Bruce LeeBruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍; born Lee Jun-fan, 李振藩; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973)The martial artist, actor, philosopher, and writer Lee Jun-Fan, widely known by the name of Bruce Lee, was born on November 27, 1940, in the city of San Francisco, California, United States, and died on July 20, 1973, in the district of Kowloon, Hong Kong. He is recognized primarily for being an iconic figure in the cinema, demonstrating in most of the films in which he participated in his skills as an excellent martial mastery. Because he devoted most of his life to the development of his body, he practiced various types of combat and his own philosophical quest was able to develop his own style of fight that would initially give the name of Jun Fan Gun-Fu, subsequently named Jeet Kune Do. He is considered one of the main spreaders and instaurator of the popularity of martial arts practice in the West.