Born Bruce Lee Jun-Fan in 1940 in San Fransico, Bruce returned with his family to Hong Kong in 1941.
In 1954, Bruce began studying with Yip Man. In 1959, Lee moved back to the USA. In some accounts, Lee continued his Wing Chun instruction there under Yeung Fook, a former opera classmate of his father's. Lee soon began teaching the martial arts, using the name Jun Fan Gung-Fu for his blend of basic Wing Chun, Mantis, and other styles. Bruce's exploration of the martial arts lead him to develop Jeet Kune Do (Intercepting Fist Way).
In 1966, Lee won the role of Kato in the television series "The Green Hornet" which eventually led to his first role in HK cinema in "The Big Boss". Lee followed up the enormous success of his first movie with several others, culminating with "Enter the Dragon", released just after his death.
Among his more well known students were/are Jesse Glover, Ted Wong, James Lee, Dan Inosanto, Daniel Lee, Richard Bustillo, Taki Kamura, etc. and celebrities such as Kareem Abdul Jabar, Robert Wagner and Steve McQueen.