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Stephen Chow Sing-Chi‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1962-06-22

Popularity

star28.4

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi

Hong Kong, China

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi

Hong Kong, China

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1962-06-22

Popularity

star28.4

Biography

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, professionally known as Stephen Chow, 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.

Movie Credits

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella‌
star7.7
calendar 1995

Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer‌
star7.1
calendar 2001

Justice, My Foot!

Justice, My Foot!‌
star6.7
calendar 1992

Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle‌
star7.4
calendar 2004

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box‌
star7.5
calendar 1995

CJ7

CJ7‌
star7.3
calendar 2008

All for the Winner

All for the Winner‌
star6.6
calendar 1990

Dragon Fight

Dragon Fight‌
star5.9
calendar 1989

The God of Cookery

The God of Cookery‌
star7.1
calendar 1996

Tricky Brains

Tricky Brains‌
star7.0
calendar 1991

From Beijing with Love

From Beijing with Love‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

All's Well, Ends Well

All's Well, Ends Well‌
star6.9
calendar 1992

Flirting Scholar

Flirting Scholar‌
star7.4
calendar 1993

Forbidden City Cop

Forbidden City Cop‌
star6.8
calendar 1996

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark‌
star6.7
calendar 1995

Lawyer Lawyer

Lawyer Lawyer‌
star6.4
calendar 1997

All's Well, Ends Well '97

All's Well, Ends Well '97‌
star6.1
calendar 1997

Fight Back to School

Fight Back to School‌
star6.9
calendar 1991

King of Beggars

King of Beggars‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

Triad Story

Triad Story‌
star4.9
calendar 1990

Fight Back to School 3

Fight Back to School 3‌
star6.5
calendar 1993

Royal Tramp

Royal Tramp‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

Faithfully Yours

Faithfully Yours‌
star4.3
calendar 1988

Royal Tramp 2

Royal Tramp 2‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

Love on Delivery

Love on Delivery‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Fight Back to School 2

Fight Back to School 2‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

King of Comedy

King of Comedy‌
star7.3
calendar 1999

Sixty Million Dollar Man

Sixty Million Dollar Man‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

The Tricky Master

The Tricky Master‌
star6.1
calendar 1999

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai‌
star6.9
calendar 1991

Fist of Fury 1991

Fist of Fury 1991‌
star6.1
calendar 1991

Hail the Judge

Hail the Judge‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Just Heroes

Just Heroes‌
star6.6
calendar 1989

Legend of the Dragon

Legend of the Dragon‌
star6.2
calendar 1991

The Banquet

The Banquet‌
star5.5
calendar 1991

The Magnificent Scoundrels

The Magnificent Scoundrels‌
star6.2
calendar 1991

The Mad Monk

The Mad Monk‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

God of Gamblers II

God of Gamblers II‌
star6.8
calendar 1990

The Thief of Time

The Thief of Time‌
star4.0
calendar 1992

Thunder Cops II

Thunder Cops II‌
star4.3
calendar 1989

Lung Fung Restaurant

Lung Fung Restaurant‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

The Lucky Guy

The Lucky Guy‌
star6.4
calendar 1998

When Fortune Smiles

When Fortune Smiles‌
star6.8
calendar 1990

Curry & Pepper

Curry & Pepper‌
star6.3
calendar 1990

Look Out, Officer!

Look Out, Officer!‌
star6.1
calendar 1990

My Hero

My Hero‌
star6.3
calendar 1990

Sleazy Dizzy

Sleazy Dizzy‌
star5.0
calendar 1990

Love Is Love

Love Is Love‌
star7.5
calendar 1990

The Unmatchable Match

The Unmatchable Match‌
star6.8
calendar 1990

The Last Conflict

The Last Conflict‌
star3.0
calendar 1988

Crazy Safari

Crazy Safari‌
star5.3
calendar 1991

Brother’s Girlfriend

Brother’s Girlfriend‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Back To The Beyond

Back To The Beyond‌
star5.5
calendar 1987

The Top Bet

The Top Bet‌
star5.1
calendar 1991

He Who Chases After the Wind

He Who Chases After the Wind‌
star4.0
calendar 1988

Gorgeous

Gorgeous‌
star6.3
calendar 1999

Fist of Fury 1991 II

Fist of Fury 1991 II‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

Final Justice

Final Justice‌
star5.8
calendar 1988

On the Brink

On the Brink‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Tv Credits

The Nuts

The Nuts‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Woman on the Beat

Woman on the Beat‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Love & Passion

Love & Passion‌
star8.0
calendar 1982

File Noir

File Noir‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

The Price Of Growing Up

The Price Of Growing Up‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Beyond the Rose Garden

Beyond the Rose Garden‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

I.Q. 100

I.Q. 100‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

影响:改革开放40年的中国电影

影响:改革开放40年的中国电影‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Behind Silk Curtains

Behind Silk Curtains‌
star10.0
calendar 1988

The Final Combat

The Final Combat‌
star5.0
calendar 1989

The Tribulation of Life

The Tribulation of Life‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

黃香蓮歌仔戲之唐伯虎點秋香

黃香蓮歌仔戲之唐伯虎點秋香‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

TV Total

TV Total‌
star6.1
calendar 1999

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

The Legend of the Condor Heroes‌
star7.9
calendar 1983

The Justice of Life

The Justice of Life‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

The King of Stand-up Comedy

The King of Stand-up Comedy‌
star8.0
calendar 2024

My Father's Son

My Father's Son‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Angels And Devils

Angels And Devils‌
star0.0
calendar 1983