Actor, Martial Artist. Born the only son of Bruce Lee, creator of the Jeet Kune Do style of martial arts, and German-born American Linda Lee Emery in Oakland, California. The Lee family moved to Hong Kong in 1971, where the senior Lee made several films, and Brandon became fluent in Cantonese. After his father's death in 1973, the family returned to the United States. Brandon attended the Chadwick School until he was expelled for insubordination. After obtaining a GED, he enrolled in Emerson College in Boston before moving to New York to attend the Lee Strasburg Academy acting school, and joined the American New Theatre. He made his film debut on American television in "Kung Fu: The Movie" in 1986. His feature film debut was in the Hong-Kong-produced Cantonese-language film "Long Zai Jiang Hu" in 1986. He returned to American television in 1987 for "Kung Fu: The Next Generation" and a short-lived role in the television series "Ohara." In 1990, he starred in his first English-language feature film, "Laser Mission," which he followed with his breakthrough role in "Showdown in Little Tokyo." His first starring role was the action adventure "Rapid Fire" in 1992. He was then cast as Eric Draven in "The Crow," based on the comic book series. The production of the film was plagued with numerous problems, including injuries among the crew. A week before the scheduled end of production, in the third take of the evening, Lee entered a scene in progress, and was shot at as scripted. He fell backwards against a door and collapsed, bleeding from the abdomen and slipping into shock. At the hospital, five hours of surgery was unable to save the actor's life. A fragment of a dummy bullet had apparently been lodged in the barrel of the gun, and the blank charge, when fired, propelled the fragment into Lee's abdomen where it lodged near his spine. He died shortly after his fiancée , Eliza Hutton, arrived at the hospital, just after 1:00 p.m. Investigation found Lee's death to be accidental, and while it was attributed to negligence on the part of the film crew, no criminal charges were filed. His funeral was held in Seattle, Washington, and attended by over 400 people. He was interred beside his father. With the support of Lee's mother and fiancée, "The Crow" was completed and released in May 1994. The closing credits included the dedication "For Brandon and Eliza."