Jason Scott Lee

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/19/1966
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

biography

A kinder, gentler action hero for the New Age, Jason Scott Lee may be Hollywood's first male Asian-American sex symbol. (Another contender, Bruce Lee, first achieved superstardom in Hong Kong but failed to live long enough to cross over from chop-socky flicks.) Athletic and handsome, the young Chinese-Hawaiian actor's somewhat ethnically indeterminate looks led to a variety of roles in films and TV before he gained international celebrity as the star of the biopic "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" (1993). Though possessing little physical resemblance to the kung fu legend and no prior martial arts Continued

milestones

Year
Milestone
1968 
Moved to Oahu, Hawaii at age two
 
Spent his teenage years as a surfer and gymnast
1987 
Joined the Friends and Artists Theater Ensemble in L.A.
 
Studied hula dancing
1987 
Feature debut as an illegal Asian immigrant posing as a Chicano in Cheech Marin's comedy "Born in East L.A."
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