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Encyclopedia > Jason Scott Lee
Jason Scott Lee playing Bruce Lee in 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'.
Jason Scott Lee playing Bruce Lee in 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'.

Jason Scott Lee (李截, pinyin: Lǐ Jié, born November 19, 1966) is an American movie actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California, but was raised in Hawaii. As a third-generation Chinese-American, he is three-quarters Chinese American and one-quarter Hawaiian. In the mid-1990s, he had a few leading roles in feature films, probably the best known in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. Since that time, he has not broken into the ranks of major stardom, but continues to receive supporting roles. He currently owns the Ulua Theatre, which opened in 2005, where he performed as Pale in the production of "Burn This." Image File history File links Jasonscottlee. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Largest city Honolulu Honolulu Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 10,941 sq mi  28,337 km² n/a miles  n/a km 1,522 miles  2,450 km 41. ... A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. ... Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kanaka oiwi or kanaka māoli) are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa 400 CE), before the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a highly fictionalized biographical film about Bruce Lee. ...


As a non-white actor with an ambiguous ethnic appearance, he has been called upon to portray various races. He played an Inuit in Map of the Human Heart, a Chinese character in Dragon, a Polynesian in Rapa Nui and an Indian in The Jungle Book. Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland. ... Map of the Human Heart is the title of a 1993 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. ... Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a highly fictionalized biographical film about Bruce Lee. ... Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the triangle Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ... Rapa Nui DVD cover Rapa Nui is a 1994 film directed by Kevin Reynolds. ... The Jungle Book is a 1994 film, loosely based on the Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. ...


Jason Scott Lee is of no relation to martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee. ...


Partial filmography

Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 animated film and the forty-first film in the Disney animated features canon. ... Arabian Nights Poster Arabian Nights is a three hour miniseries that was made by Hallmark Entertainment, originally shown over two nights on April 30, and May 1, 2000 on ABC in the United States and BBC One in the United Kingdom. ... Soldier is a 1998 science fiction film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. ... Tale of the Mummy is a 1998 horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Jason Scott Lee. ... The Jungle Book is a 1994 film, loosely based on the Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. ... The term Picture Bride refers to the practice in the early 20th Century of immigrant workers (chiefly Japanese and Korean) in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States selecting brides from their native countries via a matchmaker, who paired bride and groom using only photographs and family recommendations... Rapa Nui DVD cover Rapa Nui is a 1994 film directed by Kevin Reynolds. ... Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a highly fictionalized biographical film about Bruce Lee. ... Map of the Human Heart is the title of a 1993 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. ... Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and is the second part of the Back to the Future trilogy. ... Born in East L.A. is a 1987 comedy featuring Cheech Marin, formerly of Cheech and Chong. ...

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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) (293 words)
When Bruce Lee defeats the martial artist who breaks his back at the karate show and is leaving the ring, there is an older man with gray hair visible.
This man trained Jason Scott Lee for the part.
He was a former student of Bruce Lee.
Jason Scott Lee: Primal Man 1/6 | Asian American Personalities | GOLDSEA (1295 words)
The elusive Jason Scott Lee surfaces to discuss his role in a new epic, how Dragon changed his life, his battles with Hollywood and his holistic life on a remote farm in Hawaii.
     Jason Scott Lee was born in Los Angeles on November 19, 1966 to a Chinese-Hawaiian father and a Chinese mother, third of five children.
JSL: The script was presented to me a while back, I think maybe a couple of years back and I had read it and really liked it and expressed my interest in it.
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