Chow Yun Fat

Birthday: May 18, 1955
Birthplace: Lamma Island, Hong Kong
Biography:
Chow Yun Fat is a charismatic, athletically built and energetic Asian-born film star who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo.Born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the then British colony of Hong Kong near its famous Victoria Harbour, Chow's family moved to urban Hong Kong in 1965 and in early 1973, Chow attended a casting call for TVB, a division of Shaw Bros. productions. With h...
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is good looks and easy-going style, Chow was originally a heartthrob actor in non-demanding TV and film roles. However, his popularity increased with his appearance as white-suited crime boss Hui Man-Keung in the highly popular HK film Shang Hai tan xu ji (1983).In 1985, Chow started receiving acclaim for his work and scored the Golden Horse (Best Actor) Award in Taiwan and another Best Actor Award from the Asian Pacific Film Festival for his performance in Dang doi lai ming (1983). With these accolades, Chow came to the attention of Woo, who cast Chow in the fast-paced gangster film Ying hung boon sik (1986) (aka "A Better Tomorrow"). The rest, as they say, is history. The film was an enormous commercial success, and Chow's influence on young Asian males was not dissimilar to the adulation given to previous Asian film sensations such as Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan. Nearly every young guy in Hong Kong ran out and bought himself a "Mark Coat," as they became known--a long, heavy woolen coat worn by Chow in the movie (although it is is actually very unsuited to Hong Kong's hot and humid climate).Further hard-edged roles in more John Woo crime films escalated Chow's popularity even higher, and fans all over the world flocked to see Ying hung boon sik II (1987) (aka "A Better Tomorrow 2"), Dip huet seung hung (1989) (aka "The Killer"), and Lat sau san taam (1992) (aka "Hard Boiled"). With the phenomenal global interest in the HK action genre, Chow was enticed to the United States and appeared in The Replacement Killers (1998) with Mira Sorvino, The Corruptor (1999) with Mark Wahlberg, and, for a change of pace, in the often-filmed romantic tale of Anna and the King (1999).Chow then returned to the Asian cinema circuit and starred in the critically lauded kung fu epic Wo hu cang long (2000) (aka "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"). His wide appeal can be seen in his "boy next door" type of personality and his ability to play such a broad spectrum of roles from a comedic buffoon to a lovestruck Romeo to a trigger-happy professional killer. A highly entertaining and gifted actor with dynamic on-screen presence, Chow continues to remain in strong demand in many film markets.
Filmography
- The Red Circle (2009)
- Dragonball Evolution (2009)
- Shanghai (2008)
- The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
- Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower) (2006)
- The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo) (2006)
- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) (2000)
- Anna and the King (2000)
- The Corruptor (1998)
- The Replacement Killers (1998)
- Woh ping faan dim (The Peace Hotel) (1995)
- Treasure Hunt (Hua qi Shao Lin) (1994)
- Du shen 2 (God of Gamblers' Return) (1994)
- Lat sau san taam (Hard-Boiled) (1992)
- Xia dao Gao Fei (Full Contact) (1992)
- Tao fan (Prison on Fire II) (1991)
- Zong heng si hai (Once a Thief) (1991)
- Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
- A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
- The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) (1989)
- Ban wo chuang tian ya (Wild Search) (1989)
- A Lang de gu shi (All About Ah-Long) (1989)
- God of Gamblers (1989)
- City War (1989)
- Ji xing gong zhao (The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon) (1989)
- Cherry Blossoms: When Tat Fu Was Young (1988)
- Fractured Follies (1988)
- Daai Jeung Foo Yat Gei (The Diary of a Big Man) (1988)
- A Better Tomorrow II (1988)
- Lo foo chut gang (Tiger on the Beat) (1988)
- Gong zi duo qing (The Greatest Lover) (1988)
- Ba xing bao xi (The Eighth Happiness) (1988)
- Gaam yuk fung wan (Prison on Fire) (1987)
- Code of Honor (1987)
- Chou tin dik tong wah (An Autumn's Tale) (1987)
- Cheng chong chui lui chai (The Romancing Star) (1987)
- Gong woo ching (Rich and Famous) (1987)
- Ying hung ho hon (Tragic Hero) (1987)
- City on Fire (1987)
- Jiang hu long hu men (Flaming Brothers) (Dragon and Tiger Fight) (1987)
- The Seventh Curse (Yuan Zhen-Xia yu Wei Si-Li) (1986)
- A Hearty Response (1986)
- 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
- A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- Qi yuan (The Nepal Affair) (Witch from Nepal) (1985)
- Nu ren xin (Women) (1985)
- Hoh bit yau ngoh (He bi you wo ) (Why Me?) (1985)
- Occupant (1984)
- Dang doi lai ming (Hong Kong 1941) (Waiting For Dawn) (1984)
- Love in A Fallen City (Qing cheng zhi lian) (1984)
- Lie tou (Long Goodbye) (The Head Hunter) (1982)
- Xun cheng ma (The Postman Strikes Back) (Patrol Horse) (1981)
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- Tung Tien Duong at 7:49am on November 28th, 2009
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- Ryan M. Cook at 11:35pm on March 12th, 2009
- chow yun fat is going to play master roshi? hes not nearly skinny enough. or old enough. lol
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