Stephen Chow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Biography
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer. Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow attended Heep Woh Primary School, a missionary school attached to the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Peninsula. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes. Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1981. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Chow made his film Final Justice in 1988, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Golden Globe Awards. Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Fight Back to School became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow becomes very famous in China, he became a legend and the Stephen Chow Phenomenon. In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide. Chow won Best Director and Best Actor at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film went on to garner additional awards including a Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Picture and Best Director. It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region. In 2004, his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million worldwide. Chow also won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival as well as over twenty international awards. Critics as well as film stars such as comedian Bill Murray said that the film was the supreme achievement of modern comedy that had outshone any preexisting form of American comedy, including Murray's directorial work. His film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo. In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia. For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who called him the King of Comedy. Stephen Chow has directed multiple classic films since the 1990s. In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.
Known For
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Filmography
Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow
Movie · as Archival Footage
The King of Stand-up Comedy
TV · as 节目发起人 · 5 eps
人生半山腰
Movie · as Self (Archive)
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
TV · 1 ep
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Movie · as Theater Employee (uncredited)
CJ7: The Cartoon
Movie
CJ7
Movie · as Ti Chow
Kung Fu Hustle
Movie · as Sing
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shaolin Soccer
Movie · as Mighty Steel Leg / Sing
King of Comedy
Movie · as Wan Tin Sau
The Tricky Master
Movie · as Master Wong
Gorgeous
Movie · as Policeman with Dog
TV total
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lucky Guy
Movie · as Ho Kam Sui
Lawyer Lawyer
Movie · as Chan Mon Gut
All's Well, End's Well '97
Movie · as Lo Kung
The God of Cookery
Movie · as Stephen Chow
Forbidden City Cop
Movie · as Ling Ling Fat
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
Movie · as Joker / Monkey King
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Movie · as Joker / Monkey King
Out of the Dark
Movie · as Leon
Sixty Million Dollar Man
Movie · as Lee Chak-Sing
From Beijing with Love
Movie · as Ling Ling Chat
Love on Delivery
Movie · as Ho Kam An
Hail the Judge
Movie · as Pao Lung Sing
Flirting Scholar
Movie · as Tang Pak Fu / Wah On
Fight Back to School 3
Movie · as Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong
The Mad Monk
Movie · as Dragon Fighter Lo Han
Justice, My Foot!
Movie · as Sung Sai-Kit
All's Well, Ends Well
Movie · as Shang Foon
King of Beggars
Movie · as So Chan Ha Yee Chan
Royal Tramp
Movie · as Wai Siu Bo
Royal Tramp 2
Movie · as Wai Siu Bo
Fight Back to School 2
Movie · as Chow Sing Sing
The Thief of Time
Movie · as Dyun Siu Fei
Fist of Fury 1991 II
Movie · as Lau Ching
Screen Play
TV · 13 eps
Tricky Brains
Movie · as Koo Jing / Che Man Jing
Fight Back to School
Movie · as Chow Sing Sing
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
Movie · as Sing
Fist of Fury 1991
Movie · as Lau Ching
Legend of the Dragon
Movie · as Chow Siu-Lung
The Banquet
Movie · as Stephen Chow
The Magnificent Scoundrels
Movie · as Valentino
Crazy Safari
Movie · as [Narrator]
The Top Bet
Movie · as Sing
Pioneers of Television Gala
Movie · as Self
All for the Winner
Movie · as Sing
Triad Story
Movie · as Sing
God of Gamblers II
Movie · as Sing
Lung Fung Restaurant
Movie · as Rubbish Pool
When Fortune Smiles
Movie · as Vincent Hing
Curry & Pepper
Movie · as Pepper
Look Out, Officer!
Movie · as Hsing
My Hero
Movie · as Sing
Sleazy Dizzy
Movie · as Sing
Love Is Love
Movie · as Sam Shek Kam Shui
The Unmatchable Match
Movie · as Cheung Lon
It Runs in the Family
TV · 15 eps
Dragon Fight
Movie · as Andy Yau
Just Heroes
Movie · as Jacky
Thunder Cops II
Movie · as Sui Yien
File Noir
TV · 20 eps
The Final Combat
TV · as Duen Fei · 30 eps
The Justice of Life
TV · as 何鑫淼（阿水） · 30 eps
Faithfully Yours
Movie · as Puddin Lai
The Last Conflict
Movie · as Lau Ting Kin
He Who Chases After the Wind
Movie · as Ah Sing
Final Justice
Movie · as Boy
On the Brink
Movie
Behind Silk Curtains
TV · 5 eps
The Tribulation of Life
TV · 20 eps
My Father's Son
TV · 20 eps
Back To The Beyond
Movie · as Lau Ching
The Price Of Growing Up
TV · 59 eps
Brother’s Girlfriend
Movie
The Nuts
TV · as Zombie Star · 22 eps
Crossroads-Pocket Money
Movie
Woman on the Beat
TV · 20 eps
Beyond the Rose Garden
TV · 20 eps
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
TV · as 宋兵甲 · 19 eps
Angels And Devils
TV · 20 eps
再見十九歲(數碼修復版)
TV · as 绑匪 · 20 eps
Love & Passion
TV · 30 eps
Soldier of Fortune
TV · 30 eps
I.Q. 100
TV · as 学生会会长 · 20 eps
The Bund
TV · as 示威群眾 · 25 eps
Golden Horse Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep