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Stephen Chow (also Stephen Chaiu) (traditional Chinese : 周星馳; simplified Chinese : 周星驰; Romanticized as: Chow Sing Chi ; pinyin : Zhōu Xīngchí) (born June 22, 1962) is a highly popular Hong Kong actor and director, whose expertise in the field of comedy has led him to be dubbed the "The King of Comedy" by the Hong Kong entertainment media. However, his brand of comedy, which includes puns, doubles-entendres and poking fun at Chinese culture, meant that few of his films could exercise much impact in the West until his latter films, Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.

[edit] Professional career
Chow learned to act at the Shaw Brothers' TVB acting school and co-hosted a popular Hong Kong children's program, 430 Shuttle, as a character named "Black and White Vampire", and though this was a stepping stone for his career, it limited it, offering no outstanding performances. At that time, Stephen Chow mainly played dramatic roles, but his performance in Jeff Lau's smash-hit All For The Winner (1990) launched him in his comedy film career, which is now his prime genre of acting.

His subsequent films were built on the success of All For The Winner, and he developed his distinct brand of humour known as mo lei tau (nonsense) which makes frequent use of euphemisms and double entendres in unoffensive Cantonese slang. He regularly demonstrates his talent for improvisation, suggesting gags to directors to enhance the script, allowing chances to make rewrites of the plot. By 1994, he was writing and directing some of his own films.

The films themselves often follow a similar template: Chow portrays an under-achiever who beats either the odds, or an arrogant overachiever, who is then humbled and receives a lesson at the hand of Chow. Fight Back to School (1991), From Beijing With Love (1994) and God of Cookery (1996) are notable examples of this style of work. Sometimes, his films would utilize a historic environment, but demonstrate the same use of comedy, as in the films Justice, My Foot (審死官) (1992) and Flirting Scholar (1993).

Occasionally, however, Chow would break from his comedies. One of his more serious films is A Chinese Odyssey (1994), loosely based on the classic Chinese epic Journey to the West. Although essentially a comedy at heart, Chow was able to develop his character more seriously than ever before. It was a box-office smash in Hong Kong and even ignited a cult following in Mainland China.

Stephen Chow as Sing in Kung Fu Hustle.Recent films by Chow have begun to focus on comedic action and special effects sequences rather than verbal humour to appeal to a wider international audience. The film which launched him to international fame was Shaolin Soccer (2001), which made heavy use of CGI and was directed by Chow himself. A later film, dubbed Kung Fu Hustle (2004), was also directed by Chow and in February 2005 went on to surpass Shaolin Soccer as the highest grossing domestic movie in Hong Kong.

In July 2006, Chow started the filming of his latest feature, A Hope, in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo [1]. It has been rumored to have the biggest budget ever for a Chinese film, costing over 100 million Chinese yuan (US$13 million; €10.2 million).

This latest film will introduce newcomer Zhang Yuyi as his romantic lead - continuing Chow's infamous tradition of introducing young female actresses who eventually go on to have successful film and music careers of their own. These "Chow's Cuties", including names as Gigi Leung, Karen Mok, Cecilia Cheung, Eva Huang Shengyi, Cheung Man, Christy Chung and Michelle Reis, have received major career boosts from starring in Chow's blockbusters.

Mo lei tau comedy became popular as a result of Chow's performances. The opening phrase in the TVB drama The Final Combat, "飲杯茶，食個包" (A cup of tea to drink, a bun to eat) was one of the most memorable phrases at the time.

STEVEN CHOW



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NAME: Steven Chow, Stephan Chiau, Steven Chiau, Chow Sing Chi
Known for his comedic abilities, Steven Chow is one of the most versatile and funniest men on the planet. Often referred to as the "Jim Carrey of the east," Steven Chow started his career on TVB in the early eighties as one of the hosts on a kid's show (literally: 430 Space Shuttle). He didn't really gain success until his work with Francis Ng and Ng Man Tat on "Modern Heroes." He is currently in talks with 20th Century Fox to direct a remake of "God of Cookery," starring Jim Carrey.


