| Location | Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, Usa. |
| Age | 28 years |
| Cause of Death | Accident |
| Date of Birth | 01/02/1965 |
| Date of Death | 31/03/1993 |
| Visitors | 540 since 13/10/2009 |
| Creator |
Brandon Lee was the son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee
and Bruce's wife, Linda.
He was born on February 1st, 1965, in Oakland,California. His father wanted him to train in martial
arts, and started teaching him from a very early age. When his father died, Brandon went with his
mother and sister, Shannon, to live in Los Angeles. Linda tried to keep them out of the limelight,
and so give them as normal a childhood as possible.
Brandon: "Since my earliest memories, I always wanted to
be an actor, and I pursued that from the time I was very young... I have really never felt that
there were other paths for me."
Brandon took drama classes at high school, then went on
to attend acting classes with Lee Strasberg (who has taught
the likes of Marilyn Monroe) before studying acting at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusettes.
After appearing on stage
with the American New Theater Company, he returned to California to train at the Inosanto Academy of
Martial Arts, run by two
of his father's foremost students. It was here that he met
Jeff Imada, a fellow student in martial arts who became close friends with Brandon. Jeff later
worked on The Crow as stunt
co-ordinator and collaborator on fight choreography.
Brandon's first professional acting job came when he was twenty, when he appeared in the
television film Kung FU: The Movie (1986). His feature film debut was in Hong Kong in Legacy Of Rage
(1988). Though he spoke fluent Cantonese at the time, Brandon's voice was dubbed in the film, which
is standard practice for such assembly-line productions. Next came Laser Mission (1990) which was a
low budget production filmed in
Nambia and starring Ernest Borgnine alongside Brandon. Showdown in little Tokyo (1989) was Brandon's
American feature film
debut, but, despite his talent, he was still to be cast in a really challenging role, where the
material he was using matched his acting ability. 20th Century Fox employed Brandon to star
in Rapid Fire, in a role that was written with Brandon in mind. Jeff Imada worked with him on the
fight sequences, to make them look more natural and believable. This, with Brandon's screen
presence, made Rapid Fire quite a popular action film. 20th Century Fox recognised Brandon's
potential and signed him for
two more films. However, they weren't the only ones who thought that he could go the distance - The
Crow producer Ed Pressman
put Brandon on his roster, and signed him for three films.
Production began on The Crow on February 1st, 1993, Brandon's 28th birthday. On 31st March, with
eight days of shooting left, he was injured while filming in the loft set and died.
The film was finished in Brandon's absence, and released in 1994.
Many accidents are reported to have occurred during the filming of The Crow, but one stands out
from the others - the
one that caused the death of Brandon Lee.
Several explainations have been put forward as to the exact circumstances of Brandon's death.
Some say it was a freak accident, some say incompetence (on the part of several people) was to
blame, and some even say it was murder...
Filming was taking place in the loft set. The scene in question is near the beginning of the
film, when T-Bird, Funboy and the others 'pay Eric & Shelley a visit' and kill Eric. Funboy
(Michael Massee) points a gun at Eric and fires. The shot injures Brandon Lee who later died. The
camera is on Funboy throughout the gunshot. It's possible that Funboy taking the shot was
re-filmed, but the shot that was seen to be fired in the film is probably the one that killed
Brandon. There was also a camera behind Funboy, filming Brandon. The film shot by this camera (and
any others that could see Brandon) was destroyed without being developed. There were eight days of
filming left to complete when Brandon was killed, mostly involving the loft set. The majority of
this was completed using digital effects.
Other reports on the death of Brandon Lee exist, including one that says that the bullet in the
gun was simply a live one, instead of a blank... whatever happened, his death will probably always
be shrouded in mystery.
REST IN PEACE BRANDON
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REST IN PEACE
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..............|/ / / / / / / REST IN PEACE BRANDON
Because you loved me
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
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.............) \........... A beautiful treasure only lent
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.........._ `|'_......... A tear
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...........|.....||....... Each day of our lives
...........|.....||........We wish you were here
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REST IN PEACE BRANDON
Si no te hubieras ido
Te extrano mas que nunca y no se que hacer
despierto y de recuerdo mal amanecer
espera otro dia por vivir sin ti
el espejo no miente me veo tan diferente
me haces falta tu
La gente pasa y pasa siempre van y van
el ritmo de la vida me parece mal
era tan diferente cuando estabas tu
si que era diferente cuando estabas tu
No hay nada mas dificil que vivir sin ti
sufriendo en la espera de verte llegar
el frio de mi cuerpo pregunta por ti
y no se donde estas
si no te hubieras ido seria tan feliz
REST IN PEACE
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save me
Every now and then I get so sad
Cause I miss you since you left me
I'm so disconnected from my life
There's a lot of things behind my smile
Cause I miss you since you left me
Every day I'm trying to survive
Sometimes I can't stand the morning light
Cause I miss you since you left me
I'm just a reflection of your heart
In the middle of this night
I want you back
I really need ya...
Give me love, give me shelter
Save my soul from this loneliness
Give me love, give me shelter
Save my life from this emptiness
Give me love, give me shelter
Save me now, cause I'm falling down
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.............((............ A ray of sunshine came & went
.............) \........... A beautiful treasure only lent
............( , ).......... A prayer
.........._ `|'_......... A tear
...........| () ||........ A memory so dear
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...........|.....||........We wish you were here
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︽☆︽ REST IN PEACE BRANDON︽☆︽
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