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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 1981. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Chow made his film Final Justice in 1988, 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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Born:
Jun 22, 1962 In Hong Kong,China
Movie/TV Credits:
93
First Appeared:
In the series Heung sing long ji
Latest Project:
Series 影响:改革开放40年的中国电影 2018-11-19
Known For
Filmography
Series Heung sing long ji Unknown 2025
Series Wut lik sap jat Unknown 2025
Series 影响:改革开放40年的中国电影 Unknown 2018-11-19
Movie Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back Theater Employee (uncredited) 2017-01-28
Movie Beginning of the Great Revival Unknown 2011-06-23
Movie CJ7: The Cartoon Ti (voice) 2010-07-09
Movie The Founding of a Republic 2009-09-17
Movie CJ7 Ti Chow 2008-01-30
Movie Kung Fu Hustle Sing 2004-02-10
Movie Shaolin Soccer Sing 2001-07-05
Movie Bruce Law Stunts Himself 2000-01-01
Movie King of Comedy Wan Tin-Sau 1999-02-08
Series TV Total Self 1999-03-08
Movie Gorgeous Policeman with dog 1999-02-12
Movie The Tricky Master Master Wong 1999-08-05
Movie The Lucky Guy Ho Kam Sui 1998-01-16
Movie All's Well, Ends Well '97 Lo Kung 1997-02-06
Movie Lawyer Lawyer Chan Mon Gut 1997-07-31
Movie The God of Cookery Stephen Chow 1996-12-21
Movie Forbidden City Cop Ling Ling Fat 1996-02-16
Movie A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box Sun Wukong / Joker 1995-01-21
Movie A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella Sun Wukong / Joker 1995-02-04
Movie Out of the Dark Leon 1995-07-06
Movie Sixty Million Dollar Man Lee Chak-Sing 1995-08-19
Movie The Saint of Gamblers Saint of Gamblers (archive footage) 1995-06-28
Movie Love on Delivery Ho Kam An 1994-02-04
Movie From Beijing with Love Ling Ling Chat 1994-10-13
Movie Hail the Judge Pao Lung Sing 1994-03-31
Movie Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino Himself 1993-01-01
Movie My Hero II Sing 1993-03-20
Movie The Mad Monk Dragon Fighter Lo Han 1993-07-29
Movie Fight Back to School 3 Star Chow, Million Wong 1993-01-14
Movie Flirting Scholar Tang Pak Fu / Wah On 1993-07-01
Movie The Thief of Time Dyun Siu Fei 1992-01-01
Movie Fist of Fury 1991 II Sing Chi 1992-01-01
Movie All's Well, Ends Well Shang Foon 1992-01-25
Movie Royal Tramp 2 Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond 1992-09-24
Movie Fight Back to School 2 Chow Sing Sing 1992-04-09
Movie King of Beggars So Chan Ha Yee Chan 1992-12-17
Movie Royal Tramp Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond 1992-07-30
Movie Justice, My Foot! Sung Sai-Kit 1992-07-02
Movie The Top Bet Shing 1991-03-07
Movie Fist of Fury 1991 Lau Ching / Saint of Gamblers 1991-03-23
Movie Tricky Brains Koo Jing / Chi Man-Jing / Maggie Koo 1991-02-02
Movie Legend of the Dragon Chow Siu-Lung 1991-03-07
Movie The Banquet Chow Sing-Chee 1991-11-30
Movie Crazy Safari Unknown 1991-07-05
Movie The Magnificent Scoundrels Romeo / Shun 1991-10-09
Movie God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai Chow Sing Cho 1991-08-21
Movie Fight Back to School Star Chow 1991-07-18
Movie The Unmatchable Match Cheung Lon / Cockroach 1990-05-11
Movie My Hero Sing 1990-03-22
Movie Love Is Love Sam Shek Kam-Shui 1990-02-14
Movie Curry and Pepper Pepper 1990-05-23
Movie Lung Fung Restaurant Rubbish Pool 1990-04-26
Movie When Fortune Smiles Vincent Hing 1990-09-27
Movie Sleazy Dizzy Xing 1990-06-15
Movie Triad Story Sin (as Sing Chi Chow) 1990-10-11
Movie All for the Winner Sing 1990-08-18
Movie Look Out, Officer! Hsing 1990-07-27
Movie God of Gamblers II Chow Sing Cho 1990-12-13
Series It Runs in the Family Unknown 1990-08-08
Series The Final Combat Duen Fei 1989-04-03
Series File Noir Unknown 1989-05-01
Movie Just Heroes Jacky 1989-09-14
Movie Dragon Fight Andy Yau 1989-09-01
Movie Thunder Cops II Sui Yien 1989-11-18
Series The Justice of Life Unknown 1989-11-13
Movie The Last Conflict Lau Ting Kin 1988-01-01
Series Behind Silk Curtains Unknown 1988-04-11
Movie On the Brink Unknown 1988-01-01
Series My Father's Son Unknown 1988-07-04
Series The Tribulation of Life Unknown 1988-10-31
Movie Faithfully Yours Puddin Lai 1988-12-17
Movie Final Justice Boy 1988-06-23
Movie He Who Chases After the Wind Ah Sing 1988-04-21
Series The Price Of Growing Up Unknown 1987-08-27
Movie Back To The Beyond Unknown 1987-01-01
Movie A Better Tomorrow Taiwanese Triad 1986-08-02
Movie Brother’s Girlfriend Unknown 1986-10-01
Series The Nuts Zombie Star 1984-01-01
Series The Legend of the Condor Heroes 宋兵甲 1983-02-21
Movie Crossroads-Pocket Money Ah Bong 1983-01-01
Series Beyond the Rose Garden Unknown 1983-05-16
Series Woman on the Beat Unknown 1983-06-13
Series Angels And Devils Unknown 1983-08-08
Series The Old Miao Myth Unknown 1983-05-30
Movie 阿茂揸枪 Unknown 1983-04-10
Movie 孤獨狀元 Unknown 1982-07-04
Series Love & Passion Unknown 1982-11-29
Series Soldier of Fortune Unknown 1982-09-27
Series I.Q. 100 学生会会长 1981-06-08
Series Golden Horse Awards Self 1962-10-31