FILMOGRAPHY

430 Space Shuttle ((TVB series) Royal Tramp 1 (1992)
Behind Silk Curtain (TVB series) Royal Tramp 2 (1992)
The Tribulation Of Life (TVB series) King Of Beggars (1993)
Back To The Beyond (TVB series) Fight Back To School 3 (1993)
Mo Min Kap Sin Fung (TVB series) Mad Monk (1993)
The Price Of Growing Up (TVB series) My Hero 2 (1993)
Angels And Devils (TVB series) Flirting Scholar (1993)
The Vacation Of Life (TVB series) Love On Delivery (1994)
On The Brink (TVB series) Hail The Judge (1994)
The Nuts (TVB series) From Beijing With Love (1994)
Power Eleven (TVB series) Chinese Odyssey 1: Pandora's Box (1995)
Happy Encounter (TVB series) (1987) Chinese Odyssey 2: Cinderella's Rhapsody (1995)
Thunder Cop (1987) Out Of The Dark (1995)
Just Heroes (1987) Sixty Million Dollar Man (1995)
My Father's Son (TVB series) (1988) Forbidden City Cop (1996)
The Last Conflict (TVB series) (1988) God Of Cookery (1997)
Dragon Fight (1988) All's Well, End's Well '97 (1997)
Final Justice (1988) Lawyer Lawyer (1997)
He Who Chases After The Wind (1988) Lucky Guy (1998)
Faithfully Yours (1988) King Of Comedy (1999)
Thunder Cops 2 (1989) Gorgeous (1999)
The Unmatchable Match (1989) The Tricky Master (2000)
Final Combat (TVB series) (1989) Shaolin Soccer (2001)
It Runs In The Family (TVB series) (1990)
Curry And Pepper (1990)
Legend Of The Dragon (1990)
Look Out, Officer! (1990)
Love Is Love (1990)
Lung Fung Restaurant (1990)
My Hero (1990)
Sleazy Dizzy (1990)
Triad Story (1990)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
All For The Winner (1990)
God Of Gamblers 2 (1990)
The Justice Of Life (TVB series)
The Banquet (1991)
Fist Of Fury 1991 Part 1 (1991)
Fist Of Fury 1991 Part 2 (1991)
God Of Gamblers 3: Back To Shanghai (1991)
Magnificent Scoundrels (1991)
Top Bet (1991)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Crazy Safari (1991)
Fight Back To School (1991)
Fight Back To School 2 (1992)
The Thief Of Time (1992)
All's Well, End's Well (1992)
Justice, My Foot (1992)

Born Chow Sing-Chi in Hong Kong on 22nd June 1962, Stephen Chow spent his youth days with three sisters in Shanghai, China. He developed an interest in the martial arts after witnessing the talent of Bruce Lee, where he began training in the style of Wing Chun, which was one of Bruce Lee's specialties. His martial arts training served him well to a minimum and he incorporated it in many of his famous action films.

In 1982, he graduated from high school and auditioned for an acting school run by TVB, a Hong Kong television station where he was rejected. His friend 'Waise' Lee Chi-Hung (The Legend of the Swordsman, John Woo's 'A Better Tomorrow') helped him out and he was allowed to take night classes. He graduated in 1983 and was hired to host a children's television program called 'Space Shuttle 430' even though he wasn't fond of children. This didn't stop him from carrying on his duty as he developed an off-beat rapport with co-stars of the show that audiences loved, which led the program to run for five years. During the show's final run in 1988, he broke into dramatic roles in numerous television programs and went on to star in his first feature film where actor 'Danny' Lee Sau-Yin (City on Fire, John Woo's 'The Killer') cast him in 'Final Justice' which earned him an Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Annual Taiwanese Film Awards.

In 1990, he introduced his incredible comedy talent in the film,'All for the Winner' which was a hilarious spin-off of the film, 'God of Gamblers' starring Chow Yun-Fat. The film became such a success that he also starred alongside Chow Yun-Fat in the successful sequel, 'God of Gamblers 2'. He excelled in the comedy genre and developed a trademark that reinvented his career in years to come as he began doing parodies of Hollywood, Japanese Hong Kong cinema films, such as 'Fist of Fury 1991', 'From Beijing with Love', and his directorial debut, 'All's Well Ends Well'. The parody film, 'Justice My Foot' earned him Best Actor of Asia at the Pacific Film Festival.

His idea of combining sports with action kung-fu & comedy came into play in 2002 with 'Shaolin Soccer' where some CGI digital effects were used to help create astonishing action sequences with the help of legendary action choreographer 'Tony' Ching Siu-Tung who provided a stylized twist to the fights. The film struck gold on release, ranking the highest grossing film in the history of Hong Kong cinema with a record of HK$60 million.

Finally, Hollywood took support of Chow's comedic skills and Miramax Films bought the distribution rights to 'Shaolin Soccer' and released it internationally in 2003. Following the success of 'Shaolin Soccer' Columbia Tristar released his next kung-fu comedy project, 'Kung Fu Hustle', on which he collaborated with another legendary action choreographer, Yuen Wo-Ping, to create some hard-hitting martial arts sequences, for which Wo-Ping has been famous since the '70s in Hong Kong.

Stephen Chow's creativity of action and comedy continues to find new audiences and his work will continue to entertain viewers around the world for years to come.