James Lee / Biography

Actor/Stuntman James Sang Lee was born James Li in Madison, Wisconsin on June 12, 1971. The Chinese/American had been a performer all his life involved in music, the arts, and in sports. Although a student of the American Academy of Music, his first love was martial arts. Lee's extensive background in classical piano and violin was overshadowed greatly by his championship martial art training from martial art masters Wei Kong Koo and Sang Kee Paik. Lee went on to to win multiple national martial arts championships in the 1990s. His discovery in 1993 by Director/producer Doug Schwartz of Baywatch led to his notoriety as a film and television villain. Currently now a member of the Kahana Stunt Team and Stunt Action Coordintors Lee is best known for stunts, character villains, and fight choreography in particular in the area of martial art weaponry.