Stephen Chow
周星馳
Chow in 2008
PronunciationJāu Sīngchìh
Born
Stephen Chow Sing-chi

(1962-06-22) 22 June 1962
British Hong Kong
Occupations
  • Director
  • Actor
  • Comedian
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years activeAs Director
1994–present
As Actor
1988–2008
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周星馳
Simplified Chinese周星驰
Cantonese YaleJāu Sīngchìh

Stephen Chow Sing-chi[1] (Chinese: 周星馳; Cantonese Yale: Jāu Sīngchìh, born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker,[2] former actor and comedian,[3] known for Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.

Early life and education

Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po-yee (凌寶兒), an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik-sheung (周驛尚), an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang.[4] Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man-kei (周文姬) and a younger sister named Chow Sing-ha (周星霞).[5] Chow's given name "Sing-chi" (星馳) derives from Tang dynasty (618–907) Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.[6] After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother.[6] 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.[7] When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star.[8] Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan.[8] After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes.[9]

Career

Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1982. He captured the attention of the public as host of the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle.[10][11]

Chow made his film debut in the 1988 film Final Justice, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Horse Awards.

Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat (1989).[12] The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films.[13] Fight Back to School (1991) became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. Popular comedy hits of his included King of Comedy, God of Cookery, Royal Tramp, and Fist of Fury.

In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow became very famous in mainland China, leading to the Stephen Chow Phenomenon (周星驰现象).[14][15][16][17]

2001–2010 International stardom

In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide.[18][19][20][21] 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.[22] It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region.[10]

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.[23][24] Comedian Bill Murray said that the film was "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy" .[25]

His final role film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo.[26] In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou crewed space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6.[27] CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia.[28]

For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which has called him the King of Comedy.[29]

2010–present: Focus on directing

In 2010, he became the executive director and major shareholder of 比高集團(BingoGroup Limited).[30]

In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons was the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time.[31][32]

In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records,[33] and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.[34] The Mermaid was released in Vietnam on 10 February 2016. On 14 March, it became the third-highest-grossing film of all time in Vietnam. It has now grossed over US$553.81 million worldwide.[35] Chow became the ninth-top-grossing Hollywood Director in 2016.[36]

Personal life

Chow dated Karen Mok, who has starred alongside him in several films.[37] Chow had a ten-year relationship with Yu Wenfeng until 2010.[38]

Political views

In 2013, Stephen Chow was elected a member of the 11th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).[39] According to media exposure, Chow often arrives late and leaves early at the conference, and has not put forward any proposals.[40]

Filmography

As director

Year English title Director Writer Producer Chinese title Notes
1994 From Beijing with Love Yes Yes No 國產凌凌漆 Co-directed with Lee Lik-chi
1996 Forbidden City Cop Yes Yes No 大內密探零零發 Co-directed with Vincent Kok
The God of Cookery Yes Yes No 食神 Co-directed with Lee Lik-chi
1999 King of Comedy Yes Yes No 喜劇之王
2001 Shaolin Soccer[41] Yes Yes No 少林足球[42]
2004 Kung Fu Hustle Yes Yes Yes 功夫
2008 CJ7 Yes Yes Yes 長江七號
2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Yes Yes Yes 西遊·降魔篇 Co-directed with Derek Kwok
2016 The Mermaid[43] Yes Yes Yes 美人魚
2019 The New King of Comedy Yes Yes Yes 新喜劇之王

As actor

Year English title Chinese title
1983 The Nuts (TV series)黑白殭屍
Crossroads - Pocket Money (TV-Short)臨歧：零用錢
1987 Back To The Beyond 陰陽界
1988 Behind Silk Curtains (TV series)大都會
Final Justice霹靂先鋒
My Father's Son (TV series)鬥氣一族
Faithfully Yours最佳女婿
The Last Conflict刑警本色
He Who Chases After the Wind捕風漢子
1989The Final Combat (TV series)蓋世豪俠
The Justice of Life (TV series)他來自江湖
Thunder Cops II贼公差婆
Just Heroes義膽群英
Dragon Fight龍在天涯
1990Love Is Love望夫成龍
My Hero一本漫畫闖天涯
Lung Fung Restaurant龍鳳茶樓
Curry and Pepper咖喱辣椒
Sleazy Dizzy小偷阿星
Look Out, Officer!師兄撞鬼
All for the Winner賭聖
When Fortune Smiles無敵幸運星
Triad Story江湖最後一個大佬
Legend of the Dragon龍的傳人
The Unmatchable Match風雨同路
It runs in the Family (TV series)孖仔孖心肝
1991
Crazy Safari非洲和尚
God of Gamblers II賭俠
The Top Bet賭霸
Fist of Fury 1991新精武門1991
Fight Back to School逃學威龍
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai賭俠2之上海灘賭聖
The Magnificent Scoundrels情聖
The Banquet豪門夜宴
Tricky Brains整蠱專家
1992Fist of Fury 1991 II漫畫威龍
All's Well, Ends Well家有囍事
Fight Back to School II逃學威龍2
Justice, My Foot!審死官
Royal Tramp鹿鼎記
Royal Tramp II鹿鼎記2神龍教
King of Beggars武狀元蘇乞兒
The Thief of Time群星會
1993Fight Back to School III逃學威龍3之龍過雞年
Flirting Scholar唐伯虎點秋香
The Mad Monk濟公
1994Love on Delivery破壞之王
Hail the Judge九品芝麻官
From Beijing with Love國產凌凌漆
1995A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣
Out of the Dark回魂夜
Sixty Million Dollar Man百變星君
1996Forbidden City Cop大內密探零零發
The God of Cookery食神
1997All's Well, Ends Well 199797家有囍事
Lawyer Lawyer算死草
1998The Lucky Guy行運一條龍
1999The Tricky Master千王之王2000
King of Comedy喜劇之王
2001Shaolin Soccer[44]少林足球[42]
2004Kung Fu Hustle功夫
2008CJ7長江七號

As producer only

Year English title Chinese title
2008 Shaolin Girl 少林少女
2009 Jump 跳出去
Dragonball Evolution 七龍珠
2010 CJ7: The Cartoon 長江7號愛地球
2017 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 西遊伏妖篇
2019 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons TV 劇版西遊降魔篇
The Mermaid TV 劇版美人魚[45]

Awards

Awards won
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Asia Pacific Film Festival
Blue Ribbon Awards
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Golden Bauhinia Awards
  • 1996: Best Actor for A Chinese Odyssey
  • 2002: Best Director for Shaolin Soccer
Golden Horse Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards
Hundred Flowers Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
BAFTA Awards
  • 2006: nomination: Best Film not in the English Language for Kung Fu Hustle
Golden Globe Award

See also

References

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  12. ↑ Over 2 million people watched The Final Combat and Hong Kong only 5.18 million people in that time
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Bibliography

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