Stephen Chow Sing-Chi
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, professionally known as Stephen Chow, is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer. Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow attended Heep Woh Primary School, a missionary school attached to the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Peninsula. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes. Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1981. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Chow made his film Final Justice in 1988, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Golden Globe Awards. Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Fight Back to School became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow becomes very famous in China, he became a legend and the Stephen Chow Phenomenon. In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide. Chow won Best Director and Best Actor at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film went on to garner additional awards including a Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Picture and Best Director. It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region. In 2004, his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million worldwide. Chow also won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival as well as over twenty international awards. Critics as well as film stars such as comedian Bill Murray said that the film was the supreme achievement of modern comedy that had outshone any preexisting form of American comedy, including Murray's directorial work. His film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo. In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia. For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who called him the King of Comedy. Stephen Chow has directed multiple classic films since the 1990s. In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
(Sun Wukong / Joker)
Shaolin Soccer
(Sing)
Justice, My Foot!
(Sung Sai-Kit)
Kung Fu Hustle
(Sing)
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
(Sun Wukong / Joker)
All for the Winner
(Sing)
CJ7
(Ti Chow)
Dragon Fight
(Andy Yau)
The God of Cookery
(Stephen Chow)
Tricky Brains
(Koo Jing / Chi Man-Jing / Maggie Koo)
From Beijing with Love
(凌凌漆)
All's Well, Ends Well
(Shang Foon)
Flirting Scholar
(Tang Pak Fu / Wah On)
Forbidden City Cop
(Ling Ling Fat)
Out of the Dark
(Leon)
Lawyer Lawyer
(Chan Mon Gut)
All's Well, Ends Well '97
(Lo Kung)
Fight Back to School
(Star Chow)
King of Beggars
(So Chan Ha Yee Chan)
Triad Story
(Sing (as Sing Chi Chow))
Fight Back to School 3
(Star Chow, Million Wong)
Royal Tramp
(Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond)
Faithfully Yours
(Puddin Lai)
Royal Tramp 2
(Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond)
Love on Delivery
(Ho Kam An)
Fight Back to School 2
(Chow Sing Sing)
King of Comedy
(Wan Tin-Sau)
Sixty Million Dollar Man
(Lee Chak-Sing)
The Tricky Master
(Master Wong)
Fist of Fury 1991
(Lau Ching)
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
(Chow Sing Cho)
Hail the Judge
(Pao Lung Sing)
Just Heroes
(Jacky)
Legend of the Dragon
(Chow Siu-Lung)
The Magnificent Scoundrels
(Romeo / Shun)
The Banquet
(Chow Sing-Chee)
The Mad Monk
(Dragon Fighter Lo Han)
God of Gamblers II
(Chow Sing Cho)
The Thief of Time
(Dyun Siu Fei)
Thunder Cops II
(Sui Yien)
Lung Fung Restaurant
(Rubbish Pool)
The Lucky Guy
(Ho Kam Sui)
When Fortune Smiles
(Vincent Hing)
Curry & Pepper
(Pepper)
Look Out, Officer!
(Hsing)
My Hero
(Sing)
Sleazy Dizzy
(Xing)
Love Is Love
(Sam Shek Kam-Shui)
The Unmatchable Match
(Cheung Lon)
The Last Conflict
(Lau Ting Kin)
Crazy Safari
Brother’s Girlfriend
Back To The Beyond
(Lau Ching)
The Top Bet
He Who Chases After the Wind
(Ah Sing)
Gorgeous
(Policeman with dog)
Fist of Fury 1991 II
(Lau Ching)
Final Justice
(Boy)
On the Brink
CJ7: The Cartoon
The Nuts
(Zombie Star)
Woman on the Beat
Love & Passion
File Noir
Soldier of Fortune
The Price Of Growing Up
Beyond the Rose Garden
I.Q. 100
(学生会会长)
影响：改革开放40年的中国电影
Behind Silk Curtains
The Final Combat
(Duen Fei)
The Tribulation of Life
Golden Horse Awards
(Self)
黃香蓮歌仔戲之唐伯虎點秋香
(唐伯虎)
TV Total
(Self)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
(宋兵甲)
The Justice of Life
The King of Stand-up Comedy
(节目发起人)
It Runs in the Family
My Father's Son
Angels And Devils
Shaolin Soccer
(Director)
Shaolin Soccer
(Screenplay)
Kung Fu Hustle
(Music)
Kung Fu Hustle
(Director)
Kung Fu Hustle
(Producer)
Kung Fu Hustle
(Screenplay)
CJ7
(Director)
The God of Cookery
(Director)
From Beijing with Love
(Director)
From Beijing with Love
(Writer)
Jump
(Writer)
Forbidden City Cop
(Director)
Forbidden City Cop
(Writer)
The Monkey King
(Executive Producer)
King of Comedy
(Director)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
(Writer)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
(Producer)
King of Comedy
(Writer)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
(Director)
Flirting Scholar
(Co-Director)
1:99 Shorts
(Director)
CJ7: The Cartoon
(Writer)
The Mermaid
(Director)
The Mermaid
(Writer)
CJ7
(Producer)
The Mermaid
(Executive Producer)
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
(Writer)
Dragonball Evolution
(Producer)
Shaolin Girl
(Producer)
CJ7
(Writer)
Shaolin Soccer
(Presenter)
CJ7: Super Q Team
(Producer)
The New King of Comedy
(Director)
The New King of Comedy
(Producer)
The New King of Comedy
(Writer)
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
(Producer)
The God of Cookery
(Writer)
Take Me Home
(Producer)
大话大话西游
(Presenter)
The Nuts
(Creator)
大话大话西游
(Creator)