Chow Yun-FatChow Yun-Fat (周潤發, Jau1 Yeun6 Faat3, Pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā) (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, 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 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 (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 Oscar as an actor. When asked what if it never comes true, he replied "I would just have to laugh about it..." Selected filmography
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When asked what if it never
comes true, he replied "I would just have to laugh about it...". Michael Clark in Murder Rooms. He once admitted to a Hong Kong reporter that his
ultimate goal is to win an Oscar as an actor. Talbot in 2000 Acres of Sky for 3 series His next film Anna and the King (1999) did better, but the success was mostly credited to actress Jodie Foster. Other theatrical credits include the following: His later films include The Killer (1989), An Autumn's Tale (秋天的童話, 1988) and Hard Boiled (1992). He and wife Annie are parents to three sons, Elias, Lucas and Esau. Taking the opportunity, Chow quit TV entirely and dedicated himself to making more 'gun fu' movies. He grew up in Trinidad and Scotland, moving to the latter at the age of fifteen. 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. Cusick is fluent in both English and Spanish. However, his occasional ventures onto the big screens with low-budget movies were disastrous. The son of a Peruvian mother and Scottish father, Mr. Although Chow continued his TV success, his ultimate goal was to become a big screen actor. Henry Ian Cusick, actor of stage, television, and motion pictures, was born in Trujillo, Peru on April 17, 1969. 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. His life started to change as his application was accepted as an actor-trainee by the local television station, TVB. Raised on the tiny offshore island of Lamma, Chow spent his childhood in poverty. Chow Yun-Fat (周潤發, Jau1 Yeun6 Faat3, Pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā) (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. Bulletproof Monk (2003). Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Anna and the King (1999). The Corruptor (1999). Replacement Killers (1998). Hard Boiled (1992). An Autumn's Tale (1988). All About Ah-Long (1989). The Killer (1989). A Better Tomorrow (1986). |