Born on February 1, 1965 to 李小龙 (Martial Arts idol) and Linda Lee Cadwell. Brother to 李香凝. In 1970-71, 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 misbehavior, but received his diploma at Miraleste High School. He was in 龙霸天下 (1992), 浴血蛟龙 (1991) and a few more films, including 乌鸦 (1994). He turned down offers to be in 李小龙传 (1993). Brandon died (while filming) at the age of 28, of what is to be believed, a brain hemorrhage on the set of 乌鸦 (1994). The film crew shot a scene in which it was decided to use a gun without consent from the weapons coordinator, who had been sent home early that night. They handed 迈克尔·麦斯 the gun loaded with full power blanks and shot the scene, unaware that a bullet had become dislodged from a previous shot and had lodged itself in the barrel. Upon shooting of the scene the blank round forced the bullet out the barrel striking Brandon Lee. The crew only noticed when Lee was slow getting up. The doctors worked desperately for five hours, but it was no use. The bullet had lodged itself in Mr Lee's lower spine. He was pronounced dead at 1:04 P.M. the next day. He was supposed to marry Eliza Hutton on April 17, 1993. His body was flown to Seattle to be buried beside his father in Lake View Cemetery.
Son of 李小龙 and Linda Lee Cadwell.
Killed while filming the movie 乌鸦 (1994) by a projectile shot from a gun firing blanks.
Lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years as a little boy.
Spoke Cantonese.
Was engaged to Eliza Hutton. Prior to his death.
Older brother of 李香凝.
Interred at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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 李小龙 in his father's biopic. The role was later given to 李截.
Was in talks with filmmakers about making Rapid Fire 2.
Was set to be married to Eliza Hutton in Mexico on April 17, 1993.
Dedication at the end of Lee's last film, 乌鸦 (1994), reads "For Brandon and Eliza (Hutton)".
Brandon's father was of Chinese, and some European (usually described as German), descent. Brandon's mother, who is caucasian, has English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Dutch ancestry. Brandon was born with blond hair. As he aged, his hair color changed to brown.
The apple never falls far from the tree: Brandon played the character "Jake Lo" in 龙霸天下 (1992); his father 李小龙 played the character "Billy Lo" in 死亡游戏 (1978).
Nephew of Jan-Fai Lee
Grandson of actor 李海泉.
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 李香凝 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.
He was originally cast as Johnny Cage in 格斗之王 (1995), but died before production began.
He was offered the chance to play his dad in 李小龙传 (1993). Understandably, he turned it down so he could star in 乌鸦 (1994). The film was later dedicated to his memory.
Was trained in Wing Chun, Shaolin Kung-Fu, Muay Thai & Jeet Kune Do.
The manner of his death is as follows: Michael Massee, the actor portraying Funboy, was required to fire a .44 magnum revolver loaded with blanks at Lee. The revolver had been inspected days earlier for a previously filmed scene in which it was not fired but needed to be seen loaded. Dummy rounds are used for this, which have a bullet, a spent primer, but no powder. One of the dummy rounds had a bullet, a live primer, and no powder. When test-fired, the primer propelled the bullet into the barrel, where it stopped. The gun was then rechecked, but no anomalies were found because the primer was now spent and the barrel was not inspected. Then, when filming the fateful scene days later, the same gun was used with blanks. Blanks are fully charged rounds with no bullets, but there was a bullet in the barrel. The blank round propelled it into Lee's abdomen just as if he had been shot with a live .44 magnum round. Michael Massee spent a year, devastated by what happened, deciding whether or not to return to acting.
Brandon Lee was killed by a wad from a blank pistol. In a scene from Bruce Lee's 1978 film, "Game of Death," a prop man handling out blanks to some actors says,"These are blanks....There's a wad of paper that comes out and can injure someone.".
Brandon Lee was tragically killed on the set of The Crow, when a prop pistol accidentally shot him in the abdomen. Two decades earlier, Mel Novak who portrayed Stick the Assassin in Game of Death, shot Bruce Lee's character with a prop gun during a take This proved to unfortunately be a premonition of death for Lee's son.
Was Lana & Lilly Wachowski's original choice & source of inspiration for the character & role of Thomas "Neo" Anderson in The Matrix (1999).
Usually played a character on the wrong side of the law
