In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow became very famous in mainland China, leading to the Stephen Chow Phenomenon (周星驰现象). In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. Fight Back to School (1991) became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Ĭhow made his film debut in the 1988 film Final Justice, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Horse Awards.Ĭhow shot to stardom in The Final Combat (1989). He captured the attention of the public as host of the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Career Ĭhow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. 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. After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" ( 星馳) derives from Tang dynasty (618–907) Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man-kei ( 周文姬) and a younger sister named Chow Sing-ha ( 周星霞). Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po-yee ( 凌寶兒), an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik-sheung ( 周驛尚), an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Stephen Chow Sing-chi ( Chinese: 周 星 馳, born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian, known for Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.
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