1962-06-22 Hong Kong，China
Stephen Chiau 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.
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長江七號 | Ti Chow | 2008-01-30 |
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功夫 | Sing | 2004-02-10 |
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少林足球 | Sing | 2001-07-05 |
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千王之王2000 | Master Wong | 1999-08-05 |
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喜劇之王 | Wan Tin-Sau | 1999-02-08 |
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玻璃樽 | Policeman with dog | 1999-02-12 |
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行運一條龍 | Ho Kam Sui | 1998-01-16 |
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算死草 | Chan Mon Gut | 1997-07-31 |
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97家有囍事 | Lo Kung | 1997-02-06 |
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大內密探零零發 | Ling Ling Fat | 1996-02-16 |
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食神 | Stephen Chow | 1996-12-21 |
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大話西遊之仙履奇緣 | Sun Wukong / Joker | 1995-02-04 |
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百變星君 | Lee Chak-Sing | 1995-08-19 |
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大話西遊之月光寶盒 | Sun Wukong / Joker | 1995-01-21 |
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回魂夜 | Leon | 1995-07-06 |
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九品芝麻官 | Pao Lung Sing | 1994-03-31 |
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國產凌凌漆 | Ling Ling Chat | 1994-10-13 |
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破壞之王 | Ho Kam An | 1994-02-04 |
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濟公 | Dragon Fighter Lo Han | 1993-07-29 |
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逃學威龍III之龍過雞年 | Star Chow, Million Wong | 1993-01-14 |
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唐伯虎點秋香 | Tang Pak Fu / Wah On | 1993-07-01 |
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武狀元蘇乞兒 | So Chan Ha Yee Chan | 1992-12-17 |
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漫畫威龍 | Lau Ching | 1992-01-01 |
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群星會 | Dyun Siu Fei | 1992-01-01 |
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逃學威龍２ | Chow Sing Sing | 1992-04-09 |
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鹿鼎記 | Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond | 1992-07-30 |
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鹿鼎記 II : 神龍敎 | Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond | 1992-09-24 |
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審死官 | Sung Sai-Kit | 1992-07-02 |
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家有囍事 | Shang Foon | 1992-01-25 |
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新精武門1991 | Lau Ching | 1991-03-23 |
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非洲和尚 | 1991-07-05 | |
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豪門夜宴 | Chow Sing-Chee | 1991-11-30 |
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逃學威龍 | Star Chow | 1991-07-18 |
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整蠱專家 | Koo Jing / Chi Man-Jing / Maggie Koo | 1991-02-02 |
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賭俠 III 之上海灘賭聖 | Chow Sing Cho | 1991-08-21 |
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龍的傳人 | Chow Siu-Lung | 1991-03-07 |
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情聖 | Romeo / Shun | 1991-10-09 |
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無敵幸運星 | Vincent Hing | 1990-09-27 |
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江湖最後一個大佬 | Sin (as Sing Chi Chow) | 1990-10-11 |
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龍鳳茶樓 | Rubbish Pool | 1990-04-26 |
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賭聖 | Sing | 1990-08-18 |
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賭俠 | Chow Sing Cho | 1990-12-13 |
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咖喱辣椒 | Pepper | 1990-05-23 |
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師兄撞鬼 | Hsing | 1990-07-27 |
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一本漫畫闖天涯 | Sing | 1990-03-22 |
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望夫成龍 | Sam Shek Kam-Shui | 1990-02-14 |
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小偷阿星 | 1990-06-15 | |
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風雨同路 | Cheung Lon | 1990-05-11 |
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義膽群英 | Jacky | 1989-09-14 |
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流氓差婆 | Sui Yien | 1989-11-18 |
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龍在天涯 | Andy Yau | 1989-09-01 |
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霹靂先鋒 | Boy | 1988-06-23 |
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捕風漢子 | Ah Sing | 1988-04-21 |
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最佳女婿 | Puddin Lai | 1988-12-17 |
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刑警本色 | Lau Ting Kin | 1988-01-01 |
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阴阳界 | 1987-01-01 | |
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哥哥的女友 | 1986-10-01 |
