Stephen Chow

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1962-06-22 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Hong Kong, China

Also Known As 주성치, Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, Zhōu Xīngchí , Sing Yeh, Steven Chow, Sing-Chi Chow, Stephen Chow, 周星馳, 周星驰, Zhou Xingchi, Zhou Xing-chi, Xing-chi Zhou, Xingchi Zhou, Châu Tinh Trì

Stephen Chow

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
The King of Stand-up Comedy

as 节目发起人

2008
CJ7

as Ti Chow

2004
2001
Shaolin Soccer

as Mighty Steel Leg / Sing

1999
The Tricky Master

as Master Wong

1999
Gorgeous

as Policeman with Dog

1999
King of Comedy

as Wan Tin-Sau

1999
TV total

as Self

1998
The Lucky Guy

as Ho Kam Sui

1997
Lawyer Lawyer

as Chan Mon Gut

1996
The God of Cookery

as Stephen Chow

1996
Forbidden City Cop

as Ling Ling Fat

1995
Sixty Million Dollar Man

as Lee Chak-Sing

1995
1995
1994
1994
Hail the Judge

as Pao Lung Sing

1994
Love on Delivery

as Ho Kam An

1993
The Mad Monk

as Dragon Fighter Lo Han

1993
Flirting Scholar

as Tang Pak Fu / Wah On

1993
Fight Back to School 3

as Star Chow, Million Wong

1992
King of Beggars

as So Chan Ha Yee Chan

1992
Royal Tramp 2

as Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond

1992
Royal Tramp

as Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond

1992
Justice, My Foot!

as Sung Sai-Kit

1992
Fight Back to School 2

as Chow Sing Sing

1992
All's Well, Ends Well

as Shang Foon

1992
The Thief of Time

as Dyun Siu Fei

1992
1991
The Banquet

as Chow Sing-Chee

1991
1991
1991
Fist of Fury 1991

as Lau Ching

1991
Legend of the Dragon

as Chow Siu-Lung

1991
Tricky Brains

as Koo Jing / Chi Man-Jing / Maggie Koo

1990
God of Gamblers II

as Chow Sing Cho

1990
Triad Story

as Sing (as Sing Chi Chow)

1990
When Fortune Smiles

as Vincent Hing

1990
1990
1990
Sleazy Dizzy

as Xing

1990
Curry & Pepper

as Pepper

1990
The Unmatchable Match

as Cheung Lon

1990
Lung Fung Restaurant

as Rubbish Pool

1990
My Hero

as Sing

1990
Love Is Love

as Sam Shek Kam-Shui

1989
Thunder Cops II

as Sui Yien

1989
Just Heroes

as Jacky

1989
Dragon Fight

as Andy Yau

1989
The Final Combat

as Duen Fei

1988
Faithfully Yours

as Puddin Lai

1988
1988
The Last Conflict

as Lau Ting Kin

1987
Back To The Beyond

as Lau Ching

1984
The Nuts

as Zombie Star

1981
I.Q. 100

as 学生会会长

Writer

2016
The Mermaid

as Writer

2010
2009
Jump

as Writer

2008
CJ7

as Writer

2004
Kung Fu Hustle

as Screenplay

2001
Shaolin Soccer

as Screenplay

1999
King of Comedy

as Writer

1996
1996

Director

2019
2016
The Mermaid

as Director

2008
CJ7

as Director

2004
Kung Fu Hustle

as Director

2003
1:99 Shorts

as Director

2001
Shaolin Soccer

as Director

1999
King of Comedy

as Director

1996
The God of Cookery

as Director

1996
Forbidden City Cop

as Director

1994
1993
Flirting Scholar

as Co-Director

Producer

2024
Take Me Home

as Producer

2023
The Monkey King

as Executive Producer

2019
2016
The Mermaid

as Executive Producer

2015
CJ7: Super Q Team

as Producer

2009
2008
CJ7

as Producer

2008
Shaolin Girl

as Producer

2004
Kung Fu Hustle

as Producer

Crew

2001
Shaolin Soccer

as Presenter

Creator

1984
The Nuts

as Creator

Sound

2004