Actor
Stephen Chow
June 22, 1962 · 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.
Notable work
7.5Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
as Sing and Director
7.2Shaolin Soccer (2001)
as Mighty Steel Leg / Sing and Director
7.3CJ7 (2008)
as Ti Chow and Director and Writer
6.5The Mermaid (2016)
Director and Writer
6.9Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
Writer and Director
6.5Gorgeous (1999)
as Policeman with Dog
7.6A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995)
as Joker / Monkey King
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