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person_profile-Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow Age: 63

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Stephen Chow

Date of Birth:

Jun 22, 1962

Country of birth:

China

Biography of

Stephen Chow

    Stephen Chiau Sing Chi, professionally known as Stephen Chow, is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer.

    Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow attended Heep Woh Primary School, a missionary school attached to the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Peninsula. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes.

    Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1982. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle.

    Chow made his film debut in the 1988 film Final Justice, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Golden Globe Awards.

    Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Fight Back to School became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow becomes very famous in China, he became a legend and the Stephen Chow Phenomenon.

    In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide. Chow won Best Director and Best Actor at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film went on to garner additional awards including a Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Picture and Best Director. It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region.

    In 2004, his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million worldwide. Chow also won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival as well as over twenty international awards. Critics as well as film stars such as comedian Bill Murray said that the film was the supreme achievement of modern comedy that had outshone any preexisting form of American comedy, including Murray's directorial work.

    His film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo. In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia.

    For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who called him the King of Comedy.

    Stephen Chow has directed multiple classic films since the 1990s.

    In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time.

    In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.

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Filmography of

Stephen Chow

Found 65 Movies in total

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

Theater Employee (uncredited) ( Actor )

Writer

... 2017

CJ7: The Cartoon

Ti (voice) ( Actor )

Writer

... 2010

CJ7

Ti Chow ( Actor )

Writer

... 2008

Kung Fu Hustle

Sing ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2004

Shaolin Soccer

Sing ( Actor )

Presenter

... 2001

The Tricky Master

Master Wong ( Actor )

... 1999

Gorgeous

Policeman with dog ( Actor )

... 1999

King of Comedy

Wan Tin-Sau ( Actor )

Writer

... 1999

The Lucky Guy

Ho Kam-Sui ( Actor )

... 1998

Lawyer Lawyer

Chan Mon-Gut ( Actor )

... 1997

All's Well, Ends Well '97

Lo Kung ( Actor )

... 1997

The God of Cookery

Stephen Chow ( Actor )

Writer

... 1996

Forbidden City Cop

Ling Ling Fat ( Actor )

Writer

... 1996

Sixty Million Dollar Man

Lee Chak-Sing ( Actor )

... 1995

Out of the Dark

Leon ( Actor )

... 1995

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

Chi Juen Bo / Joker / Monkey King ( Actor )

... 1995

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

Chi Juen Bo / Suen Ng Hung / Joker ( Actor )

... 1995

From Beijing with Love

Ling Ling Chat ( Actor )

Writer

... 1994

Hail the Judge

Pao Lung Sing ( Actor )

... 1994

Love on Delivery

Ho Kam An ( Actor )

... 1994

The Mad Monk

Dragon Fighter Lo Han ( Actor )

... 1993

Flirting Scholar

Tang Pak Fu / Wah On ( Actor )

Director

... 1993

Fight Back to School 3

Star Chow, Million Wong ( Actor )

... 1993

King of Beggars

So Chan Ha Yee Chan ( Actor )

... 1992

Royal Tramp 2

Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond ( Actor )

... 1992

Royal Tramp

Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond ( Actor )

... 1992

Justice, My Foot!

Sung Sai-Kit ( Actor )

... 1992

Fight Back to School 2

Chow Sing Sing ( Actor )

... 1992

All's Well, Ends Well

Shang Foon ( Actor )

... 1992

The Thief of Time

Dyun Siu Fei ( Actor )

... 1992

Fist of Fury 1991 II

Sing Chi ( Actor )

... 1992

The Banquet

Chow Sing-Chee ( Actor )

... 1991

The Magnificent Scoundrels

Romeo / Shun ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1991

Fight Back to School

Star Chow ( Actor )

... 1991

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1991

Fist of Fury 1991

Lau Ching / Saint of Gamblers ( Actor )

... 1991

Legend of the Dragon

Chow Siu-Lung ( Actor )

... 1991

The Top Bet

Shing ( Actor )

... 1991

Tricky Brains

Koo Jing / Chi Man-Jing / Maggie Koo ( Actor )

... 1991

God of Gamblers II

Chow Sing Cho ( Actor )

... 1990

Triad Story

Sin (as Sing Chi Chow) ( Actor )

... 1990

When Fortune Smiles

Vincent Hing ( Actor )

... 1990

All for the Winner

Sing ( Actor )

... 1990

Look Out, Officer!

Hsing ( Actor )

... 1990

Curry & Pepper

Pepper ( Actor )

... 1990

The Unmatchable Match

Cheung Lon / Cockroach ( Actor )

... 1990

Lung Fung Restaurant

Rubbish Pool ( Actor )

... 1990

My Hero

Sing ( Actor )

... 1990

Love Is Love

Sam Shek Kam-Shui ( Actor )

... 1990

Thunder Cops II

Sui Yien ( Actor )

... 1989

Just Heroes

Jacky ( Actor )

... 1989

Dragon Fight

Andy Yau ( Actor )

... 1989

Faithfully Yours

Puddin Lai ( Actor )

... 1988

Final Justice

Boy ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1988

The Last Conflict

Lau Ting Kin ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1987

A Better Tomorrow

Taiwanese Triad ( Actor )

... 1986