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Brandon Bruce Lee was born on 1st of February 1965 In Oakland california, to Bruce and Linda Lee. By the age of two Brandon's father, Bruce started training him in the Martial arts form JEET KUNE DO, which his father had invented. After his fthers death in 1973, Brandon, his sister Shannon and mother Linda moved from Hong Kong to Los Angeles. Brandon loved to be the centre of attention and made his own little prodution in the backyard of his family's home, when he was still a kid, also starring is sister Shannon. Brandon didn't want to be known as Bruce Lee's son, he wanted to make a name for himself.  In one interveiw he told a story of a time he went for an audition and the "pretty lady" behind the desk, lifted his resume from her desk, held it up to read it and on the back in big letters was "Bruce Lee's son".  Brandon rolled his eyes and the lady behind the desk said " oh does that bother you?" and Brandon relied " Oh no, probably as much as someone saying to you, your the pretty girl with big tits!!!".

In high school, Brandon took acting lessons, but was quite disruptive in his other subjects and was expelled from school. He then went to Emerson College in Boston.  After that Brandon went to New York to join Eric Morris' American New Theater Company. Brandon Later went back to his fathers institute to further his martial Arts studies. Brandon was 20 when he made his first movie, KUNG FU: THE MOVIE in 1986. He then made Legacy of Rage in 1988. In 1990 he made Laser Mission in South Africa. Then came Showdown in Little Tokyo. Brandon Then helped to write Rapid fire, it was a success and Brandon was set for stardom

Branon started making THE CROW in 1993. On the last days of filming, March 31st 1993. Brandon was injured when a tip from a blank was fired and lodged next to his spine. Brandon later died at Wilmington Hospital. He was due to be married to Eliza Hutton just a couple of weeks later.