Bruce Lee- And his acting career

Bruce Lee named Lee Jun Fan by his Eurasian parents from Hong Kong was born on 27th November, 1940 in San Francisco. His mother was of Chinese-German origin while his father was Chinese. His acting career began when he was barely three months old, when he did a stint in his very first movie Golden Gate Girl.

Later he began to act in Cantonese films when he was barely 6 years old. It was during his college days at the University of Washington, when he decided to discontinue his studies and begin his acting career in Hollywood. He did a few television shows in the mid-60s like the Green Hornet where he played Kato. With money from the shows he started, his own martial arts school called Jeet Kune Do. He began training himself in some incredible physical feats and he was able to condition his body well with the ability to perform moves at the speed of lightning.

It was at a Kung Fu demonstration in 1964 at Long Beach Karate Tournament, where he was spotted for his fast moves that paved the way for his acting career. He went on to excel as Kato in the Batman series on television and moved on to movies. Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon happened and he soon went on to become an idol winning millions of fans all over the world. Enter the Dragon one of Bruce Lee's most acclaimed movies was an inspiration for many to take up martial arts. His acting career was short lived when he died mysteriously due to an overdose of cannabis at the age of 32.