Date of birth and death: 1940-1973.
Born in San Francisco, USA, his ancestral home is Shunde, Guangdong.
1946 participated in the performance of the first film and officially played an important role in the film.
1966 He became famous for his participation in The Green Hornet, and began to teach the Hollywood celebrity China Kung Fu privately.
In the eyes of many foreigners, Bruce Lee is the embodiment of China Kung Fu.
Main work and contribution:
197 1 year 1 1 month was listed as "one of the seven famous martial arts masters in the world" by the international authoritative martial arts magazine Black Belt, and was praised as "forbidden kingdom" and "the Holy of Martial Arts". 1972 won the Golden Horse Award "Best Skill Award" for Jingwumen; 1993 Hollywood Celebrity Avenue is paved with the Bruce Lee Memorial Star Emblem; 1993 was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Hong Kong Film Awards Conference.
His major works include The Green Hornet, Alley, Thunderstorm, Lonely Sea, Tangshan Brothers, Jingwumen, Raptors Crossing the River, enter the dragon and so on.
Kung Fu and movies are the two pillars of Bruce Lee's life. His success in martial arts gave him a chance to succeed in movies, which promoted the wider spread of his martial arts in the world.
We dare not say that Bruce Lee is the first kungfu master in China, but we can conclude that Bruce Lee is the first kungfu master in China-he is the first kungfu master in China who won an international reputation, and he is also the first person who made China martial arts truly spread around the world.
Bruce Lee was twice honored in the world-renowned American martial arts publications Black Belt and Hall of Heroes. After his death, Jhoon Rhee, an American martial arts master, proposed that165438+1October 27th (Bruce Lee's birthday) be designated as "Kung Fu Festival" every year. From 1974, the super martial arts competition held in the United States must observe a moment of silence before the game to show respect for this China kung fu master; What's even more remarkable is that1June, 1999, American Time magazine named Bruce Lee as one of the "most influential 100 people in the 20th century", and he was the only China person and martial artist among these 100 century celebrities. In addition, Jeet Kune Do, developed by Bruce Lee, went to the temple of the university. Jeet Kune Do is listed as a teaching course by Laford University in Virginia, USA, and students can earn credits for a course by studying Jeet Kune Do. At the same time, "Bruce Lee Studies" has become a specialized knowledge, and it is also a topic for students to obtain doctoral degrees in American universities. The United States Military Academy, the Army, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Special Police Force all regard Jeet Kune Do as one of the fighting training courses. 1993, the only China superstar commemorative star emblem "Bruce Lee Star" was set on Hollywood Celebrity Avenue; 1999 Bruce Lee was awarded the "Dominican Art Award" by the US government, and Bruce Lee was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the American Performing Arts Association; 1999 The authoritative British film magazine TOTALFILM rated Bruce Lee's enter the dragon, Big Brother Tangshan and Jingwumen as "10 the best kung fu films of the 20th century"; In the second half of 2000, the US government issued a set of "Bruce Lee 60th birthday commemorative stamps"-this is the first time that Chinese Americans have won this honor.
Bruce Lee is still called "Kung Fu Ambassador". He made China Kung Fu transcend national boundaries and become a special language for international communication. His kung fu movies and books are still spread all over the world and become a bridge between different nationalities. After more than 30 years of investigation, the final conclusion can be drawn and some conclusive discussions can be made on his Jeet Kune Do. What is Jeet Kune Do? Bruce Lee's wife, Linda, said, "Actually, Xiaolong didn't intend to name his martial arts, just for convenience. This is called Jeet Kune Do. " Literally, "interception" means sneaking up or intercepting in the middle; "Boxing" refers to boxing or boxing style; Tao is the basic technology and method. In fact, Jeet Kune Do is not a trick, but a tactic; Not a method, but a methodology; It is not a concrete stage, but an abstract philosophy. In this sense, Jeet Kune Do is the philosophy of Kung Fu, or philosophical Kung Fu.
As a movie star, Bruce Lee's value lies not in his salary, box office, how many films he starred in and how many honors he won, but in being the first Chinese star to occupy a place in Hollywood! China movie star Chen Chong complained in the early 1990s: "The impression of China actors by Hollywood and American movie audiences is still at the stage of Bruce Lee." -This is not only the sorrow of the American film circle, but also the misfortune of China actors and the pride of Bruce Lee. In fact, Bruce Lee's real film career is only two years, and he has appeared in four and a half films: Big Brother Tangshan, Jingwumen, The Raptors Crossing the River, enter the dragon and The Game of Death. He plays small people: Zheng Chaoan, an overseas Chinese worker in Tangshan Big Brother; Zhen Chen, a disciple of Jingwumen Huo Yuanjia; The countryman who doesn't know anything and makes a fool of himself in the Raptors Crossing the River; Shaolin disciple Li. However, these poor mortals have become all-powerful heroes. This huge contrast between their status and reputation can better reflect their extraordinary and ordinary, and can better find the shadow of Bruce Lee's life experience. Bruce Lee plays himself instead of them. His films have a strong sense of self. No matter at that time or later, what the movie audience appreciated was not the role played by Bruce Lee, but Bruce Lee himself. Bruce Lee's short filming time and few works make people feel sad. However, in such a short time and with so few works, he radiates dazzling brilliance. More than 30 years have passed, and it is still not eclipsed. This is rare in the history of Chinese and foreign films.