A Life Lived
16: Bruce Lee: Part Two
Episode notes
Look up ‘Hollywood action hero’ in the dictionary and you’ll find one name - Bruce Lee.
He overcame racism, stereotypes and challenge after challenge to become the world’s first Asian international film icon.
Stephanie Okupniak enters the world of martial arts to tell the story of Bruce’s extraordinary life with the help of friend and co-star Bob Wall and students Patrick Strong and Leo Fong.
In part two, we take closer a look at how Bruce fought through chronic pain to become one of the first and most successful independent movie makers.