A Chronology of the Life of Bruce Lee.
He fought throughout his entire life, from having innate physical weaknesses at birth to establishing an acting career. Bruce's ambitions demanded that he be the best, that he become unbeatable. Lee achieved fame as the highest-paid Asian film actor in the world. He placed first at Hong Kong's Cha-Cha championships and even made the dean's list at the University of Washington, in Seattle. As a result of the sincere efforts Bruce Lee made throughout his life, he gained perception and wisdom. Because this is the true purpose in most people's life, there is much interest in his story. .
Lee Hoi Cheun, Bruce's father, a famous Cantonese opera performer, was surprised with the timing of Bruce's birth. His birth happened unexpectedly on November 27, 1940 while his father was on a performance trip in San Francisco. Bruce acquired his name from one of the hospital nurses simply because it was Western and easy to remember. He was later given a Chinese name, "Jun Fan". Lee's father spent a lot of time traveling in America. Yet Lee's father did not want him to receive an American high school education. When Lee was three months old his father sent him back to their homeland, Hong Kong, to live with his wife, Grace Lee. This was an important aspect to Bruce Lee's life: in Hong Kong he was confronted with genuine Chinese culture and teachings, which molded his personality and character.
Bruce spent much of his early life amusing himself in the streets of Hong Kong. To keep him busy his mother, Grace Lee, enrolled him in La Salle, an all boy's Catholic school. Bruce's mother and father would pay monthly school fees only to find out that Bruce had been cutting class quite often. "Bruce never changed his character", Grace Lee says. He would repeat the same mistakes time after time, continuing to cut class. While he was very interested in learning, Bruce was not much interested in schooling.
