Ang Lee

Ang Lee's biography

Ang Lee is 68 years old film director born at Chaozhou. He was born on Saturday 23rd of October 1954. According to year of birth 1954 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 23rd of October means he is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.

He is citizen of Taiwan. He is an adherent of buddhism. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as screenwriter, writer. He is recently known as film producer.

Ang Lee's dad

Ang Lee's father's name is Lee Sheng.

Ang Lee's family

Ang Lee's ex spouse

Jane Lin

Ang Lee and Jane Lin have been together.

He has 1 son.

Ang Lee's son: Mason Lee

Ang Lee's son's name is Mason Lee. He is known as actor. His son was born on Wednesday 30th of May 1990 in United States of America.

Ang Lee's schools

We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, National Taiwan University of Arts, University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Graduated from Tisch School of the Arts Graduate program.
• Graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1980 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theater Studies from the Department of Theater.
• Taught Kai Wong filmmaking as Montgomery-Fellow-in-Residence at Dartmouth College, an Ivy League college which Meryl Streep once attended.

Ang Lee's career

His main focus is to be film director. He is famous thanks to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Awards and competitions

Ang Lee's Awards

• He received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work Brokeback Mountain in 2005
• He received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work Life of Pi in 2012
• He received award for Golden Horse Award for Best Director for work The Wedding Banquet in 1993
• He received award for Golden Horse Award for Best Director for work Lust, Caution in 2007
• He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Director for work Brokeback Mountain in 2005
• He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for work Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2001
• He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Direction for work Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2001
• He received award for Golden Lion for work Lust, Caution in 2007
• He received award for Golden Bear for work The Wedding Banquet in 1993
• He received award for Golden Bear for work Sense and Sensibility in 1996

Ang Lee's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
• He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama for work Life of Pi in 2012
• He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for work Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000
• He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for work Brokeback Mountain in 2005

What Ang Lee has done for a first time

• Father Sheng Lee died in 2004 at the age of 91. He was the head teacher at Tainan First Senior High School.
• Was 37 years old when he directed his first feature film.
• He was the first Asian director to direct a comic book film with Hulk (2003) and was the only one until James Wan directed Aquaman (2018) and Cathy Yan directed Birds of Prey (2020).

Ang Lee's quotes

• "Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western".
• It could be the hidden side of you; I think making movies is a great way to release that. I think it is important to be honest with that, and have fun with it.
• There's a private feeling to the movie, an intimate feeling. I think eventually everybody has a Brokeback Mountain (2005) in them. Someone you want to come back to. And, of course, some people don't come back.
• American films are less American every day, because you have to please a world audience. There's less authenticity, so it's more accessible.
• I'm experienced enough to know that the hardest thing to tell is an epic short story; slices of life that add up to an epic feeling.
• Every movie I make. That's my hideout, the place I don't quite understand, but feel most at home.
• I was never romantic in real life. That is why I have to make movies about it.
• I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to. My cultural roots are something illusive.
• [on casting Winston Chao in The Wedding Banquet (1993)]: It's hard to find a good actor who is charming, speaks English and Mandarin Chinese, and doesn't mind portraying a gay character. - (New York Magazine, August 2, 1993)
• Sometimes I feel illusions are more of life's essence. I can trust them more that real life that is full of deceit and covering-up.
• I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the questions of where God is, why we are created. where does life go, and why we exist. That sort of thing. Call it illusion or call it faith. Whatever you call it we have attachment to the unknown.
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Ang Lee's body shape

Lets describe how Ang Lee looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.