Chow Yun-Fat

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AKA: Jau Yun Faat, Chou Jun-fa
Nationality: Chinese
Birthdate: 05/18/1955
Birthplace: Nam Nga Island, Hong Kong

biography

Hailed by The Los Angeles Times, as quite simply, "the coolest actor in the world," Chow Yun-Fat was a fixture of Hong Kong film and TV since his debut in the early 1970s. Most celebrated by American and British cultists as a hard-boiled action hero, Chow specialized in portrayals of honorable hitmen, gangsters, thieves and trigger-happy cops. A bona fide superstar in his native Asia, Chow‘s extensive credits spanned a variety of genres, including romances, dramas, slapstick comedies and supernatural thrillers. A favorite of both common folk and cinephiles alike, Chow segued effortlessly Continued

Credits

Master Roshi
2009
'Jack' Chen Hansheng
2008
The Emperor
2006
Monk With No Name
2003
King Mongkut
1999
Nick Chen
1999
John Lee
1998
Actor
1998
Inspector Yuen
1993
Joe
1991
Actor
Sergeant Lau
Lunatic
Cast
Derek--Husband
Jeffrey
Actor
Plainclothed Cop
Actor
God of Gamblers
Yuk Tak-fu--Adult
Cameo
Actor
Actor
Actor
Actor
Mickey Lau
Actor
Actor
Actor
Shanghai Gangster
Actor
Actor
Actor
Ko Chow--Undercover Officer
Professor
Struggling Student
Social Worker

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Grew up on Lamma Island near Hong Kong (HK)
 
Arose at 4 am each morning to sell dim sum
1965 
At age ten, moved with family to Kowloon, a part of Hong Kong connected by land to China (date approximate)
 
Enrolled in a leftist school that promoted the teachings of Mao Tse-tung
1967 
Participated in riots as the Cultural Revolution spread to Hong Kong; transferred by his alarmed mother to a boarding school set up by the Nationalist Party Kuomintang
Continued

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