Brett Lee is an Australian former cricketer, bowling coach, cricket commentator, author, guitarist, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and actor. He is best known for his career as a cricketer and played in all 3 formats of the game, primarily for Australia’s national cricket team and for the New South Wales team domestically between 1997 and 2011. Brett was widely recognized as one of the fastest bowlers in the world with his fastest delivery hitting the speed of 161.1 kilometers per hour or 100.1 miles per hour.
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Manager
Brett Lee is represented by RCKT Co. (Talent Agent) in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.
Batting
Right-Handed
Bowling
Right-Arm Fast
Role
Bowler
Shirt Number
58 – New South Wales, Kings XI Punjab, Wellington, Sydney Sixers, Otago, Kolkata Knight Riders
Genre
Pop, Rock
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar
Labels
The Orchard Music/Jet Content Boutique Private Ltd.
Girlfriend / Spouse
Brett Lee has dated –
- Tara Moss (2001)
- (2002) – Rumor
- Tziporah Malkah (2002-2003)
- Valeska Muller (2003)
- Elizabeth “Liz” Kemp (2004-2008) – In 2004, he began dating Elizabeth Kemp, a Sydney-based podiatrist. They got married on June 3, 2006, but announced their divorce on June 1, 2008, which was finalized in 2009. They have 1 child together, a son Preston Charles (b. November 16, 2006). Preston fell when he was 5 years old, fractured a small part of his skull, and suffered hearing loss in one ear. In response, Brett endorsed a hearing aid brand Cochlear and brought awareness to the importance of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.
- (2009)
- Lana Anderson (2013-Present) – A year after they began dating, he married Lana on March 30, 2014. They have 2 children, a daughter named Helena who was born in 2016, and a son born in June 2019, whose name he decided to keep private.
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Towering height
Brand Endorsements
Brett Lee has endorsed brands such as Cochlear, Pedigree, F45 India, and Pearls Group.
Besides founding a charitable organization Mewsic Foundation in 2007, Brett has shown support for charities and organizations such as –
- Salvation Army
- Adventist Development
- Relief Agency (ADRA)
- Make a Wish Foundation
Brett Lee Favorite Things
- Childhood Cricket Idols – Allan Donald, Dennis Lillee
Source –
Brett Lee Facts
- He is in love with Indian culture. He had written a song You’re the One for Me during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India and released it in 2007 as a duet with a Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle.
- Brett served as a bowling coach for Sri Lanka and Ireland in the past.
- He was the 1st player to take a hat-trick in Twenty20 International cricket.
- Brett founded a clothing brand, Six & Out, with his older brother Shane Lee, and 3 other first-class cricketers – Brad McNamara, Richard Chee Quee, and Gavin Robertson. The name of the brand is identical to the name of their rock band and to the name of their debut studio album, released on November 13, 2000.
- On his 55th match, he reached a milestone of taking 100 wickets, thus becoming the 2nd fastest Australian ODI player to do so, right after Mitchell Starc. On the world list, he is the 5th player to achieve this.
- He co-wrote an autobiography My Life with the help of an author James Knight and published it in November 2011.
- As an actor, he made his film debut in the role of Will in the comedy, drama, romance UNindian (2015).
- There was a rumor that he and his wife Lana converted to Hinduism in 2017, which was proven as a hoax.
- In 2019, he appeared on the singing reality-TV show, The Masked Singer Australia, under the disguise of Parrot.
- Brett shares a close friendship with English cricketer and Pakistani cricketer .
- Politically, he is right-wing.
Featured Image by Ben Sutherland / / CC BY-2.0
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Facts of Brett Lee
- Gender Male
- full nameBrett Lee
- nicknamesBinga, Oswald, Bing
- birthplaceWollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Birth November 08, 1976
- Age 48 years 1 months
- Horoscope Scorpio
- Lucky Number 6
- Lucky Stone Garnet
- Lucky Color Purple
- Best Match for Marriage Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces
- nationalityAustralian
- net worth$10 million
- professionFormer Cricketer, Bowling Coach, Cricket Commentator, Author, Entrepreneur, Actor, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
- weight83 kg or 183 lbs
- height6 ft 2 in or 188 cm
- hair colorLight Brown
- eye colorHazel
- body type / buildAthletic
- high schoolOak Flats High School
- motherHelen (née Buxton) Lee
- fatherBob Lee
- brothersShane Lee, Grant Lee