Conan Lee
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Conan Lee Yuen-Ba 李元霸 born Lloyd Hutchinson, is an Asian-American film actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and martial artist.

Biography

Born in Hong Kong but growing up in Queens, New York as Lloyd Hutchinson he was trained in his fathers self defense, he is best known for his roles in cult kung fu/ninja hybrid favorite "Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Ninja in the Dragon's Den is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Corey Yuen made his directorial debut, and starring Conan Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada and Hwang Jang Lee.-Plot:...

" alongside popular Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
is a Japanese actor.-Life and career:Sanada was born in Tokyo. Originally aiming to be an action star, starting with shorinji kempo, he eventually took up Kyokushin kaikan Sanada began training at age 11 with actor and martial arts star Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club where he developed good...

, and the crime / comedy buddy cop film "Tiger on the Beat" with Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-fat, SBS is an actor from Hong Kong. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled; and to the West for his role as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...

.

He also explored a wide variety of both Western and Chinese martial arts ranging from boxing to Kung Fu, Taekwondo to Karate, and sought excellence in the Northern Shaoling and Wing Chun styles, and eventually created a style that he calls "Realistic Fist", which sets aside the form, and focuses only on the practical aspect of beating the enemy,.

Other notable screen appearances in both TV and film include "MacGyver", "Armed Response" (with David Carradine), "New York Cop" (with Chad McQueen). "Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit" (appearing as Rambo), "Jackie Chan's First Strike" and "Lethal Weapon 4", an installment of the popular American franchise, in which he featured alongside Jet Li.

Despite his growing acclaim, Conan had to give up the industry in the 90's due to his mother's ailing health, which he committed his time and resources to treating, and his studies resulted in the production of what is now his own exclusive brand of nutritional supplements under the name "HEMOXYGEN".

In 2009, Conan made a brief appearance in an episode of the popular American crime series Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...

and has since been developing a number of projects for his comeback to the film industry.

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