Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee met Eliza Hutton in 1990. They moved in together the next year and got engaged in October 1992. Brandon Lee and Eliza had planned their wedding on 17 April 1993 at Mexico. However, the marriage did not happen following the unfortunate accident and death of the actor.

On 31 March 1993, while shooting for his upcoming film ‘The Crow’, Brandon Lee died of a gunshot wound due to an accidental shooting. His body is buried in Seattle, next to his father Bruce Lee’s, at the Lake View Cemetery.

Brandon Lee was born on 1 February 1965 in Oakland, California. He was the son of martial arts expert and film actor Bruce Lee and teacher Linda Emery.

Brandon Lee lost his father when he was eight years old. He along with his family moved to Seattle following the death of Bruce Lee.

Brandon Lee received his high school education from Chadwick School in Los Angeles and the Bishop Montgomery High School in Los Angeles. He received his General Educational Development certificate at the age of 18.

He attended the Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts and took up majors in theatre. However, a year later he shifted to New York. Here he took acting classes from the famous Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

In 1985 Brandon Lee returned to Los Angeles and began his career with Ruddy Morgan Productions as a script reader. His first screen appearance was an uncredited cameo in the action movie ‘Crime Killer’ that was released the same year.

Brandon Lee was called for audition for his first major movie role by casting director Lyn Stalmaster and upon successfully completing the auditions, he became part of ‘Kung Fu: The Movie’. He was given the role of the son of the lead character. The movie was based on a popular television series of 1970’s, named ‘Kung Fu’.

Brandon Lee bagged his first leading role in Hong Kong thriller movie ‘Legacy of Rage’ in 1986. He acted with Regina Kent, Michael Wong and Mang Hoi in the movie. His performance in the movie was well appreciated.

In 1987, he acted in the television pilot project ‘Kung Fu: The Next Generation’ that was not selected for running as a series. However, it was aired by the CBS Summer Playhouse. This pilot project was the second follow-up of the initial television series ‘Kung Fu’.

In 1988, Brandon Lee made a short appearance in the American television series ‘Ohara’. He portrayed a negative character in the series. The same year he also began the shooting of his first English movie project named ‘Laser Mission’. The movie was shot in South Africa and later released in the European market in the year 1990.

Brandon Lee was well recognised for his performance in action thriller films. He is remembered for his movies ‘Kung Fu’ and ‘The Crow’.