After one year, Lee moved to New York City, where he took acting lessons at the famed Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and was part of the American New Theatre group founded by his friend John Lee Hancock.
Peste un an, Lee s-a mutat la New York, a învățat la Institutul de Teatru și Film Lee Strasberg și a făcut parte din grupul American New Theatre, fondat de prietenul său John Lee Hancock.