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Facts on Brandon Lee
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Brandon was born
in Oakland California, on February 1 1965.
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He was born to
parents: Jun Fan Bruce Lee (Bruce Lee) and Linda Emery Lee Cadwell.
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Brandon had 1
sister called Shannon Emery Lee.
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The Lee's lived in
Hong Kong from 1965 till 1973.
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After his father's death, Brandon, his mother and sister Shannon,
moved to Los Angeles.
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His mother, Linda, wanted to take her children out of the
limelight, so they might have the chance of a normal childhood.
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He died on March
31, 1993, at 13:04, at the Wilmington Hospital.
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He was buried at
Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington.
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Brandon had blue
eyes.
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He was
approximately 5' 11''
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As soon as he had learnt to walk, his father started training him
in the martial arts.
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He was fluent in Cantonese by the age
of 8.
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Brandon was only 8 years old when his father, Bruce Lee died.
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He was educated at
Emerson College, Boston, MA; Strasburg Academy.
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He went to a private
school called Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, California. He got expelled for
misbehaviour, in 1983.
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He got his diploma
at Miraleste
High School in California.
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Brandon once reversed his car into oncoming traffic, at High
school.
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His fiancée was
called Eliza Hutton.
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Brandon was due to
marry Eliza on April 17th, in New Mexico.
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At his funeral Brandon wore his wedding tuxedo and Eliza wore her wedding
dress.
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Brandon & Eliza were trying for a baby before Brandon died.
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Brandon made several appearances on Hong Kong television with his
father.
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He refused to star in "Dragon: The Bruce Lee story"
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Brandon's first professional acting job came at the age of 20
when he appeared in the CBS television film Kung Fu: The Movie in 1986.
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He later landed a role as the evil son of Yakuza godfather on an
episode of O'Hara with Pat Morita.
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Brandon had to travel to Hong Kong in order to make his feature
film, Legacy of Rage (1986).
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Brandon then landed a role in the 1990 movie Laser Mission that
was filmed in Namibia with featured star Ernest Borgnine.
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Brandon made his American feature film debut in Showdown in
Little Tokyo for Warner Brothers.
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Brandon then landed a major starring role, that of Jake Lo in
Rapid Fire for 20th Century Fox, written with Brandon Lee in mind.
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Brandon also helped work on Rapid Fire's fight choreography to
bring some Hong Kong movie flair to the film.
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20th Century Fox signed Brandon to do two more films for the
studio.
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Brandon had to lose weight, to be more like a dead man for his
role as Eric Draven in the Crow.
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Brandon had signed for two more Crow movies before he died.
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In 1992, a burglar broke into Brandon's home. Brandon was there
to prevent him from taking anything. The burglar ended up in hospital with
broken bones.