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<\/p>\nStephen Chow spent his teenage in Shanghai with his family. Chow is a great admirer of late action star Bruce Lee, and developed interest in martial arts and aimed to be an action star.
\nStephen Chow got into Hong Kong TVB acting school and graduated in 1982…<\/p>\n
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Name: Stephen Chow Sing Chi (Stephen Chau, Chow Xing Chi, Zhou Xingchi)
\nChinese name: \u5468\u661f\u9a70 (\u5468\u661f\u99b3)
\nBirth date: June 22, 1962
\nBirthplace: Hong Kong
\nHeight: 174cm
\nProfession: Actor, director and producer<\/p>\n
Stephen Chow spent his teenage in Shanghai with his family. Chow is a great admirer of late action star Bruce Lee, and developed interest in martial arts and aimed to be an action star.<\/p>\n
Stephen Chow got into Hong Kong TVB acting school and graduated in 1982. He was given the opportunity to host a children program \u201c430 Shuttle\u201d in TVB that he began to gain some fame. (TVB is the largest TV channel network in Hong Kong.)<\/p>\n
Stephen Chow got some supporting role in numerous TVB series, but his breakthrough came from the big screen. Chow\u2019s 1988 sitcom role as a thief in Danny Lee\u2019s movie \u201cFinal Justice\u201d won him a Golden Horse best supporting actor award.<\/p>\n
Seeing Chow\u2019s potential, TVB offered him leading role in TV drama \u201cFinal Combat\u201d which he started to show off his non-logic comedy talent.<\/p>\n
Tasted success in movie scene, Stephen Chow continues to star in a few popular movies. It was till 1990 when he starred \u201cSaint of Gamblers,\u201d a comedy version of Chow Yun-Fat\u2019s box office hit \u201cGod of Gamblers\u201d that made Stephen Chow a superstar.<\/p>\n
Saint of Gamblers (also named \u201cAll for the Winner\u201d) went on to break Hong Kong\u2019s movie record with boxoffice of over HK$40 million. Since then Chow was unstoppable and starred in over 50 movies, most of it were super hits.<\/p>\n
In 1992, Stephen Chow dominated the top 5 movie bestseller of the year in Hong Kong. Back then he was one of the box office hit-trio, together with Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fatt. All 3 of them have now expanded their influence into Hollywood.
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\nIn 1994 movie \u201cFrom Beijing With Love,\u201d Stephen Chow began taking part in script writing and directing. As Chow began to contribute the ideas of his own, his movies transformed from pure comedic to more meaningful and with more artistic sense.<\/p>\n
Although gaining wide popularity among audience, Stephen Chow was not given much attention from movie awards. Many of his fans felt unfairness for him as his comedic value was not appreciated.<\/p>\n
Anyhow Stephen Chow didn\u2019t give up and in year 2001, he produced his first solo directed movie, \u201cShaolin Soccer.\u201d Combining sport, love, comedy and digital effects, he created a box office miracle in a poor Hong Kong movie market, breaking record with HK$60 million of tickets receipts.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also with Shaolin Soccer that Stephen Chow finally gained the appreciation of various awards presentation again, he won both best director and best actor in 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards.<\/p>\n
Hollywood also recognized the potential of Stephen Chow and purchased the US rights for Shaolin Soccer. Shaolin Soccer was not a great success in US but enough to make people started noticing Stephen Chow.<\/p>\n
In 2004, Stephen Chow produced another of his masterpiece, \u201cKung Fu Hustle.\u201d Although still playing the leading role, he focused more on directing and production behind the scene.<\/p>\n
Kung Fu Hustle had broken his own boxoffice record of Shaolin Soccer, and again winning him multiple awards and even nominated for best foreign film in US prestigious Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n
The production of \u201cKung Fu 2\u2033 has been confirmed, but the production had been delayed due to unforseeable issues. Chow is however starting to make another movie related to outer space and UFO.<\/p>\n