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(1954-)
Who Is Ang Lee?Film director, producer and screenwriter Ang Lee made his directorial debut with Pushing Hands in 1992. Later films include Sense and Sensibility and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In 2006, Lee became the first Asian to win an Academy Award for best director, for the film Brokeback Mountain.
Early Years and EducationLee was born on October 23, 1954, in Taipei, Taiwan. He attended the National Taiwan College of Arts, where he graduated in 1975. He then relocated to the United States, where he studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and New York University.
Directorial DebutLee made his directorial debut in 1992 with Pushing Hands and earned Academy Award nominations for his next two films, The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994). Later films include Sense and Sensibility (1995), starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant, and for which Lee earned an Academy Award nomination for best picture; The Ice Storm (1997); Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which he received four Oscars, four BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award for best director; and Hulk (2003).
Continued SuccessLee went on to direct Se, jie (2007) and Taking Woodstock (2009). In 2006, he became the first Asian to win an Academy Award for best director, for his film Brokeback Mountain, a small-budget, low-profile independent film based on Annie Proulx's short story about gay ranch hands, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Seven years later, in 2013, Lee picked up his second Academy Award for directing Life of Pi, based on the acclaimed best-selling novel by Yann Martel. The honor marked the first time a director won the Best Director Oscar for helming a 3-D movie. Life of Pi also garnered awards for cinematography, score and visual effects.
Personal LifeLee married Jane Lin in 1982. The couple has two children.
QUICK FACTSName: Ang Lee
Birth Year: 1954
Birth date: October 23, 1954
Birth City: Taipei
Birth Country: Taiwan
Gender: Male
Best Known For: Ang Lee is an Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter whose films include 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Brokeback Mountain.'
Industries
Comedy
Drama
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Schools
University of Illinois
National Taiwan College of Arts
Cultural Associations
Asian American
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Publisher: A&E; Television Networks
Last Updated: May 4, 2020
Original Published Date: April 2, 2014
QUOTESA movie is really provocation. It's not a message, it's not a statement.