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Cheung Wing-fat
Born (1954-02-28) 28 February 1954 (age 70)
British Hong Kong
Other namesMars (Chinese: 火星; pinyin: Huò Xīng; Jyutping: Fo2 Sing1)
Occupation(s)Actor, action director, stuntman, producer, martial artist
Years active1966-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔣榮發
Simplified Chinese蒋荣发
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎng róng fā

Cheung Wing-fat (simplified Chinese: 蒋荣发; traditional Chinese: 蔣榮發; pinyin: Jiǎng róng fā), also known as Mars (Chinese: 火星), is a Hong Kong actor, action director, stuntman and martial artist. He is one of Jackie Chan's best friends.

Early life

Cheung Wing-fat was born in Hong Kong in 1954. He got the nickname "Weird Fire Star" after being involved in a car accident leaving him with two scars on his head. While working as a stuntman on a film in Thailand he got promoted to a supporting actor and needed a stage name. He picked "Mars" based on his nickname.[1] He became a student of Madame Fan Fok Wah (粉菊花, aka Fen Juhua) in The Spring and Autumn Drama School. Every day, he practiced from 5am to 9pm.[2]

Film career

Mars started acting in 1966 at the age of 12. He started out as an extra and later in supporting roles. Lackey and the Lady Tiger (1980) is only the film in which he played the leading role.

In 1971, Mars got his nickname "Mars" from a stunt co-ordinator who suggested it to him since his nickname on stage was Martian Monster, and he ended up with the name Mars after filming The Rescue.

In 1979, he joined the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and focused more on being a stuntman and action director rather than an actor. Being a very close friend of Chan, Mars has worked with Chan in numerous films starting with The Young Master (1980). He played a major supporting role in Chan's hit films, Project A, Project A II, Police Story and Police Story 2. Mars also had minor villain roles in Chan's other hit films, Crime Story, Drunken Master II and Thunderbolt. He also acted in many of Chan's other films and was also a stuntman in his films.

Ever since working in Jackie Chan's 1998 film Mr. Nice Guy, he has been using his real name instead. He is a senior member in both Jackie Chan's and Sammo Hung's stunt team.[3]

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ Mars. (2003) (Dragon Lord DVD). Interview. Hong Kong Legends.
  2. ^ http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=364
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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