According to foreign media reports on August 13, American fighting master and stunt actor Ivan Gene LeBell died in his sleep on August 9 at the age of 89.

According to foreign media reports on August 13, American fighting master and stunt actor Ivan Gene LeBell died in his sleep on August 9 at the age of 89.

Gen LeBell is an American legend. He has starred in more than a thousand film and television dramas, written 12 books, and was upgraded to 9 masters of Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi in 2000. In 2004, the World Wushu Masters Association upgraded him to level 10. He was a good friend to Bruce Lee during his lifetime and taught Bruce Lee to learn the skills of bird hugging, while Bruce Lee taught him the skills of hitting and bounce.

Gen LeBell was born in 1932, 8 years older than Bruce Lee. He has received wrestling and boxing training since childhood. He studied with the American wrestling champion Robert H. Friedrich at the age of 7. He became the Judo Amateur League champion at the age of 22. During this period, he was invited to star in thousands of movies such as "The Green Hornet", "King Kong", "Robot Men", "The Angry Bull", "Comprehensive Memories", "Planet of the Apes", "Man in Black 2", "Independence Day", "The Angry Bull", etc.

1992, Gene LeBell collaborated with Bruce Lee's son Li Guohao in "The Dragon Dominates the World". A year later, Li Guohao unfortunately died at the age of 28.

People who practice martial arts generally compete for their strength, and the same is true for Gene Leber.

He met Bruce Lee when he was young. He had a conflict and formed friendship during the filming of "The Green Hornet".

UFC Chairman honored the late Bruce Lee as the "father of MMA" in 2014. Gene LeBell disagreed with this statement in the interview, saying that if Bruce Lee was the "father of MMA", he should also call himself "ancestor of MMA".

Gene LeBell always believes that Bruce Lee is a "world-class martial artist" and does not want the outside world to overly mythological his old friend.

Gen LeBell once talked about his relationship with Bruce Lee in his autobiography, saying that during the filming of "The Green Hornet", he said that Bruce Lee was an experienced person (a big-sports). Once he thrust Bruce Lee on his shoulder and ran around the set. Bruce Lee kept screaming, "Let me go, let me go, deny I killed you."Gen LeBell claimed that this was a way to make fun of Bruce Lee and let him relax.

It is said that the reason why Gene LeBell wants to make fun of Bruce Lee was that Bruce Lee injured a white stunt actor on the set.

Gen LeBel retells Bruce Lee's words in the book: "People will never pursue real fighting in movies or TV, because the battle ends too quickly. They just want to watch fancy moves and acrobatics."

Half said during his lifetime that he inspired Quentin to film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". The most controversial clip in the play is the role played by Peter, who easily defeated Bruce Lee. This is the director and Gene LeBelle's ugliness of Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee's daughter once accused Quentin of vilifying her father, but Gene LeBell said this was not a scene that was made up for no reason.

Bruce Lee has not appeared in many works in Hollywood, most of which are the protagonists. The two have worked together many times. The scene of Bruce Lee defeating Sammo Hung in "The Dragon and the Tiger Fight", which is said to be arranged by Gene LeBell.

Gene LeBell was in a relationship with American actor Steven Siegel during the filming of the movie. Gene LeBell claimed that he fainted with one stroke of locking his throat, causing the other party to be incontinent.

However, Steven Siegel strongly denied that he said Gene LeBell was a liar and the two did not cooperate again.

Although Gene LeBell is a controversial figure, he was indeed a fighting master in his heyday. He defeated his strong opponents in many games and was admitted to the Wrestling Hall of Fame. He served as the referee for boxing champions Ali and Antonio Zhumu in Japan's "ultimate battle". At the same time, he was also involved in the murder of private detective Robert Duke Hall, and was arrested and later acquitted.