Ang Lee
Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Born in Pingtung County, Lee gained fame in Taiwan for the Father Knows Best trilogy, including Pushing Hands (1991), The Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between Eastern and Western cultures. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was his first English-language film. His other notable films include The Ice Storm (1997), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hulk (2003), Lust, Caution (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Gemini Man (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ang Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1954-10-23 · Chaojhou, Pingtung, Taiwan
Known for
- Life of Pi (2012) — Director
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) — Director
- Hulk (2003) — Hulk (voice) (uncredited)
- Gemini Man (2019) — Director
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) — Director
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) — Director
- Lust, Caution (2007) — Director
- The Ice Storm (1997) — Director
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) — Director
- Taking Woodstock (2009) — Director
- Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) — Director
- The Colbert Report (2005)
- The Wedding Banquet (1993) — Guest at the Wedding Banquet (uncredited)
- I Am Heath Ledger (2017) — Self
- Ride with the Devil (1999) — Director
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)