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{{chinese name|[[Zhou (surname)|Chow]]}} |
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{{Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor |
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| name = Chow Yun-Fat <small>SBS</small> |
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| tradchinesename = 周潤發 |
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| simpchinesename = 周润发 |
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| pinyinchinesename = Zhōu Rùnfā |
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| jyutpingchinesename = Jau1 Yeon6faat3 |
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| image = Chow Yun Fat 2.JPG |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1955|5|18}} |
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| birthplace = Hong Kong |
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| = Bao'an, Guangdong |
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| yearsactive = 1974 - present |
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| spouse = [[Candise Yu]] (1983-1983) <br> [[Jasmine Chan]] (1986-) |
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| hongkongfilmwards = '''Best Actor'''<br>1987 ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]''<br>1988 ''[[City on Fire]]''<br>1990 ''[[All About Ah Long]]'' |
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| goldenhorseawards = '''Best Actor'''<br>1985 ''[[Hong Kong 1941]]''<br>1987 ''[[An Autumn's Tale]] |
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'''Chow Yun-Fat''' [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]] ({{zh-tspcy|t=周潤發|s=周润发|p=Zhōu Rùnfā|cy=Jàu Yeuhn Faat}}; born May 18, 1955) is a [[Hong Kong Film Awards|Hong Kong Film Award]]-winning actor. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker [[John Woo]] in [[heroic bloodshed]] genre films ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'', ''[[The Killer (1989 film)|The Killer]]'', and ''[[Hard-Boiled]]''; and to the West for his role as [[Rama IV|King Rama IV]] in ''[[Anna and the King]]''. He mainly plays in [[drama film|dramatic films]] and has won three [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for "Best Actor" and two [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]] for "Best Actor" in [[Taiwan]]. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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Chow was born in Hong Kong, to a mother who was a cleaning lady and vegetable farmer, and a father who worked at a [[Shell Oil Company]] tanker.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/Yun-Fat-Chow.html Yun-Fat Chow Biography (1955-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF46E2D345CD11&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM</ref> Of [[Hakka people|Hakka]] origins |
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<ref>{{cite web | title = Honorary Doctor of Letters - Mr CHOW Yun-fat | url=https://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary/doc/chow-en.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite web | title = Martial parts - Artist: Yun-Fat, Chow | url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/Y/Yun_Fat_Chow/2003/04/13/762802.html }}</ref>, he grew up in a [[farming]] community on [[Lamma Island]] in a house with no [[electricity]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-100226992.html Film chat: Chow Yun-Fat - CHOWING THE FAT; HOW EASTERN HERO CHOW YUN-FAT CAME TO HOLD THE WEST HOSTAGE. BY ANNA DAY.(Features) | Article from The Mirror (London, England) | Hi...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He woke up at dawn each morning to help his mother sell herbal jelly and Hakka tea-pudding on the streets and in the afternoons he went to work in the fields. His family moved to [[Kowloon]] when he was ten. At seventeen, he quit school to help support the family by doing odd jobs - bellboy, postman, camera salesman, taxi driver. His life started to change when he responded to a newspaper advertisement and his actor-trainee application was accepted by [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]], the local [[television station]]. He signed a three-year contract with the studio and made his acting debut. With his striking good looks and easy-going style, Chow became a heartthrob and a familiar face in soap operas that were exported internationally. |
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===Career=== |
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It did not take long for Chow to become a household name in Hong Kong following his role in the hit series ''[[The Bund (TV series)|The Bund]]'' in 1980. ''The Bund'', about the rise and fall of a gangster in 1930s Shanghai, made him a star. It was one of the most popular TV series ever made in Hong Kong and was a hit throughout Asia. |
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Although Chow continued his TV success, his goal was to become a big screen actor. His occasional ventures onto the big screens with low-budget films, however, were disastrous. Success finally came when he teamed up with director [[John Woo]] in the 1986 gangster action-melodrama ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'', which swept the box offices in Asia and established Chow and Woo as megastars. ''A Better Tomorrow'' won him his first Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. It was the highest grossing film in Hong Kong history at the time, and it set the standard for Hong Kong gangster films to come. Taking the opportunity, Chow quit TV entirely. With his new image from ''A Better Tomorrow'', he made many more '[[gun fu]]' or '[[heroic bloodshed]]' films, such as ''[[A Better Tomorrow 2]]'' (1987), ''[[Prison on Fire]]'', ''[[Prison on Fire II]]'', ''[[The Killer (1989 film)|The Killer]]'' (1989), ''[[A Better Tomorrow 3]]'' (1990), ''[[Hard Boiled]]'' (1992) and ''[[City on Fire (1987 film)|City on Fire]]'' an inspiration for [[Quentin Tarantino|Quentin Tarantino's]] ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''. |
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Chow may be best known for playing honorable tough guys, whether cops or criminals, but he also starred in comedies like ''Diary of a Big Man'' (1988) and ''[[Now You See Love, Now You Don't]]'' (1992) and romantic blockbusters such as ''Love in a Fallen City'' (1984) and ''[[An Autumn's Tale]]'' (1987), for which he was named best actor at the [[Golden Horse Awards]]. He brought together his disparate personae in the 1989 film ''[[God of Gamblers]]'' (''Du Shen''), directed by the prolific [[Wong Jing]], in which he was by turns suave charmer, broad comedian and action hero. The film surprised many, became immensely popular, broke Hong Kong's all-time box office record, and spawned a series of gambling films, as well as several comic sequels starring [[Andy Lau]] and [[Stephen Chow]]. |
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The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' proclaimed Chow Yun-Fat "the coolest actor in the world." At this point, he had not made a single American film. Being as one of the hottest screen commodities in Hong Kong, Chow moved to [[Hollywood]] in the mid '90s in an attempt to duplicate his success in Asia. His first two films, ''[[The Replacement Killers]]'' (1998) and ''[[The Corruptor]]'' (1999), were box office disappointments. His next film ''[[Anna and the King]]'' (1999) did better, but it did not give Chow the boost he needed to be a notable star in America. He returned to Asia for the (2000) film ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', and it became a winner at both the international box office and the [[Oscars]]. In 2003, Chow came back to Hollywood and starred in [[Bulletproof Monk]]. In 2004, he made a surprise cameo in the mainland Chinese indie-hit ''[[Waiting Alone]]''. In 2006, he teamed up with [[Gong Li]] in the film, ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]],'' directed by [[Zhang Yimou]]. |
