Jason Scott Lee - Definition and Overview

Jason Scott Lee (李截,pinyin: Lǐ Jié, b. November 19, 1966) is an Asian American movie actor. He was born in Los Angeles, CA, but was raised in Hawaii. As a third-generation Chinese-American, he is three-quarters Chinese American and one-quarter Hawaiian. In the mid-1990s, he had a few leading male roles in feature films, probably the best known in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. Since that time, he has not broken into the ranks of major stardom, but continues to receive supporting roles.

As a non-white actor he has been called upon to portray various races. He played an Inuit in Map of the Human Heart, a Chinese character in Dragon, a Polynesian in Rapa Nui and an (Asian) Indian in The Jungle Book.

Partial Filmography

• Back to the Future II (1989)
• Map of the Human Heart (1993)
• Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
• Rapa Nui (1994)
• The Jungle Book (1994)
• Soldier (1998)
• Arabian Nights (1999)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002)

External Links

• Fact File (http://www.paralumun.com/moviejasonscottlee.htm)
• Profile (http://goldsea.com/Personalities/LeeJS/leejs.html)
• Filmography (http://web.singnet.com.sg/~shade/insight3.htm)