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The Life of Bruce Lee: An Overview
The legend of Bruce Lee is one of the more unique tales of Hollywood success. What makes Bruce Lee's feats so successful is the incontrovertible fact that he really did overcome all sort of adversities and difficulties to attain super stardom that was reputedly elusive to him. As a martial arts instructor to the stars, one of Lee's most famed clients was Steve McQueen. McQueen was a major international star coming off the successfulness of 'Bullitt ' and in a training session with Bruce Lee, Lee asked McQueen if he would help open a door in Hollywood. McQueen arrogantly claimed no and did so in a dismissive demeanour. Essentially, McQueen recounted "Why should I let you ride my coattails?"
The majority of folks would have been broken down and dejected over the apparent dismissive betrayal but Lee permit it to be known he wouldn't be disheartened. He mentioned to others he would be a much successful star than McQueen ever was.
Today, both men have passed on and the legend of Bruce Lee has far eclipsed the somewhat forgotten career of Steve McQueen.
The life and career of Bruce Lee actually took off when the film 'Enter The Dragon ' earned over $10 million in a month - a staggering sum in 1973. The film made Lee an enormous worldwide star and, together with Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery, he was thought to be one of the founding fathers of the modern action film genre.
Unfortunately , this success was post-mortem. Lee had passed just before the release of 'Enter The Dragon'. Films that he had made in HK in 1971 and 1972 would be released after the US premiere of 'Enter The Dragon'. The double feature of 'Fists Of Fury ' and 'The Chinese Connection ' would earn over $50 million in North America and Europe.
Yes, Bruce Lee was a massive ticket office draw as there simply was no one else in the flick industry like him. He used to be a superhero come to life which helped 'Enter the Dragon ' draw in huge audiences of kids on matinee showings. This was ironic considering the film carried an R Rating at the time.
Thru the lens of history, lots of people will have a tough time believing that Bruce Lee ever had a tough time in becoming such a star considering all his abilities. The truth of the affair is Hollywood was leery of putting an Asian actor in a lead role. That's why he was turned down for the David Carradine role in the TV series 'Kung Fu'. Warner Bros. Television did not think an Asian star would be accepted in a lead role in American TV.
Bruce Lee proved his critics wrong and did so ever since his youth.
Lee was a famously hyperactive kid who was considered "incorrigibly bad" and subject to fighting. His pop felt that enrolling him in martial arts lessons would be good for him. Lee submerged himself in the study of Wing Chun southern kung fu at Yip Man's kwoon (school) in Hong Kong. Apparently this calmed him down moderately that he was taught enough to work as a kid actor in Hong Kong films. Definitely, here is where the seeds of being a film star bloomed.
Highly ambitious Bruce Lee studied as much as he could about diverse forms of Chinese fighting skills until coming to America in 1959.
Lee moved to Seattle where he commenced to teach kung fu to non-Chinese students...something that did not sit well with most masters. At last, Lee moved to Oakland where the legend of Bruce Lee took another turn. He was challenged by a fellow kung fu practitioner due to Lee's teaching non-Chinese kung fu. Lee won the fight but felt it took too long and he was too winded in the result. This led on to him developing a new martial-arts approach dubbed Jeet Kune Do, The Way of the Intercepting Fist. This new method eschewed the traditional idea of learning a martial-arts style and, instead , mixed kung fu, boxing, and fencing to sanction a more organic and fluid kind of private combat. Such a liquid nature not only made for a quality self defense system; it also helped form the basis for a uniquely appealing theatrical style that was developed for demonstrations and films.
Bruce Lee eventually got bit by the acting bug once again and that led to his landing the role of 'Kato' in the 'Green Hornet' series. The successfulness of the 'Green Hornet' in syndication in Hong Kong eventually led on to a film deal overseas which finally led straight to the green light for Enter the Dragon in the States.
Unfortunately , Bruce Lee would die at the age of 33 after a harsh allergic response to a prescription led to cerebral swelling. As he passed on from this world, he would enter the annals of popular culture history because of his amazing success in life.
Today, the legend of Bruce Lee is still as powerful as ever as he has risen to worldwide fame as a martial arts icon and all-time great action superstar.
Today, the legend of Bruce Lee lives on. He is an inspiration to many worldwide through his
way of life, character, philosophy and his impact on martial arts and the film
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