Andy Lau

Not to be confused with Andrew Lau or Andy Hui.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lau. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Andy Lau and the Chinese-style name is Lau Tak-wah.
Andy Lau
SBS BBS MH JP
劉德華
Lau at the 2013 Beijing International Film Festival
Born
Lau Fuk Wing (劉福榮)

(1961-09-27) 27 September 1961 (age 63)[1]
Tai Po, British Hong Kong
Other names
(Dharma name)
Alma materHo Lap College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • film producer
  • lyricist
  • composer
  • businessman
Years active1981–present
Works
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
[2]
ChildrenHanna Lau
FatherLau Lai
RelativesLau Tak-sing (brother)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsCapital Artists (1985)
EMI Music Publishing (1987–1989)
Polygram (1990–1992)
UFO Record (1992–1995)
Bertelsmann Music Group
(1996–2001)
Catchy Entertainment Ltd. (2002–2004)
Focus Music
(2005–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉德華
Simplified Chinese刘德华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Déhuá
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàuh Dāk Wàah
JyutpingLau4 Dak1 Waa4
IPA[lɐw˩ tɐk̚˥ wa˩]
Websiteawc618.com Edit this at Wikidata
Signature

Andy Lau Tak-wah SBS BBS MH JP[3] (Chinese: 劉德華; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He was named the "Fourth Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1980s as well as one of the Four Heavenly Kings in the 1990s.[4] In the Philippines, he was previously given the screen name Ricky Chan.[5][6]

Lau won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times, the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor twice, and was entered into the Guinness World Records for the "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist" in 2000, with a total of 444 music awards by 2006.[7] Forbes magazine has ranked Lau as one of the world's highest-paid actors.[8] In 2018, Lau became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[9][10] In 2024, Lau was elected vice chairman of the 11th China Film Association.[11] Over a career of four decades, Lau has been one of the most commercially and critically successful artists in the Chinese world.[12][13][14]

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  2. ^ "Andy Lau news". Sina.com.
  3. ^ "Andy Lau profile". focusgroup.cc. Focus Film. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. ^ "四大天王 蓦然回首十五年". Xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publishing, Inc. 30 January 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 30 November 2021. [A]n elite group honed in the deadly skills of counter terrorism is called in, they are the police protectors.
  6. ^ "Ricky Chan fights the supernatural in 'The Good and the Bad'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. 26 September 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 30 November 2021. A First Films release, "The Good and the Bad" introduces Anita Mui and Gloria Yip.
  7. ^ "Most awards – Canto-pop male". guinnessworldrecords.
  8. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (4 August 2015). "The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015". Forbes.
  9. ^ "Andy Lau among Motion Picture Academy invitees". Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Motion picture academy invites largest class ever in continued push for diversity". Los Angeles Times. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. ^ "中国电影家协会". www.cfa1949.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ "The rule of Lau". Time.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Best-selling albums in Taiwan". BestSellingAlbums.
  14. ^ Havis, Richard James (5 February 2023). "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his 'good enough' career, being a 'very lucky guy', and why Hollywood didn't tempt him". South China Morning Post.