Brandon Bruce Lee was born on the 1st February 1965, in Oakland, California USA, of Chinese American descent, and was an actor, following in the footsteps of his father, the actor Bruce Lee. Brandon was active in the entertainment industry from 1985 to 1993, when he passed away.
How rich was the actor? According to the estimations made by authoritative sources, the net worth of Brandon Lee was as much as $10 million, converted to the present day. Martial arts as well as acting were the main sources of Lee wealth.
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Brandon Lee Net Worth $10 Million
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As soon as he started walking, Bruce Lee, the father of the boy began training him in martial arts, in the style of Jeet Kune Do. Unfortunately, Brandon lost his father at the age of eight. Soon after the death of his father, he moved to Los Angeles from Hong Kong, with his mother and his sister Shannon. Since the young Brandon was interested in theatre, his mother enrolled him at the High School of Drama. Unlike his father, Brandon wanted to be known for his theatrical skills, not only for martial arts, so a few years later he enrolled at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, joining a theatre company.
Brandon Lee began his professional acting career at the age of 20 in the CBS television movie “Kung Fu: The Movie” (1986). After this, he starred in several films including “Legacy of Rage” (1986), “Laser Mission” (1989), “Showdown in Little Tokyo” (1991), “Rapid Fire” (1992) and others. His net worth was well established.
Brandon Lee died after being accidentally shot during the filming of “The Crow”, directed by Alex Proyas. The fatal scene occurred during a flashback of character Eric Draven, when he came into the apartment and discovered that his bride was being beaten and raped by bandits. It is a common procedure involving the usage of real weapons; however, these are usually equipped with blanks, which contain cartridges having twice more powder than normal ammunition to cause an explosive noise. In an earlier scene, the weapon that was used had to be loaded with live ammunition for the shooting scene to be more real, however, one of the bullets stuck in the barrel of the gun and was not noticed, even after cleaning the gun and the new loading with blanks. Lee entered the set holding a fake grocery bag containing an explosive bag with artificial blood. The actor Michael Massee fired the gun, and it took some time for the studio staff to realize what had really happened. The actor was rushed to the New Hanover Regional Medical Centre in Wilmington, North Carolina, and was taken to emergency surgery, but eventually died on the operating table because of internal bleeding, after 10 hours of failed attempts to save him – he was just 28 years old. There were rumours flying that Bruce Lee had taught the secret blows of Wing Chun, and masters of this martial art killed Brandon Lee so only they could knew these scams. Brandon Lee is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he was partnered with Eliza Hutton from 1990 until his death.
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