Bruce Lee born Lee
Jun-fan; on 27 November 1940, was a Hong Kong-American martial artist,
actor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial
arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed
fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist and Taoist
philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a film career
spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global
Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history
of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts
films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the
1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.
