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Chow Yun-Fat

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Image:chow_yun-fat.png|thumb|Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat (zh-cp|c=周潤發|p=Zhōu R?nfā) (born May 18, 1955 on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is among a handful of internationally recognized screen actors that Hong Kong has ever produced, along with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

Raised on the tiny offshore island of Lamma Island|Lamma, Chow spent his childhood in poverty. His life started to change as his application was accepted as an actor-trainee by the local television station, TVB. It didn't take long for Chow to become a household name in Hong Kong following his role in the hit series The Bund (上海灘) in 1980.

Although Chow continued his TV success, his ultimate goal was to become a big screen actor. However, his occasional ventures onto the big screens with low-budget film|movies were disastrous. Success finally came when he teamed up with an then-relatively-unknown director John Woo in the 1986 low-budget action movie A Better Tomorrow, which swept the box offices throughout Asia and established both Chow and Woo as mega stars. Taking the opportunity, Chow quit TV entirely and dedicated himself to making more 'gun fu' movies. His later films include The Killer (movie)|The Killer (1989), An Autumn's Tale (秋天的童話, 1988) and Hard Boiled (1992). He is best known for playing honorable tough guys, whether cops or criminals.

Being the hottest screen commodity in Asia, Chow was called upon by Hollywood in an attempt to duplicate his success on an international scale. His first two films Replacement Killers (1998) and The Corruptor (1999) were box-office sleepers. His next film Anna and the King (1999) did better, but the success was mostly credited to actress Jodie Foster. Ironically, he receded to a supporting role in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and it became a winner at both the box office and the Oscars.

Chow is still waiting for the type of success he once enjoyed in Asia. He once admitted to a Hong Kong reporter that his ultimate goal is to win an Academy Award|Oscar as an actor. When asked what if it never comes true, he replied "I would just have to laugh about it..."



  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)

  • City on Fire (1987)

  • The Killer (movie)|The Killer (1989)

  • All About Ah-Long (1989)

  • An Autumn's Tale (1988)

  • Once a Thief (1991)|Once a Thief (1991)

  • Hard Boiled (1992)

  • Replacement Killers (1998)

  • The Corruptor (1999)

  • Anna and the King (1999)

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

  • Bulletproof Monk (2003)




  • Cinema of China

  • imdb name|id=0000334|name=Chow Yun-Fat


Category:1955 births|Chow, Yun-Fat
Category:Chinese actors|Chow, Yun-Fat
Category:Hong Kong actors|Chow, Yun-Fat


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Last Modified:   2005-04-13


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