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Yun-Fat, Chow
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| NAME: | Yun Fat, Chow |
| DATE OF BIRTH: | May 18, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | Hong Kong, China |
Career
Chow Yun-Fat is one of the greats of Hong Kong cinema, like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. He was able to establish himself outside of his homeland and make a name for himself.
He began his career as a nervous actor in an unknown TV series in China.
He was born and grew up in a small fishing village on the island of Lamma. At the age of ten he moved to the capital of Hong Kong and applied for his first casting at the age of 18. Chow Yun-Fat prevailed and made his grand debut on Broadcasts Limited television station.
He now made it with small roles and appearances in television shows and flickered over the cinema screen for the first time in 1976 as a likeable Chinese in the action-adventure "Xin Su xiao mei san nan xin lang".
His reputation grew more and more and he grew more and more into a superstar. In 1981 he finally had his breakthrough with the film "Woo yuet dik goo si" and only five years later he was considered the busiest actor in Asia.
He also became Asia`s record breaker with nine films in a leading role in 1986. Among them was the film "City Wolf" by John Woo, which made both internationally known.
Chow Yun-Fat scooped up award after award and became a top star without even having made a single film in Hollywood.
But even he couldn`t resist Hollywood`s call and followed the call in 1998. He made his US debut with the film The Replacement Killers.
From this point on he made significantly fewer films but reached a larger audience with them.
Well-known films were "Anna and the King" alongside Jodie Foster and "Corruptor" in 1999.
The highlight of his career came with his leading role in the film Tiger & Dragon, which was nominated for 10 Oscars and ultimately took home four.
His latest project is the role of the pirate captain Sao-Feng in the 3rd part of Pirates of the Caribbean.
This versatile actor manages to convince in his films and feels at home in almost all genres.
A Chinese postage stamp was even dedicated to him in 2005 in honor of his achievements.
Filmography
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1976: Xin Su xiao mei san nan xin long |
1987: Ying hung ho hon 1987: Xiao sheng meng jing hun 1987: Jiang hu long hu men 1987: Gui xin niang 1987: Gong woo ching 1987: Cheng chong chui lui chai 1987: Cover Hard 2 1987: Chou tin dik tong wah 1987: Gaam yuk fung wan 1987: City Wolf 2 1988:Zai jian yingxiong 1988: Yu Da Fu chuan qi 1988: Sing si jin jaang 1988: Born Hero 2 1988: Gong zi duo qing 1988: Chang duan jiao zhi lian 1988: Ba xing bao xi 1988: Daai jeung foo yat gei 1989: You jian A Lang (also screenplay) 1989: Yi ben wu yan 1989: Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi 1989: Ji xing gong zhao 1989: Ban wo chuang tian ya 1989: Blast Killers 1989: City Wolf 3 - Saigon`s Cauldron 1989: You Shen 1990: China White Part 2 1990: You sheng 1991: Dou hap 1991: Killer Target 1991: Tao fan 1992: Wo ai chou wen chai 1992: Lashou shentan 1993: Cover Hard 1994: Hua qi Shao Lin 1994: Hard Game 1995: Never Die (also screenplay) 1998: The Replacement Killers 1999: Corruptor - Under the sign of corruption 1999: Anna and the King 2000: Tigers & Dragons 2003: Bulletproof Monk 2006: The Aunt`s Postmodern Life 2007: The Curse of the Golden Flower 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World`s End 2008: The Battle of Red Cliff |
