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Bruce Lee (1940-73) grew up in Hong Kong and appeared in over 20 movies as a child. An accomplished cha cha dancer as well as a kung fu expert, he left for San Francisco after a couple of run-ins with the police. After studying philosophy at university he appeared as Kato on TV's The Green Hornet, winning the role because he was the only person who could pronounce the star's name (Britt Reid). He gave karate lessons to stars such as James Coburn and Steve McQueen but died - from swelling of the brain caused either by an allergic reaction to a pain killer or (more controversially) from steroid abuse - before he became a major star.
