Editing Bruce Lee (section)

=== Popular culture ===
Numerous entertainment and sports figures around the world have cited Lee as a major influence on their work, including martial arts actors such as [[Jackie Chan]]<ref name="Birthday" /> and [[Donnie Yen]],<ref name=":9" /> actor-bodybuilder [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]],<ref name=":9" /> actor-comedians such as [[Eddie Murphy]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kilkenny |first1=Katie |last2=Beresford |first2=Trilby |date=October 26, 2019 |title=Eddie Murphy Talks Channeling Bruce Lee and Obama's Request for Him |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/eddie-murphy-reveals-favorite-comedians-obamas-request-him-1250278 |url-status=live |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202230138/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/eddie-murphy-reveals-favorite-comedians-obamas-request-him-1250278 |archive-date=February 2, 2021}}</ref> and [[Eddie Griffin]],<ref name="Birthday" /> actresses such as [[Olivia Munn]] and [[Dianne Doan]],<ref name="Birthday" /> musicians such as [[Steve Aoki]] and [[Rohan Marley]],<ref name="Birthday" /> [[rappers]] such as LL Cool J and [[Wu-Tang Clan]] leader [[RZA]],<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> bands such as [[Gorillaz]],<ref name=":9" /> comedians such as [[W. Kamau Bell]]<ref name="Birthday" /> and [[Margaret Cho]],<ref name=":9" /> basketball players [[Stephen Curry]] and [[Jamal Murray]], skaters [[Tony Hawk]] and [[Christian Hosoi]], and American footballer [[Kyler Murray]], among others.<ref name="Birthday" />

Bruce Lee influenced several comic book writers, notably [[Marvel Comics]] founder [[Stan Lee]],<ref name=":8" /> who considered Bruce Lee to be a [[superhero]] without a costume.<ref name=":9" /> Shortly after his death, Lee inspired the Marvel characters [[Shang-Chi]] (debuted 1973) and [[Iron Fist (character)|Iron Fist]] (debuted 1974) as well as the comic book series ''[[The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu]]'' (debuted 1974). According to Stan Lee, any character that has been a martial artist since then owes their origin to Bruce Lee in some form.<ref name=":9" />

Bruce Lee was a formative influence on the development of [[breakdancing]] in the 1970s. Early breakdancing pioneers such as the [[Rock Steady Crew]] drew inspiration from kung fu moves, as performed by Lee, inspiring dance moves such as the [[Windmill (b-boy move)|windmill]] among other breaking moves.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Neal |first1=Mark Anthony |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VvYv0Sr05FAC&pg=PA39 |title=That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader |last2=Forman |first2=Murray |date=2004 |publisher=[[Psychology Press]] |isbn=978-0-415-96919-2 |pages=39 |access-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211002500/https://books.google.com/books?id=VvYv0Sr05FAC&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":9" />

In India, Lee films had an influence on [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] [[masala film]]s.<ref name="funky">{{cite book |last1=Stadtman |first1=Todd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T0DXoQEACAAJ |title=Funky Bollywood: The Wild World of 1970s Indian Action Cinema |date=2015 |publisher=FAB Press |isbn=978-1-903254-77-6 |access-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610022108/https://books.google.com/books?id=T0DXoQEACAAJ |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the success of Lee films such as ''Enter the Dragon'' in India,<ref>{{cite news |date=September 15, 1979 |title=Bruce Lee storms Bombay once again with Return of the Dragon |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19790915-bruce-lee-storms-bombay-once-again-with-return-of-the-dragon-822544-2014-02-21 |url-status=live |access-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716194756/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19790915-bruce-lee-storms-bombay-once-again-with-return-of-the-dragon-822544-2014-02-21 |archive-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975) and later Hindi films incorporated fight scenes inspired by 1970s Hong Kong martial arts films up until the 1990s.<ref name="Heide">{{cite book |last=Heide |first=William Van der |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&pg=PA148 |title=Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures |date=2002 |publisher=[[Amsterdam University Press]] |isbn=9789053565803 |access-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605230859/https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&pg=PA148 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Indian film]] star [[Aamir Khan]], when he was a child, "almost every house had a poster of Bruce Lee" in 1970s [[Bombay]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Edmund |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Bollywood icon Aamir Khan, in Hong Kong, on being a star in China |url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2141949/bollywood-icon-aamir-khan-talks-secret-superstar-his-chinese |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417025556/http://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2141949/bollywood-icon-aamir-khan-talks-secret-superstar-his-chinese |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref>

