Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow
Chinese name 周星馳 (traditional)
Chinese name 周星驰 (simplified)
Pinyin Zhōu Xīngchí (Mandarin)
Jyutping Zau1 Sing1-ci4 (Cantonese)
Born (1962-06-22) 22 June 1962
British Hong Kong
Other name(s) (lit. Grandmaster Sing)
Occupation Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Composer
Years active 1981 – present
Parents Lin Bo Yee ( Mother )

Stephen Chow (Chinese: , Chow Sing-Chi; born 22 June 1962) is a film director,[1] actor, writer, producer, enterpriser and political adviser of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Professional career

Chow began as a temporary actor for the television.[3][4] He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there.[3] Chow graduated from TVB's acting classes in 1982. Chow began to find some success with the children's programme 430 Space Shuttle. In 1987, Chow entered into the movie industry through the film Final Justice, which won him the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.[5]

Chow shot to stardom in 1989's The Final Combat. 1990's All for the Winner made him one of the most sought-after stars in Hong Kong. 1991's Fight Back to School with his expert comic timing became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time .

In 1994 Chow began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love, which he co-directed with Lee Lik-Chi. In the later half of the 1990s, China began to warm to Stephen Chow movies. His film duology A Chinese Odyssey made him (and remains) most iconic star and Stephen Chow Cultural in China.[6]

In 2001 his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million all over the world.[7] 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.[8] It was his first international hit and established his reputation in the Western world.

In 2004 his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million all over the world. Chow won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival and 20 international awards.[9]

Chow's film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo.[10] 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.[11] In 2013, Chow directed the film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, a loose adaptation of the novel of the same name. The film was a box office success, becoming the highest-grossing film ever in Chinese language film.

In 2016, Stephen Chow released a new film titled The Mermaid. It was released in China on February 8, 2016. Upon release, it broke numerous box office records such as the biggest opening day and the biggest single day gross through its seventh day of release and having the biggest opening week of all time in China. On February 19 it became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.[12] The Mermaid released in Vietnam on February 10, 2016. On March 14 it became the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time in Vietnam. On March 31 it became the 45th All Time Highest Grossing Movies International.[13]


