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Stephen Chow

Born 22/06/1962 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳) 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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311179

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Filmography (Movies)

Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow

Character:Archival Footage

Release Date:26/11/2024

CJ7: The Cartoon

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Release Date:09/07/2010

CJ7

Character:Ti Chow

Release Date:30/01/2008

Kung Fu Hustle

Character:Sing

Release Date:10/02/2004

Shaolin Soccer

Character:Mighty Steel Leg / Sing

Release Date:05/07/2001

The Tricky Master

Character:Master Wong

Release Date:05/08/1999

Gorgeous

Character:Policeman with Dog

Release Date:12/02/1999

King of Comedy

Character:Wan Tin Sau

Release Date:08/02/1999

The Lucky Guy

Character:Ho Kam Sui

Release Date:16/01/1998

Lawyer Lawyer

Character:Chan Mon Gut

Release Date:31/07/1997

All's Well, Ends Well '97

Character:Lo Kung

Release Date:06/02/1997

The God of Cookery

Character:Stephen Chow

Release Date:21/12/1996

Forbidden City Cop

Character:Ling Ling Fat

Release Date:16/02/1996

Sixty Million Dollar Man

Character:Lee Chak-Sing

Release Date:19/08/1995

Out of the Dark

Character:Leon

Release Date:06/07/1995

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

Character:Joker / Monkey King

Release Date:04/02/1995

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

Character:Joker / Monkey King

Release Date:21/01/1995

From Beijing with Love

Character:Ling Ling Chat

Release Date:13/10/1994

Hail the Judge

Character:Pao Lung Sing

Release Date:31/03/1994

Love on Delivery

Character:Ho Kam An

Release Date:04/02/1994

The Mad Monk

Character:Dragon Fighter Lo Han

Release Date:29/07/1993

Flirting Scholar

Character:Tang Pak Fu / Wah On

Release Date:01/07/1993

Fight Back to School 3

Character:Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong

Release Date:14/01/1993

King of Beggars

Character:So Chan Ha Yee Chan

Release Date:17/12/1992

Royal Tramp 2

Character:Wai Siu Bo

Release Date:24/09/1992

Royal Tramp

Character:Wai Siu Bo

Release Date:30/07/1992

Justice, My Foot!

Character:Sung Sai-Kit

Release Date:02/07/1992

Fight Back to School 2

Character:Chow Sing Sing

Release Date:09/04/1992

All's Well, Ends Well

Character:Shang Foon

Release Date:25/01/1992

The Thief of Time

Character:Dyun Siu Fei

Release Date:01/01/1992

Fist of Fury 1992

Character:Lau Ching

Release Date:01/01/1992

The Banquet

Character:Stephen Chow

Release Date:30/11/1991

The Magnificent Scoundrels

Character:Valentino

Release Date:09/10/1991

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

Character:Sing

Release Date:21/08/1991

Fight Back to School

Character:Chow Sing Sing

Release Date:18/07/1991

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari

Character:[Narrator]

Release Date:05/07/1991

Fist of Fury 1991

Character:Lau Ching

Release Date:23/03/1991

Legend of the Dragon

Character:Chow Siu-Lung

Release Date:07/03/1991

The Top Bet

Character:Sing

Release Date:07/03/1991

Tricky Brains

Character:Koo Jing / Che Man Jing

Release Date:02/02/1991

God of Gamblers II

Character:Sing

Release Date:13/12/1990

Triad Story

Character:Sing

Release Date:11/10/1990

When Fortune Smiles

Character:Vincent Hing

Release Date:27/09/1990

All for the Winner

Character:Sing

Release Date:18/08/1990

Look Out, Officer!

Character:Hsing

Release Date:27/07/1990

Sleazy Dizzy

Character:Sing

Release Date:15/06/1990

Curry & Pepper

Character:Pepper

Release Date:23/05/1990

The Unmatchable Match

Character:Cheung Lon

Release Date:11/05/1990

Lung Fung Restaurant

Character:Rubbish Pool

Release Date:26/04/1990

My Hero

Character:Sing

Release Date:22/03/1990

Love Is Love

Character:Sam Shek Kam Shui

Release Date:14/02/1990

Thunder Cops II

Character:Sui Yien

Release Date:18/11/1989

Just Heroes

Character:Jacky

Release Date:14/09/1989

Dragon Fight

Character:Andy Yau

Release Date:01/09/1989

Faithfully Yours

Character:Puddin Lai

Release Date:17/12/1988

Final Justice

Character:Boy

Release Date:23/06/1988

He Who Chases After the Wind

Character:Ah Sing

Release Date:21/04/1988

The Last Conflict

Character:Lau Ting Kin

Release Date:01/01/1988

On the Brink

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Release Date:01/01/1988

Back To The Beyond

Character:Lau Ching

Release Date:01/01/1987

Brother’s Girlfriend

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Release Date:01/10/1986

Linqi：Decision

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Release Date:21/04/1983

Crossroads-Pocket Money

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Release Date:01/01/1983

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