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Dana was born in a village outside of Guangzhou and raised by his
grandparents and aunts while his parents immigrated to America. When he was 7,
his mother brought him to live in Houston, Texas, where the Lees were among
the very few Chinese in a segregated state. A high school speech teacher
advised Dana to study drama, instilling in him the belif that an actor can
transcend race and color to play any role. Dana moved to Los Angeles, earned
his B.A. in Business Administration, then served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve. Finally, in 1972, he boldly joined East West Players, America's first
and foremost theater company, where he won several Dramalogue Awards for acting
as well as his direction of The Grunt Childe. Dana's stage credits
include The Music Lesson, Green Card, Ikebana, Dogeaters and Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf (with Nancy Kwan at Singapore Rep). He has appeared
in such movies as Rambo, Lethal Weapon 4, and I Spy, and such TV
shows as Nancy Drew: The Mystery of Hollywood Hills, Dynasty, Jag, Las Vegas
and The X Files.
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