Filmography

Year English Title Chinese title Role Award & Nomination
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (TV series)天龍八部 Actor
1982 The Legend of Master So (TV series)蘇乞兒 Actor
1982 The Emissary (TV series)獵鷹 Actor
1983 The Old Miao Myth (TV series)老洞 Actor
1983 The Legend of the Condor Heroes (TV series) 射鵰英雄傳 Actor
1988 Final Justice霹靂先鋒 Actor Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1988 Faithfully Yours最佳女婿 Actor
1988 My Father's Son (1988 film) 鬥氣一族 Actor
1988 He Who Chases After the Wind 捕風漢子 Actor
1988 The Justice of Life (TV series) 他來自江湖 Actor
1988 Dragon Fight 龍在天涯 Actor
1989 The Final Combat (TV series) 蓋世豪俠 Actor
1989 Just Heroes 義膽群英 Actor
1989 Thunder Cops II 流氓差婆 Actor
1990 Love Is Love 望夫成龍 Actor
1990 My Hero 一本漫畫闖天涯 Actor
1990 Lung Fung Restaurant 龍鳳茶樓 Actor
1990 Unmatchable Match, TheThe Unmatchable Match 风雨同路 Actor
1990 Curry and Pepper 咖喱辣椒 Actor
1990 Sleazy Dizzy 小偷阿星 Actor
1990 Look Out, Officer! 師兄撞鬼 Actor
1990 All for the Winner 賭聖 Actor Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
1990 When Fortune Smiles 無敵幸運星 Actor
1990 Triad Story 江湖最後一個大佬 Actor
1990 Legend of the Dragon 龍的傳人 Actor
1991 God of Gamblers II 賭俠 Actor
1991 Top Bet, TheThe Top Bet 賭霸 Actor
1991 Fist of Fury 1991 新精武門1991 Actor
1991 Fight Back to School 逃學威龍 Actor Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
1991 God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai 賭俠2之上海灘賭聖 Actor
1991 Magnificent Scoundrels, TheThe Magnificent Scoundrels 情聖 Actor
1991 Banquet, TheThe Banquet 豪門夜宴 Actor
1991 Crazy Safari 非洲和尚 Narrator
1991 Tricky Brains 整蠱專家 Actor
1992 Fist of Fury 1991 II 漫畫威龍 Actor
1992 All's Well, Ends Well 家有囍事 Actor
1992 Fight Back to School II 逃學威龍2 Actor
1992 Justice, My Foot! 審死官 Actor Asia Pacific Film Festival for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Horse Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
1992 Royal Tramp 鹿鼎記 Actor
1992 Royal Tramp II 鹿鼎記2神龍教 Actor
1992 King of Beggars 武狀元蘇乞兒 Actor
1992 The Thief of Time 群星會 Actor
1993 Fight Back to School III 逃學威龍3之龍過雞年 Actor
1993 Flirting Scholar 唐伯虎點秋香 Director, Actor
1993 Mad Monk, TheThe Mad Monk 濟公 Actor
1994 Love on Delivery 破壞之王 Director, Actor
1994 Hail the Judge 九品芝麻官 Actor
1994 From Beijing with Love 國產凌 凌漆 Director, Screenwriter, Actor Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒 Actor
1995 A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella 西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣 Actor Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
1995 Out of the Dark 回魂夜 Actor
1995 Sixty Million Dollar Man 百變星君 Actor
1996 Forbidden City Cop 大內密探零零發 Director, Screenwriter, Actor
1996 God of Cookery, TheThe God of Cookery 食神 Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actor
1997 All's Well, Ends Well 1997 97家有囍事 Actor
1997 Lawyer Lawyer 算死草 Actor
1998 Lucky Guy, TheThe Lucky Guy 行運一條龍 Actor
1999 Gorgeous 玻璃樽 Actor
1999 Tricky Master, TheThe Tricky Master 千王之王2000 Actor
1999 King of Comedy 喜劇之王 Director, Screenwriter, Actor
2001 Shaolin Soccer 少林足球 Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actor Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
2004 Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Composer Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival for Silver Scream Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film
Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated—Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film
Nominated—Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director
Nominated—Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film
Nominated—MTV Movie Awards for Best Fight
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated—Satellite Award for Outstanding Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Nominated—Southeastern Film Critics Association for Best Foreign Language Film
2008 CJ7 長江七號 Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actor Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival for Audience Award
Chunyan Awards for Best Actor
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Nominated—Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director
2008 Shaolin Girl 少林少女 Producer
2009 Dragonball Evolution 七龍珠 Producer
2009 Jump 跳出去 Producer, Screenwriter (original story)
2010 CJ7: The Cartoon 長江7號愛地球 Producer, Screenwriter (characters)
2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西遊·降魔篇 Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Action Choreography Nominated—Golden Horse Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated—Golden Horse Award for Best Action Choreography
2016 The Mermaid[14] 美人魚 Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Composer
2017 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 西遊伏妖篇 Producer

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
Golden Horse Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Critics Society 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

Influence

Chow often casts relatively new young actresses to play opposite him, especially as romantic leads, and many of these actresses have gone on to have successful film or music careers of their own. These actresses are collectively called the "Sing girls", and include Karen Mok, Sharla Cheung, Athena Chu, Michelle Reis, Christy Chung, Gigi Leung, Cecilia Cheung, Huang Shengyi, Zhang Yuqi and Xu Jiao.[15]

References

  1. "Stephen Chow earn US$100 million". 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. 1 2 "Stephen Chow - The star of Shaolin Soccer doesn't mind if the joke is on him". . 23 April 2003. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. "Lydia sums it up". . 4 September 2004. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. "Stephen Chow". Time. 28 April 2003.
  5. 周星驰现象是什么意思? 一种模仿其言谈举止的文化
  6. "Shaolin soccer kicks an international goal". . 1 August 2003. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. "Siu lam juk kau (2001) awards". . 1 January 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. "Kung Fu (2004) - Awards". . 1 January 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. "Stephen Chow's Sci-fi/Comedy will give 'A Hope' to audiences". Twitch. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2008. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. "Stephen Chow's Movie 'A Hope' Changes Title". Asian Popcorn. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  11. "Stephen Chow earn US$100 million". 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  12. "All Time Highest Grossing Movies International". 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  13. "Stephen Chow casting his new Mermaid movie with a public talent search". Film divider. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  14. 环球网 (2016). "承包头条的星女郎们!" (in Chinese). 中国网. Retrieved 2016.

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