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In 2007, Chow was cast as the pirate captain [[Sao Feng]] in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''. His character, however, was omitted when the movie was shown in [[mainland China]]. His character was criticized as demeaning as it "vilifies and humiliates the Chinese."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070615/ts_afp/entertainmentchinafilmcensor_070615094707|title= China censors takes scissors to latest 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film|accessdate= 2007-06-17|authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2007-06-15|publisher= Agence France-Presse}}</ref> Prior to the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], the PRC administration announced that "wronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals" were banned from audio visual content.<ref name="horror">{{cite web |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1442888920080214?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews|title= Regulators now spooked by ghost stories|accessdate=2008-02-18 |date= 2002-08-14|publisher= Reuters}}</ref> Despite the censorship, the unedited version of the movie was freely sold on the black market without government intervention because viewers wanted to see Chow Yun Fat, whose star status went beyond typecasting. |
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Chow had often wished to be regarded as a serious dramatic actor in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he often landed in roles that stereotyped him as an Asian action hero. His versatile acting abilities, proven in many Hong Kong films, are yet to be seen in the United States. |
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In the upcoming movie [[Dragonball Evolution]], scheduled for release in April 2009, Chow Yun-Fat will play Master Roshi.<ref>[http://www.thewest.com.au/printfriendly.aspx?ContentID=31506 Thewest.com.au]</ref> |
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===Book=== |
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On June 26, 2008, Chow released his first [[photo]] collection in Hong Kong, which includes pictures taken on the sets of his films. Proceeds from sales of the book were donated to [[Sichuan]] earthquake victims. Published by [[Louis Vuitton]], the books were sold in Vuitton's Hong Kong and Paris stores.<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/103489/Crouching-Tiger-actor-launches-book-for-benefit-of-Chinese-earthquake-victims gmanews.tv, 'Crouching Tiger' actor launches book for benefit of Chinese earthquake victims]</ref><ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-star-r664705.htm pr-inside.com, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' star Chow Yun-fat publishes photo collection]</ref> |
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===Personal life=== |
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Chow was married twice; first to [[Candice Yu]] ({{zh-cp|c=余安安|p=Yú Ānan}}) in 1983, who was an actress from [[Asia Television Limited (Hong Kong)|Asia Television Ltd]], TVB's rival. The marriage lasted nine months. Chow later married Singaporean [[Jasmine Tan]] ({{zh-stp|s=陈萫莲|t=陳薈蓮|p=Chén huilián}}) in 1986. Currently, they have no children, although Chow has a goddaughter, Celine Ng, former child model for Chickeeduck and other various companies. |
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==Filmography== |
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{{main|Chow Yun-Fat filmography}} |
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Chow has appeared in over 80 films and 24 television series. |
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==Video games== |
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* ''[[Stranglehold (video game)]]'' |
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* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)]]'' |
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* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (video game)]]'' |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commonscat|Chow Yun Fat}} |
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*{{imdb name|id=0000334|name=Chow Yun-Fat}} |
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*[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12032.html Chow Yun Fat Pirates 3 interview] |
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| title=[[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]] for Best Actor |
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| years=1985<br>'''for ''[[Hong Kong 1941]]'' ''' |
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| before=[[Danny Lee Sau-Yin|Danny Lee]]<br>for ''[[Law With Two Phases]]'' |
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| after=[[Ti Lung]]<br>for ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]''}} |
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| title=[[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for Best Actor |
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| years=1987<br>'''for ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' ''' |
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| before=[[Kent Cheng]]<br>for ''[[Why Me? (1985 film)|Why Me?]]'' |
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| after=[[Chow Yun-Fat]]<br>for ''[[City on Fire (1987 film)|City on Fire]]''}} |
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| title=Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor |
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| years=1987<br>'''for ''[[An Autumn's Tale]]'' ''' |
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| before=[[Ti Lung]]<br>for ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' |
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| after=[[Alex Man]]<br>for ''[[Dua Tau A]]''}} |
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{{succession box |
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| title=Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor |
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| years=1988<br>'''for ''[[City on Fire (1987 film)|City on Fire]]'' ''' |
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| before=[[Chow Yun-Fat]]<br>for ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' |
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| after=[[Sammo Hung]]<br>for ''[[Painted Faces]]''}} |
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{{succession box |
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| title=Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor |
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| years=1990<br>'''for ''[[All About Ah Long]]'' ''' |
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| before=[[Sammo Hung]]<br>for ''[[Painted Faces]]'' |
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| after=[[Leslie Cheung]]<br>for ''[[Days of Being Wild]]''}} |
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