Stephen Chow | |||||||||||||||||
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周星馳 | |||||||||||||||||
.JPG) Chow in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Stephen Chow Sing-chi 22 June 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director, actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | As a director: 1994–present As an actor: 1982–2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 周星馳 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 周星驰 | ||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Chow Sing-chi[1] (Chinese: 周星馳; born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker,[2] former actor and comedian,[3] known for his Mo lei tau style, comic timing and stunts.
After appearing in many Hong Kong television series, Chow's first major breakthrough was the 1989 comedy series The Final Combat. He then starred in the 1991 action comedy film Fight Back to School, which became one of the highest-grossing film of all-time in Hong Kong.[4] He later reprised his role in its sequels. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with From Beijing with Love.
In 2001, Chow directed and starred in the sports comedy film Shaolin Soccer, which had a successful worldwide theatrical run and brought Chow into the North American mainstream, this commercial success was followed by the 2004 martial arts action comedy Kung Fu Hustle. The film received positive reviews and grossed over US$106 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing foreign-language films in the United States. Chow's final film acting performance, before he became a fulltime filmmaker, was in the 2008 science fiction comedy CJ7.
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- ^ "1991". HKBO. Hong Kong Box Office Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.