Michael Hui

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Michael Hui
Hui at the 2022 Hong Kong Film Awards
Born	(1942-09-03) 3 September 1942 (age 82) Panyu, Guangdong, China
Occupations	Actor playwright director producer
Years active	1968–present
Spouse	Cheng Kit-ying ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	Hui See-wai (son) Hui See-hang (daughter)
Parent(s)	Hui Sai-cheung (father) Lee Sin-wan (mother)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 1981 Security Unlimited
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	許冠文
Simplified Chinese	许冠文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xǔ Guànwén Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Héui Gun Màhn Jyutping Heoi2 Gun3 Man4
Musical career
Also known as	Cool-faced comedian, Mr. Boo! (in Japan)
Origin	Hong Kong
Musical artist

Michael Hui Koon-man (born Chinese: 許冠文; 3 September 1942) (also known as Mr Boo!) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky, Sam, and Stanley) who were prominent figures in the Hong Kong entertainment industry during the 1970s and the 1980s. Michael Hui is considered by many critics to be one of the foremost comedians in the Hong Kong film industry.