Kristin Kreuk,
Jaymee Ong,
Maggie Q and
Monica Young.
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