Robert Lee Jun-fai | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
李振輝 | |||||||||||
Born | Lee Jun-fai 16 December 1948 | ||||||||||
Occupation | Musician | ||||||||||
Years active | 1966–1974 | ||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||||||
Parents |
| ||||||||||
Family |
| ||||||||||
Musical career | |||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Genres | Hong Kong English pop Rock music | ||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 李振輝 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李振辉 | ||||||||||
|
Robert Lee Jun-fai (born 16 December 1948) is a Hong Kong musician. He is the younger brother of the late martial artist Bruce Lee.
Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in Hong Kong, and was the youngest son of Grace Ho and Lee Hoi-chuen, a Chinese Cantonese opera and film actor.
Lee was the founder of a Hong Kong beat band called The Thunderbirds, a beat group in the same Hong Kong/Macau musical scene as Danny Diaz & The Checkmates, Zoundcrakers, Anders Nelson & The Inspiration, D'Topnotes and Teddy Robin & The Playboys. [1] He founded the group in 1966 and quickly became famous in Hong Kong. [2] [3] [4] A few singles were sung mostly or all in English. Also released was Lee singing a duet with Irene Ryder. [5]
He later moved to Los Angeles in the United States and stayed with his older brother Bruce Lee. After Bruce's death, Robert released an album dedicated to him called The Ballad of Bruce Lee. A single of the same title was also released. [6]
On 27 November 2005, Robert unveiled a Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong, celebrating what would have been Bruce's 65th birthday. He is the producer of the 2010 film Bruce Lee, My Brother .
Lee is the younger brother of Phoebe Lee, Agnes Lee, Peter Lee, and Bruce Lee. He is the uncle of Shannon Lee and Brandon Lee.
In 1977, Lee married Hong Kong singer and actress Sylvia Lai, who performed under the stage name of Sum Sum. They had a son named Clarence Lee Ka-Ho in 1980, and divorced in 1983.
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(October 2021) |
Singles
EP
Album
Compilation
Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor whose career spanned Hong Kong and the United States. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is sometimes credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is considered by some commentators and martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with promoting Hong Kong action cinema and helping to change the way Chinese people were presented in American films.
Shannon Emery Lee Keasler is an American actress, businesswoman, singer, and martial artist. She is the only living child of actor and martial artist Bruce Lee and retired martial arts teacher Linda Lee Cadwell, and is the younger sister of actor Brandon Lee. Through Bruce Lee she is a granddaughter of Cantonese opera singer Lee Hoi-chuen.
The Untold Story is a 1993 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Danny Lee and Anthony Wong, with the former also serving as the film's producer.
Eagle King is a 1971 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.
Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman,, also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong", he was knighted in 1915 and 1955 (KBE).
Lee Moon-shuen known professionally as Lee Hoi-chuen, was a Chinese opera singer and film actor in Hong Kong. He was the father of Bruce Lee, the father-in-law of Linda Lee Cadwell, and the paternal grandfather of Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee.
Hong Kong English pop is a genre of music consisting of English-language songs that are made, performed and popularised in Hong Kong. It is known as simply English pop by Hong Kongers. The height of the English pop era in Hong Kong was from the 1950s to mid-1970s.
Irene Ryder is a Eurasian Hong Kong English pop singer in Hong Kong during the 1960s.
Bruce Lee, My Brother is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts drama film directed by Raymond Yip, written, produced, and directed by Manfred Wong, and storied, produced, and narrated by Bruce Lee's real-life younger brother Robert Lee. Starring Aarif Rahman as Lee, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as Lee's parents, the film is based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years.
The Conman is a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Athena Chu and Nick Cheung. Despite the Chinese title, which translates as Knight of Gamblers 1999, Andy Lau does not reprise his role as the "Knight of Gamblers" from the God of Gamblers series, which was also directed by Wong Jing. The film was followed by a sequel, The Conmen in Vegas, in which Lau and Cheung return with new cast members Natalis Chan, Kelly Lin, Meggie Yu and Alex Man.
Brother's Keeper is a Hong Kong television drama serial produced by Amy Wong and TVB. It stars Ruco Chan, Linda Chung, Edwin Siu and Kristal Tin as the main cast of the series. It premiered on 23 September 2013 on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. The final two episodes aired back-to-back on Saturday, 2 November 2013. The plot is based on the story of Koi Kei Bakery, which is also the show's main sponsor.
Bloody Brotherhood is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Wang Lung-wei and starring Andy Lau and Irene Wan.
Young People is a 1972 Hong Kong coming-of-age action drama film directed by Chang Cheh and starring David Chiang, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-tai, Irene Chan and pop singer Agnes Chan, the younger sister of Irene Chan, in her debut film role.
K9 Cop is a 2016 Hong Kong police procedural romance comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Bosco Wong, Linda Chung and Raymond Wong Ho-yin as the main leads, with Tracy Chu, Oscar Leung, Angel Chiang, Rebecca Chan, Jerry Ku and Kayi Cheung as the major supporting cast. Filming took place from June till October 2015 on location in Hong Kong. The drama premiered February 9, 2016 on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels, airing Monday through Sunday during its 9:30-10:30 pm timeslot, concluding February 28, 2016 with a total of 20 episodes.
Peter Lee Jung-sum, was a former assistant director of Hong Kong Observatory. He was the elder brother of Bruce Lee.
Sylvia Lai Sui-Pun, also known by her stage name Sum Sum, is a semi retired Hong Kong singer and actress.
My Dear Son is a 1989 Hong Kong action drama film directed by David Chiang and starring Jacky Cheung, Bill Tung, Maggie Cheung and Sean Lau.
Guardian Angel is a 2018 Hong Kong insurance drama produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It stars Michael Miu, Bosco Wong, Annie Liu and Kate Tsui as the main cast, with Benz Hui, Hugo Ng, Alex Lam, MC Jin, Mimi Kung as the major supporting cast.
Drifting is a 2021 Hong Kong drama film directed and written by Jun Li. Starring Francis Ng, Loletta Lee and Tse Kwan-ho, the film is based on a 2012 actual court case involving homeless people in Sham Shui Po.
Grace Ho was the mother of Bruce Lee. She and her husband Lee Hoi-chuen were the parents of Bruce as well as Peter Lee, Robert Lee, Phoebe Lee, and Agnes Lee.