Published 16:00 IST, June 8th 2020
Bruce Lee family details: Parents, siblings, wife and children of martial arts legend
Take an inside look at the Bruce Lee family info at the backdrop of ESPN's documentary on the famous martial artist 'Bruce Lee, Be Water' being aired on Sunday.
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Bruce Lee's famed career as an actor and director in Hollywood as well as most tably in form of a gifted martial artist, has been brought back to life thanks to ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary, Be Water. Directed by Bao Nguyen, Be Water delves deeper into Bruce Lee's legacy as a martial artist and his successful career in Hollywood. documentary also sheds light on facing racial discrimination when trying to land lead roles in Hollywood. While documentary provides an inside look at Bruce Lee's career, here is a look at Bruce Lee family.
Bruce Lee family details
Bruce Lee's far Lee Hoi-Chuen was a Cantonese opera singer and an actor. He performed several gigs in United States and used to frequently travel to country with his wife, Grace Ho and his children. Grace Ho belonged to one of wealthiest and most powerful clans in Hong Kong, Ho-tungs. Lee Hoi-Chuen and Grace Ho had five children - Phoebe Lee, Agnes Lee, Peter Lee, Bruce Lee and Robert Lee. Lee Hoi-Chuen died in 1965, one week after birth of Bruce Lee's son, Brandon.
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Bruce Lee family: Bruce Lee wife
Bruce Lee met his future wife Linda Emery at University of Washington where Linda was studying to become a teacher. couple tied kt on August 17, 1964. couple had two children toger - Brandon (born February 1, 1965) and Shann Emery Lee (born April 19, 1969). Linda remained married to Bruce Lee until his death in 1973. She n married Tom Bleecker in 1988. couple separated two years later. She later married Bruce Cadwell in 1991.
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Bruce Lee family: Bruce Lee son
Born in 1965, Brandon Lee learnt martial arts from his far and used to frequently visit sets with him. Brandon was eight when Bruce Lee died. He followed his far's footsteps and ventured into a career in Hollywood. Brandon Lee worked in action movies like Legacy of R and Rapid Fire. He died in 1993 after being accidentally shot by a prop gun on set of Crow.
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Bruce Lee family: Bruce Lee daughter
Shann Lee was only four when her far passed away. She studied Bruce Lee-created Jeet Kune Do under Richard Bustillo, who was one of Bruce Lee's students himself. She went onto feature in a handful of movies and television shows. She served as executive producer of 2012 documentary on Bruce Lee - I Am Bruce Lee - and 2019 series Warrior.
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Bruce Lee family: Bruce Lee bror and siblings
Pheobe Lee, eldest among Bruce Lee's siblings, is currently 82 years old (born 1938). Peter Lee, Bruce's elder bror lived in Australia and was a former Assistant Director of Hong Kong Observatory. He died in 2008. Robert Lee, youngest of siblings, is a musician and currently resides in US. He served as producer of 2010 Hong Kong film, Bruce Lee, My Bror.
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16:00 IST, June 8th 2020