About

Known credits:
116
Birthday:
1962-06-22
Place of birth:
Hong Kong, China
Website:
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Stephen Chow Sing-Chi

Overview

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, professionally known as 周星馳, 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

Acting

2024 Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow Actor Archival Footage N/A
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2010 CJ7: The Cartoon Actor 58
Average
2008 CJ7 Actor Ti Chow 67
Fair
2004 Kung Fu Hustle Actor Sing 72
Good
2001 Shaolin Soccer Actor Mighty Steel Leg / Sing 68
Fair
2000 黃香蓮歌仔戲之唐伯虎點秋香 Actor 唐伯虎 N/A
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1999 The Tricky Master Actor Master Wong 58
Average
1999 Gorgeous Actor Policeman with Dog 61
Fair
1999 King of Comedy Actor Wan Tin Sau 62
Fair
1998 The Lucky Guy Actor Ho Kam Sui 59
Average
1997 Lawyer Lawyer Actor Chan Mon Gut 59
Average
1997 All's Well, Ends Well '97 Actor Lo Kung 59
Average
1996 The God of Cookery Actor Stephen Chow 61
Fair
1996 Forbidden City Cop Actor Ling Ling Fat 60
Fair
1995 Sixty Million Dollar Man Actor Lee Chak-Sing 59
Average
1995 Out of the Dark Actor Leon 60
Fair
1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella Actor Joker / Monkey King 64
Fair
1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box Actor Joker / Monkey King 64
Fair
1994 From Beijing with Love Actor 凌凌漆 61
Fair
1994 Hail the Judge Actor Pao Lung Sing 61
Fair
1994 Love on Delivery Actor Ho Kam An 60
Fair
1993 The Mad Monk Actor Dragon Fighter Lo Han 58
Average
1993 Flirting Scholar Actor Tang Pak Fu / Wah On 62
Fair
1993 Fight Back to School 3 Actor Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong 59
Average
1992 King of Beggars Actor So Chan Ha Yee Chan 60
Fair
1992 Royal Tramp 2 Actor Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond 60
Fair
1992 Royal Tramp Actor Wei Siu Bo / Wilson Bond 60
Fair
1992 Justice, My Foot! Actor Sung Sai-Kit 60
Fair
1992 Screen Play Actor N/A
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1992 Fight Back to School 2 Actor Chow Sing Sing 60
Fair
1992 All's Well, Ends Well Actor Shang Foon 60
Fair
1992 Fist of Fury 1991 II Actor Lau Ching 58
Average
1992 The Thief of Time Actor Dyun Siu Fei 58
Average
1991 The Banquet Actor Chow Sing-Chee 58
Average
1991 The Magnificent Scoundrels Actor Romeo / Shun 59
Average
1991 God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai Actor Chow Sing Cho 60
Fair
1991 Fight Back to School Actor Chow Sing Sing 60
Fair
1991 Crazy Safari Actor 58
Average
1991 Fist of Fury 1991 Actor Lau Ching 59
Average
1991 The Top Bet Actor 58
Average
1991 Legend of the Dragon Actor Chow Siu-Lung 59
Average
1991 Tricky Brains Actor Koo Jing / Che Man Jing 60
Fair
1990 God of Gamblers II Actor Chow Sing Cho 60
Fair
1990 Triad Story Actor Sing (as Sing Chi Chow) 58
Average
1990 When Fortune Smiles Actor Vincent Hing 59
Average
1990 All for the Winner Actor Sing 60
Fair
1990 It Runs in the Family Actor N/A
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1990 Look Out, Officer! Actor Hsing 59
Average
1990 Sleazy Dizzy Actor Sing 58
Average
1990 Curry & Pepper Actor Pepper 59
Average
1990 The Unmatchable Match Actor Cheung Lon 59
Average
1990 Lung Fung Restaurant Actor Rubbish Pool 58
Average
1990 My Hero Actor Sing 59
Average
1990 Love Is Love Actor Sam Shek Kam Shui 59
Average
1989 Thunder Cops II Actor Sui Yien 58
Average
1989 The Justice of Life Actor 70
Good
1989 Just Heroes Actor Jacky 59
Average
1989 Dragon Fight Actor Andy Yau 58
Average
1989 File Noir Actor N/A
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1989 The Final Combat Actor Duen Fei 69
Fair
1988 Faithfully Yours Actor Puddin Lai 58
Average
1988 The Tribulation of Life Actor N/A
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1988 My Father's Son Actor N/A
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1988 Final Justice Actor Boy 58
Average
1988 He Who Chases After the Wind Actor Ah Sing 58
Average
1988 Behind Silk Curtains Actor 70
Good
1988 The Last Conflict Actor Lau Ting Kin 58
Average
1988 On the Brink Actor N/A
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1987 The Price Of Growing Up Actor N/A
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1987 Back To The Beyond Actor Lau Ching 58
Average
1986 Brother’s Girlfriend Actor N/A
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1984 The Nuts Actor Zombie Star N/A
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1983 Angels And Devils Actor N/A
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1983 Woman on the Beat Actor N/A
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1983 Beyond the Rose Garden Actor N/A
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1982 Love & Passion Actor 70
Good
1982 Soldier of Fortune Actor N/A
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1981 I.Q. 100 Actor 学生会会长 N/A
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Directing

2019 The New King of Comedy Directing Director 58
Average
2016 The Mermaid Directing Director 61
Fair
2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Directing Director 63
Fair
2008 CJ7 Directing Director 67
Fair
2004 Kung Fu Hustle Directing Director 72
Good
2003 1:99 Shorts Directing Director 58
Average
2001 Shaolin Soccer Directing Director 68
Fair
1999 King of Comedy Directing Director 62
Fair
1996 The God of Cookery Directing Director 61
Fair
1996 Forbidden City Cop Directing Director 60
Fair
1994 From Beijing with Love Directing Director 61
Fair
1993 Flirting Scholar Directing Co-Director 62
Fair

Writing

2019 The New King of Comedy Writing Writer 58
Average
2017 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back Writing Writer 58
Average
2016 The Mermaid Writing Writer 61
Fair
2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Writing Writer 63
Fair
2010 CJ7: The Cartoon Writing Writer 58
Average
2009 Jump Writing Writer 58
Average
2008 CJ7 Writing Writer 67
Fair
2004 Kung Fu Hustle Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2001 Shaolin Soccer Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
1999 King of Comedy Writing Writer 62
Fair
1996 The God of Cookery Writing Writer 61
Fair
1996 Forbidden City Cop Writing Writer 60
Fair
1994 From Beijing with Love Writing Writer 61
Fair

Production

2023 The Monkey King Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2019 The New King of Comedy Production Producer 58
Average
2017 Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back Production Producer 58
Average
2016 The Mermaid Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2015 CJ7: Super Q Team Production Producer N/A
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2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Production Producer 63
Fair
2009 Dragonball Evolution Production Producer 34
Bad
2008 Shaolin Girl Production Producer 58
Average
2008 CJ7 Production Producer 67
Fair
2004 Kung Fu Hustle Production Producer 72
Good

Sound

2004 Kung Fu Hustle Sound Music 72
Good

Crew

2024 A Chinese Odyssey - Odyssey Crew Presenter 69
Fair
2001 Shaolin Soccer Crew Presenter 68
Fair