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Stephen Chow (Chow Sing Chi, 1962 June 22, 2007 -), nicknamed Yeh, born in Hong Kong, the native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, is a Greater China region director, actor, screenwriter, filmmaker and producer. Its unique personal interpretation of "nonsense" (there is no logic); through his comedy film and television works, wider audience in the Greater China and overseas.
Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong, hours family is poor, and four brothers and sisters at home. 7 years old, her parents divorced, he and his brothers and sisters by his mother single-handedly raised. A time when the kung fu martial arts films popular, Stephen grew up extremely admired Bruce Lee, Stephen Chow practice Wing Chun, and thus has a great yearning for the film industry. Since the words "Bruce Lee from small to large are my first idol". The Stephen Chow graduated from secondary schools in Shengmaliao. Stephen Chow's acting career is not flat, the first TV in Korea in 1980 when a contract actor into the house line. And later participated in the 1982 TVB artistes Course selection, but was eliminated. After his unsuccessful after several turns, TVB artistes Course of 11 introduced by Qi Meizhen into the night training classes. After graduation in 1983,, Stephen Chow placed in children's programs "430 shuttle", served as moderator for nearly five years, the same period Moderator Margie Tsang, Yammie Lam Long Bingji, Ekin Cheng. In addition, Stephen Chow only as extras in the TVB television series, such as a nameless pawns in the 1982 version of "Dragon" Xiao Feng led to attend the meeting the 18 Yanyun riding Shaolin Temple scene, the 1983 edition of "The Eagle Shooting Heroes "plays the Song soldiers, and later in 1986, played some obscure role in" City Stories "and other programs. But he "black-and-white zombie" link in the children's program "430 shuttle" outstanding performances, very popular with the children's audience [6]. Stephen acting in his spare time learning [7]. Later arranged by television, in 1987, Stephen Chow left work nearly five years of children's programs, is scheduled to enter the Ministry of drama as an actor, "Life Journey" "grudge family", "Adelaide Crazy", " will be "a few episodes of a supporting role, but his performance is more prominent than the actor to play a major role, and quickly impressed in the minds of the audience.
Stephen Chow's acting career turning point, is appreciated by film producer Danny Lee in 1988, show the movie "Final Justice", and the film won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor twenty-fifth. Since television admiration for him, so that in 1989 Stephen Chow officially featuring the "Final Combat" drama actor who plays a supporting role Ng Man Tat, and years later became a partner for the Performing Arts in Stephen Chow, Stephen Chow burst on the scene in the play style does not make sense, the mantra in the play : "sit down, drink tea taste, eat a bag." ("to sit down, drinking tea, eating buns, talk slowly.") became the buzzword. Stephen Chow to play with the future of the behind-the-scenes partner Lee Lik hit it off. Then T'ai director in the Lee Lik "He comes from rivers and lakes to fully play its funniest, successful interpretation of the play comedy roles" He Xinmiao, a classic figure in Hong Kong drama series, Stephen Chow does not make sense acting start a popular draw. Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat is very funny to play father and son combination to open for many years closely partner does not make sense.
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Established his two TV does not make sense interpretation of the style, comedy considerable commercial value, also contributed to switch to the film industry. Start starred in the comedy film. Stephen Chow began starring in several films try to integrate into the style does not make sense, the initial box office is only mediocre, 1990, Hong Kong director Jeff Lau took advantage of starring Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau movie "God of Gamblers", the leading gambling from the title of the film wave invite Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat partner performance "Winner" a box office actually surprisingly up to HK $ 41,326,156, the first break box office records in Hong Kong, Stephen Chow With this movie has laid a comedy superstar status. 91 Stephen Chow and Zhang Min cooperation "Fight Back", the box office up to HK $ 43,829,449, the second to break box office records of the Hong Kong Chinese-language films.
Then Stephen Chow cause positive take-off, the box-office appeal and star Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat neck and neck, even they dealt a blow to the box office, but did not like the speculation in the 1980s as Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam outbreak of the dispute in the media, with each other and had not been told there is not, in In 1999, both Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow film, more agreement with each other guest. In 1992, the same year starred in seven movies 5 include Hong Kong box office top five, followed by "Well, Ends Well", "Justice" repeatedly breaking box office records, that Zhou nonsensical comedy zenith the name of the guarantee of box office this Everbright, his trio with Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat has been hailed as "dual Zhou Yicheng" means the Hong Kong film box office guarantee. Asia Pacific Film Festival best actor award for his performance "Justice" get.
More Stephen Chow-nonsense style, more was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor, respectively, in 1990 "Winner" 1991 "Fight Back" in 1992, "Justice", 1994 From Beijing with Love "in 1995," Journey to the West Cinderella "until 2001 with" Shaolin Soccer "won the best actor seat in 2004 after the" Kung Fu "was again nominated.
Since the 1990s, Stephen began to participate in the work of the screenwriter, director, and so on. As early as in 1994 "From Beijing with Love" Stephen Chow will be the first time the column name one of the director, he then set up the Star Overseas, produced a film career as a producer first work since "God of Cookery". The other movies like "Journey to the West 101 - Pandora's Box", "Forbidden City Cop", "King of Comedy Stephen Chow all joined director behind the scenes, began to show his creative talent.
Starting from the "Winner", Stephen Chow play road show diversified colors. His "Justice", "King of Beggars", "Flirting Scholar" is a new angle interpretation of some of the folklore character, no longer satisfied with simply pandering to the needs of the audience funny, his work is more and more reflects the author of humane care and life of the world ideal of thinking, although many viewers are not accustomed to this approach smile and a tear, immature exploration make the film often seems neither fish nor fowl, level fluctuated, but These efforts also Stephen Chow, the progressive realization of a personal breakthrough and cultural identity.
In 1994, Stephen and Jeff Lau painstakingly created the "Journey to the West 101 - Pandora's Box" and "Journey to the West Concluded Cinderella upper and lower sets of launch, the box office did not respond to highlight (Stephen Chow movie level) , but in subsequent years by the piracy rampant market and network popularity the sudden popular north and south. classic lines often young audience seized on the issue, and even to some extent, affected a whole generation of ideas and expression of human emotion manner, in particular, the impact on the network can still be seen.
Hong Kong films in the late 1990s the market downturn, the number of works of Stephen Chow is also a marked decline, but still dominate at the box office. "Forbidden City Cop" and "Iron Chef" "97 Jiayouxishi", "Sixty Million Dollar Man" that is, the predicament Hong Kong films during the rare masterpiece.
