Bruce Lee (Birth name: Lee Jun-fan 李振藩 Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese 李振藩, Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Zhènfān, Lei5 Zan3 Faan4 Cantonese, and stage name: Li Xiao-Long Traditional Chinese: 李小龙, Simplified Chinese: 李小龙, Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎolóng, Cantonese: Lei2 Lung4-SiO 2), born in Chinatown in San Francisco in the United States November 27, 1940 and died of cerebral edema in Hong Kong to China July
20, 1973, is a martial artist, director, actor, producer, writer and philosopher Sino-American of Chinese origin. Alongside his acting career, he created his own martial art, Jeet Kune Do. It is considered the greatest martial arts master in the world cinema in the twentieth century and paved the way for other Chinese actors like Jackie Chan and Jet Li, or foreign like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris . His tragic and untimely death helped make him a legend of cinema and martial arts.
