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Stephen Chow
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Stephen Chow
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-06-22,Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

7.721

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995-02-04

7.1

Shaolin Soccer
2001-07-05

Justice, My Foot!

6.712

Justice, My Foot!
1992-07-02

7.478

Kung Fu Hustle
2004-02-10

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

7.5

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995-01-21

All for the Winner

6.787

All for the Winner
1990-08-18

7.308

CJ7
2008-01-30

6.156

Dragon Fight
1989-09-01

The God of Cookery

7.173

The God of Cookery
1996-12-21

7.094

Tricky Brains
1991-02-02

From Beijing with Love

6.991

From Beijing with Love
1994-10-13

All's Well, Ends Well

7.006

All's Well, Ends Well
1992-01-25

Flirting Scholar

7.479

Flirting Scholar
1993-07-01

Forbidden City Cop

7.008

Forbidden City Cop
1996-02-16

Out of the Dark

6.832

Out of the Dark
1995-07-06

6.38

Lawyer Lawyer
1997-07-31

All's Well, Ends Well '97

6.267

All's Well, Ends Well '97
1997-02-06

Fight Back to School

6.981

Fight Back to School
1991-07-18

King of Beggars

6.9

King of Beggars
1992-12-17

5.5

Triad Story
1990-10-11

Fight Back to School 3

6.506

Fight Back to School 3
1993-01-14

7.145

Royal Tramp
1992-07-30

Faithfully Yours

4.6

Faithfully Yours
1988-12-17

7.099

Royal Tramp 2
1992-09-24

Love on Delivery

7

Love on Delivery
1994-02-04

Fight Back to School 2

6.771

Fight Back to School 2
1992-04-09

7.4

King of Comedy
1999-02-08

Sixty Million Dollar Man

6.511

Sixty Million Dollar Man
1995-08-19

The Tricky Master

5.885

The Tricky Master
1999-08-05

Fist of Fury 1991

6.329

Fist of Fury 1991
1991-03-23

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

7.024

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
1991-08-21

7.401

Hail the Judge
1994-03-31

6.729

Just Heroes
1989-09-14

Legend of the Dragon

6.1

Legend of the Dragon
1991-03-07

The Magnificent Scoundrels

6.2

The Magnificent Scoundrels
1991-10-09

5.563

The Banquet
1991-11-30

5.82

The Mad Monk
1993-07-29

God of Gamblers II

6.887

God of Gamblers II
1990-12-13

The Thief of Time

6

The Thief of Time
1992-01-01

Thunder Cops II

5.75

Thunder Cops II
1989-11-18

Lung Fung Restaurant

6.222

Lung Fung Restaurant
1990-04-26

6.432

The Lucky Guy
1998-01-16

When Fortune Smiles

6.8

When Fortune Smiles
1990-09-27

6.333

Curry & Pepper
1990-05-23

Look Out, Officer!

6.171

Look Out, Officer!
1990-07-27

6.6

My Hero
1990-03-22

5.5

Sleazy Dizzy
1990-06-15

7.476

Love Is Love
1990-02-14

The Unmatchable Match

7.056

The Unmatchable Match
1990-05-11

The Last Conflict

6.75

The Last Conflict
1988-01-01

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari

5.255

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
1991-07-05

Brother’s Girlfriend

0

Brother’s Girlfriend
1986-10-01

Back To The Beyond

5.5

Back To The Beyond
1987-01-01

5.7

The Top Bet
1991-03-07

He Who Chases After the Wind

6

He Who Chases After the Wind
1988-04-21

6.431

Gorgeous
1999-02-12

Fist of Fury 1992

5.548

Fist of Fury 1992
1992-01-01

5.981

Final Justice
1988-06-23

7

On the Brink
1988-01-01

CJ7: The Cartoon

6.263

CJ7: The Cartoon
2010-07-09

Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow

0

Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow
2024-11-26

Crossroads-Pocket Money

6.5

Crossroads-Pocket Money
1983-01-01

9

Linqi：Decision
1983-04-21

0

The Nuts
1984-01-01

Woman on the Beat

0

Woman on the Beat
1983-06-13

8

Love & Passion
1982-11-29

0

File Noir
1989-05-01

Soldier of Fortune

0

Soldier of Fortune
1982-09-27

The Price Of Growing Up

0

The Price Of Growing Up
1987-08-24

Beyond the Rose Garden

0

Beyond the Rose Garden
1983-05-16

0

I.Q. 100
1981-06-08

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

0

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018-11-19

Behind Silk Curtains

10

Behind Silk Curtains
1988-04-11

The Final Combat

5

The Final Combat
1989-04-03

The Tribulation of Life

0

The Tribulation of Life
1988-10-31

Golden Horse Awards

9

Golden Horse Awards
1962-10-31

6.2

TV total
1999-03-08

Legend of the Condor Heroes

8

Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983-02-28

The Justice of Life

8

The Justice of Life
1989-11-13

The King of Stand-up Comedy

8.2

The King of Stand-up Comedy
2024-08-16

My Father's Son

7

My Father's Son
1988-07-04

It Runs in the Family

7

It Runs in the Family
1990-07-09

Angels And Devils

0

Angels And Devils
1983-08-08

0

Screen Play
1992-06-09

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26