In Japan, the [[manga]] and [[anime]] franchises ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' (1983–1988) and ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' (1984–1995) were inspired by Lee films such as ''Enter the Dragon''.<ref name="ADVBuronson">{{cite web |title=New ''Fist of the North Star'': Interview with Buronson |url=http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/interview.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218190038/http://www.advfilms.com/titles/fistofthenorthstar/interview.html |archive-date=February 18, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |work=ADV Films}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dragonballzlegen00iked |title=The Dragon Ball Z Legend: The Quest Continues |date=2004 |publisher=DH Publishing Inc |isbn=978-0-9723124-9-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dragonballzlegen00iked/page/n8 7] |url-access=registration}}</ref> In turn, ''Fist of the North Star'' and especially ''Dragon Ball'' are credited with setting the trends for popular [[shōnen manga]] and anime from the 1980s onwards.<ref name="Geek">{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=K. Thor |date=October 2, 2018 |title=The Absurd, Brilliant Violence of ''Fist Of The North Star'' |work=[[Geek.com]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |url=https://www.geek.com/games/the-absurd-brilliant-violence-of-fist-of-the-north-star-1753469/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011110338/https://www.geek.com/games/the-absurd-brilliant-violence-of-fist-of-the-north-star-1753469/ |archive-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="ANNJT">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Jason |author-link=Jason Thompson (writer) |date=March 10, 2011 |title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga – ''Dragon Ball'' |work=[[Anime News Network]] |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10 |url-status=live |access-date=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916075738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10 |archive-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> [[Spike Spiegel]], the protagonist from the 1998 anime ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', is seen practicing Jeet Kune Do and quotes Lee.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Session #8: Waltz for Venus |series=Cowboy Bebop |network=Sunrise |date=December 12, 1998}}</ref>

Bruce Lee films such as ''Game of Death'' and ''Enter the Dragon'' were the foundation for [[video game genres]] such as [[beat 'em up]] [[action games]] and [[fighting games]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gill |first1=Patrick |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Street Fighter and basically every fighting game exist because of Bruce Lee |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2020/9/24/21440150/bruce-lee-movies-street-fighter-fighting-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310053038/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2020/9/24/21440150/bruce-lee-movies-street-fighter-fighting-games |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 24, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stuart |first1=Keith |date=April 9, 2014 |title=Bruce Lee, UFC and why the martial arts star is a video game hero |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/bruce-lee-ea-sports- |url-status=live |access-date=July 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517200634/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/bruce-lee-ea-sports- |archive-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kapell |first1=Matthew Wilhelm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6s_-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166 |title=The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies: Critical Essays |date=2015 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-1-4766-2309-2 |page=166 |access-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606083910/https://books.google.com/books?id=6s_-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first beat 'em up game, ''[[Kung-Fu Master (video game)|Kung-Fu Master]]'' (1984), was based on Lee's ''Game of Death''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spencer |first1=Spanner |date=February 6, 2008 |title=The Tao of Beat-'em-ups |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-tao-of-beat-em-ups-article?page=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415175527/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-tao-of-beat-em-ups-article?page=2 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=July 20, 2020 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |page=2}}</ref> The ''[[Street Fighter]]'' [[video game franchise]] (1987 debut) was inspired by ''Enter the Dragon'', with the gameplay centered around an international fighting tournament, and each character having a unique combination of ethnicity, nationality and fighting style; ''Street Fighter'' went on to set the template for all fighting games that followed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thrasher |first1=Christopher David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77zwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 |title=Fight Sports and American Masculinity: Salvation in Violence from 1607 to the Present |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1823-4 |page=208 |access-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606082039/https://books.google.com/books?id=77zwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, nearly every major fighting game franchise has had a character based on Bruce Lee.<ref name=":9" /> In April 2014, Lee was named a featured character in the combat [[sports video game]] ''[[EA Sports UFC]]'', and is playable in multiple weight classes.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jason Nawara |date=April 6, 2014 |title=Bruce Lee revealed as the hidden EA UFC character, release date confirmed |url=http://mmanuts.com/news/bruce-lee-revealed-hidden-ea-ufc-character-release-date-confirmed/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408225913/http://mmanuts.com/news/bruce-lee-revealed-hidden-ea-ufc-character-release-date-confirmed/ |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2014 |publisher=mmanuts.com}}</ref>

In France, the [[Yamakasi]] cited the martial arts philosophy of Bruce Lee as an influence on their development of the [[parkour]] discipline in the 1990s, along with the acrobatics of Jackie Chan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Parkour History |work=Parkour Generations |url=https://parkourgenerations.com/parkour-history/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531105308/https://parkourgenerations.com/parkour-history/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Angel2">{{cite book |last1=Angel |first1=Julie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iAxjDAAAQBAJ |title=Breaking the Jump: The Secret Story of Parkour's High Flying Rebellion |date=June 16, 2016 |publisher=[[Aurum Press]] |isbn=978-1-78131-554-5 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211002443/https://books.google.com/books?id=iAxjDAAAQBAJ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Yamakasi considered Lee to be the "unofficial president" of their group.<ref name="Angel2" />

''[[The Legend of Bruce Lee]]'' (2008), a [[Chinese television drama]] series based on the life of Bruce Lee, has been watched by over {{Nowrap|400 million}} viewers in China, making it the most-watched Chinese television drama series of all time, as of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Hollywood Stage |date=November 23, 2017 |title=Ted Duran, a star in The Legend of Bruce Lee TV series is becoming known for his adaptability in Films & TV around the world |url=http://hollywoodstagemagazine.com/2017/11/23/ted-duran-one-of-the-stars-of-the-legend-of-bruce-lee-tv-series-wanted-in-china/ |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=Hollywood Stage Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523135632/https://hollywoodstagemagazine.com/2017/11/23/ted-duran-one-of-the-stars-of-the-legend-of-bruce-lee-tv-series-wanted-in-china/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Largest Bruce Lee Museum opens in S. China |url=http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-11/11/content_16746809.htm |access-date=May 16, 2022 |work=[[China.org.cn]] |publisher=[[China Internet Information Center]] |date=November 11, 2008 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516184338/http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-11/11/content_16746809.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2022, it was announced that Taiwanese filmmaker [[Ang Lee]] was directing a biopic on Bruce Lee. Ang Lee's son [[Mason Lee]] was cast to star in the movie, while Bruce Lee's daughter, [[Shannon Lee]], is set to produce the film.<ref name="Blaine Henry">{{cite web |url=http://doublehammerfist.com/2022/11/30/bruce-lee-biopic-in-the-works-starring-mason-lee-and-directed-by-ang-lee/ |title=Bruce Lee Biopic in the works starring Mason Lee and directed by Ang Lee |publisher=doublehammerfist.com |author=Blaine Henry |date=November 30, 2022|access-date=November 30, 2022|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130202606/https://doublehammerfist.com/2022/11/30/bruce-lee-biopic-in-the-works-starring-mason-lee-and-directed-by-ang-lee/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, there was a proposal made to erect a statue of Bruce Lee in San Francisco. Lee's daughter is in favor of erecting it stating, "the Bay Area is a very rich and vital part of our legacy."<ref name="Mary Lee 2024"/>