Introduction :
Eliza Hutton, the slim, brown-haired, 5’10” beauty was the fiancée of actor Brandon Lee before his tragic accidental death. Once a casting director, Eliza, now keeps a low profile and does volunteer work with children.
Brandon Lee Eliza Hutton Married Life :
- Eliza was born in 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri.
- From May 1990 to October 1992, she dated Brandon Lee – the son of popular martial arts actor Bruce Lee.
- In October 1992, Brandon proposed while the couple was on a trip to Europe promoting his movie “Rapid Fire.” Eliza said yes so they were engaged to be married.
- The couple had planned an entire wedding for April 17, 1993, in Mexico.
- However, Brandon died on March 30th that year due to a gunshot wound after an accidental shooting at a filming studio during the filming of the movie “The Crow.”
- In 1994, after Brandon died, Eliza moved from Hollywood back to the East Coast to grieve.
- However, in the late 1990’s she returned to Los Angeles.
- Eliza got married to another person in 2004. She and her husband still live in the Los Angeles area.
Professional Timeline : Career, Salary and Net Worth
- Eliza first worked as executive assistant to director Renny Harlin in 1988. Mr. Harlin had worked on films such as Die Hard 2: Die Harder and Cliffhanger. It was during her time at this job that she first met Brandon.
- In 1991, she worked at Stillwater productions as a story editor. British-Canadian actor, producer, and director, Kiefer Sutherland, owned this production company.
- Kiefer was also a friend of Brandon, so he allowed Eliza to fly between LA and Wilmington, North Carolina, where The Crow was being filmed, in order to spend time with Brandon.
- Eliza was involved in the out of court settlement with the movie producers of “The Crow” following her fiancé’s funeral.
- She also advocated for the release of the film in the middle of a controversy about whether it should be shelved or not.
- Soon after this, Eliza quit her job on the West Coast and moved back to the East Coast to grieve, putting a pause on her career.
- Upon her return to Los Angeles in the late 1990s, she worked in casting in the film industry.
- Hutton later became less involved in the film industry to do work with non-profit groups in Los Angeles. She has worked with orphans from abusive and neglected homes.
- Recently, she once again worked for Kiefer Sutherland, as she was listed as his assistant in the series The Confession in 2011.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- The Crow was dedicated to Eliza and Brandon.
- Eliza was present at the hospital when Brandon was pronounced dead, 12 hours after being shot.
- Due to the cause of the death of her fiancé, Hutton spent a lot of time petitioning for stricter gun regulations on movie sets in order to ensure that the same tragedy did not befall anyone else.
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