Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
洪金寶
	Hung at the press conference of the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards after receiving his Hong Kong Film Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 14 April 2024
Born	Hung Kam-bo; 7 January 1952 (age 72); Hong Kong
Other names	Dai Goh Dai (大哥大) ; Yuen Lung (元龍) ; Chu Yuen Lung (朱元龍)
Occupations	Martial artist; actor; director; choreographer; producer; playwright;
Years active	1961–present
Spouses	; Jo Eun-ok (m. 1973; div. 1994) ; Joyce Godenzi (m. 1995)
Children	Timmy Hung (son); Jimmy Hung (son); Sammy Hung (son); Stephanie Hung (daughter);
Relatives	Chin Tsi-ang (grandmother) ; Hung Chung-ho (grandfather)
Family	Lee Chi-kit (brother)
Awards	Asia-Pacific Film Festival – Best Actor; 1988 Painted Faces; ; Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor; 1983 Carry On Pickpocket ; 1989 Painted Faces; Best Action Choreography; 1983 The Prodigal Son; 2009 Ip Man; 2011 Ip Man 2; 2018 Paradox; Lifetime Achievement; 2024; ; Asian Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor; 2011 Ip Man 2; ; Golden Horse Awards – Best Action Choreography; 2009 Ip Man ; 2010 Ip Man 2; ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	洪金寶
Simplified Chinese	洪金宝
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóng Jīnbǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Hung4 Gam1-bou2
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Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo (Chinese: 洪金寶; Jyutping: Hung⁴ Gam¹-bou²; born 7 January 1952)^[1] is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and film director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreographer for other actors such as Kim Tai-chung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Yuen Wah. Throughout the 1980s, he was part of the "Three Dragons" along with Chan and Biao; the three starred in six Hong Kong films together.^[2]

Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and popularized the zombie-like jiangshi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew.

Both Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning "Big Brother", until the filming of Project A (1983), which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning "Big, Big Brother", or "Biggest Big Brother".^[3]

^ "Sammo Hung Kam-Bo - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ https://www.cbr.com/best-jackie-chan-movies-ranked/
^ "Martial Arts Movies and TV Series - Wu Jing". Big, Big Brother Sammo Hung. Wu Jing.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] "Sammo Hung Kam-Bo - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[2] ttps://www.cbr.com/best-jackie-chan-movies-ranked/

[WuJing-3] "Martial Arts Movies and TV Series - Wu Jing". Big, Big Brother Sammo Hung. Wu Jing.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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