Robert Lee Jun-fai (born 16 December 1948) is a Hong Kong musician. He is the younger brother of the late martial artist Bruce Lee.
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Early life
Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in British Hong Kong, and was the youngest son of Grace Ho and Lee Hoi-chuen, a Chinese Cantonese opera and film actor.
Career
Lee was the founder of a Hong Kong beat band called the Thunderbirds, a beat group in the same Hong Kong/Macau 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 Los Angeles in the United States and stayed with his older brother Bruce Lee. 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 Bruce Lee. He is the uncle of Shannon Lee and Brandon Lee.
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 named Clarence Ka Ho Lee born in 1980, and the couple divorced in 1983. Clarence lived with his parents in California in the mid-1990s.
Robert has a grandson named Bruno Lee, born in Hong Kong in 2012 and is currently a student.
Discography
Albums
Ballad of Bruce Lee (1974), Sunrise
Singles and EPs
"Baby Baby" / "You Put Me Down" (Irene Ryder & Robert Lee) (196?), HK Columbia
The Thunderbirds & the Nautics (196?), ECHK 513
"Ballad of Bruce Lee" (1974), Sunrise
Compilation appearances
Uncle Ray's Choice – "Baby Baby" (Irene Ryder & Robert Lee) (1968), EMI