Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1962-06-22 (62 years old)

Biography

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi 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

all 99

Movies 73

TV Shows 26

Producer 11

Director 6

self 4

Creator 2

Writer 2

Director / Producer / Writer
The New King of Comedy

The New King of Comedy (2019)

Movie
Director / Writer / Executive Producer
The Mermaid

The Mermaid (2016)

Movie
10
Ti Chow / Director / Producer / Writer
CJ7

CJ7 (2008)

Movie
Sing / Producer / Music / Director / Screenplay
Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Movie
5.25
Mighty Steel Leg / Sing / Director / Screenplay / Presenter
Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Movie
6.4
Policeman with Dog
Gorgeous

Gorgeous (1999)

Movie
8
Wan Tin Sau / Director / Writer
King of Comedy

King of Comedy (1999)

Movie
Stephen Chow / Director / Writer
The God of Cookery

The God of Cookery (1996)

Movie
Ling Ling Fat / Director / Writer
Forbidden City Cop

Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Movie
凌凌漆 / Director / Writer
From Beijing with Love

From Beijing with Love (1994)

Movie
Dragon Fighter Lo Han
The Mad Monk

The Mad Monk (1993)

Movie
2
Tang Pak Fu / Wah On / Co-Director
Flirting Scholar

Flirting Scholar (1993)

Movie
6.33
Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong
Fight Back to School 3

Fight Back to School 3 (1993)

Movie
5
So Chan Ha Yee Chan
King of Beggars

King of Beggars (1992)

Movie
Koo Jing / Che Man Jing
Tricky Brains

Tricky Brains (1991)

Movie
6.22
Sing / 'The Saint of Gamblers'
God of Gamblers II

God of Gamblers II (1990)

Movie
5.81
Sing (as Sing Chi Chow)
Triad Story

Triad Story (1990)

Movie
Sam Shek Kam Shui
Love Is Love

Love Is Love (1990)

Movie
Zombie Star / Creator
The Nuts

The Nuts (1984)

TV
学生会会长
I.Q. 100

I.Q. 100 (1981)

TV
Assistant to Lillian Turner
Newark File

Newark File (1981)

TV
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1962-06-22 (62 years old)

Birth Place
Hong Kong, China

Relationships
Yu Wenfeng (1999 - 2010)

Citizenships
China, Hong Kong

Residences
Shanghai · Hong Kong, China, Ningbo, People's Republic of China

Also Known As
주성치, Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, Zhōu Xīngchí , Sing Yeh, Steven Chow, Sing-Chi Chow, Stephen Chow, 周星馳, 周星驰, Zhou Xingchi, Zhou Xing-chi, Xing-chi Zhou, Xingchi Zhou, Châu Tinh Trì, استیون چو, چو سین چی, Chow Sing-chi, Sing Jai

Awards
Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Horse Award for Best Director

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