Robert Lee Jun-fai (born 16 December 1948) is a

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musician. He is the youngest brother of the late martial artist

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from ...

Early life

Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in

, and was the youngest son of

Grace Ho Grace Ho (; 1907 – 24 June 1996) was the mother of Bruce Lee. Besides Bruce, she and her husband Lee Hoi-chuen were the parents of Peter Lee, Robert Lee, Phoebe Lee, and Agnes Lee. Biography Grace Ho was born in 1907 in Shanghai to Cheun ...

and Lee Hoi-chuen, a Chinese

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and film actor.

Career

Lee was the founder of a

beat band called The Thunderbirds, a beat group in the same Hong Kong/

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musical scene as Danny Diaz & The Checkmates, Zoundcrakers, Anders Nelson & The Inspiration, D'Topnotes and Teddy Robin & The Playboys. He founded the group in 1966 and quickly became famous in Hong Kong. A few singles were sung mostly or all in English. Also released was Lee singing a duet with Irene Ryder. He later moved to

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in the United States and stayed with his older brother

. 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. On 27 November 2005, Robert unveiled a Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong, celebrating what would have been Bruce's 65th birthday. He wrote the story for, produced, and narrated the 2010 film '' Bruce Lee, My Brother''.

Personal life

Lee is the youngest brother of Phoebe Lee, Agnes Lee, Peter Lee, and

. He is the uncle of

Shannon Lee Shannon Emery Lee Keasler (born April 19, 1969) 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 t ...

and

Brandon Lee Brandon Bruce Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor. Establishing himself as a rising action star in the early 1990s, he landed what was to be his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in the supernatural superhero fi ...

. In 1977, Lee married Hong Kong singer and actress Sylvia Lai, who performed under the stage name of Sum Sum (森森). They have a son name
Clarence Lee Ka Ho
ref> in 1980, and divorced in 1983. He lived with his parents in California in the mid 90's. Robert has a grandson named Bruno Lee, born in Hong Kong in 2012 and is currently a student.

Discography

Singles *Ballad of Bruce Lee – Sunrise 906 – 1974 (USA) *Irene Ryder & Robert Lee – Baby baby / You put me down – HK Columbia CHK-1028 – 196? EP *The Thunderbirds & The Nautics – ECHK 513 – 196? Album *Ballad of Bruce Lee – Sunrise LP-R905 – 1974 (USA) Compilation *Various Artists: Uncle Ray's Choice – Baby Baby – Irene Ryder & Robert Lee (1968)- EMI – 2003

References

External links

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Interview with Robert Lee
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