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Andy Lau Tak-wah, is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was named one of the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1980s as well as one of the Four Heavenly Kings in the 1990s. Lau won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times, the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor twice, and was entered into the Guinness World Records for the "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist" in 2000, with a…

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entertainment · Hong Kong actor and singer (born 1961) · actor · film producer · television presenter · singer · justice of the peace · lyricist · songwriter · film actor · television actor · film director · also Andy Lau, Lau Tak Wah, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Lau

Born 27 September 1961 · Q16766

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Earned Bronze Bauhinia Star (2016).
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Jun 2013Award
Awarded Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award for Blind Detective (2013).
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2026· 18 entries

Aug 23, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Standard (HK): Andy Lau surprises Louis Koo at concert finale, promises to ‘be there whenever you call’

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Aug 13, 2026Documented record69% confidence

CNA Lifestyle: Andy Lau receives honorary doctorate for achievements in entertainment and contributions to society

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Aug 13, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Star: Superstar Andy Lau, 64, receives honorary doctorate from HK university

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Aug 12, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Straits Times: Andy Lau receives honorary doctorate from HKBU

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Aug 11, 2026Documented record69% confidence

AsiaOne: Andy Lau receives honorary doctorate from Hong Kong university, Entertainment News

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Aug 11, 2026Documented record69% confidence

巴士的報: HKBU Confers Honorary Doctoral Degree upon Dr Andy Lau

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Aug 10, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Hong Kong Baptist University – HKBU: Dr Andy Lau Tak-wah

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “媽媽的臉”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “只因一個你”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “為了你請留下我”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “這麼寵我,好嗎”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “不可不信...緣 (電影"九一神鵰俠侶"歌曲)”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “緣盡 (電影"龍鳳茶樓"主題曲)”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “愛人皇后”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “To You”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “我的心不流淚”.

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May 6, 2026Documented record76% confidence

Published video “男歡女愛”.

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2026Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau was conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) by the Hong Kong Baptist University

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2025· 2 entries

Nov 22, 2025Documented record69% confidence

South China Morning Post: Andy Lau Tak-wah

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Apr 29, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Andy Lau Financial Thriller ‘A Gilded Game’ Gets North America & Australia Release Alongside China Launch, Watch First Trailer

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2024· 2 entries

Oct 17, 2024Documented record69% confidence

Deadline.com: Andy Lau Action-Thriller ‘High Forces’ Getting North America Release

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2024Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau was elected vice chairman of the 11th China Film Association

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2023· 4 entries

Aug 22, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Andy Lau, Carolina Markowicz, Lukasz Zal to Receive Toronto Film Fest Awards

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Apr 26, 2023Reported claimRated Misleading · AFP Fact Check

AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photos show HK actor Andy Lau celeberating Songkran in Thailand in 2023” Misleading.

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2023Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau was presented with a Special Tribute award at 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

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2023Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau opened his debut art show titled the 1/X Andy Lau X Art Exhibition, which ran on 25 August at the Freespace venue located in the West Kowloon Cultural District

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2022· 1 entry

2022Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau set records when an online concert he held via Douyin attracted more than 350 million viewers

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2021· 1 entry

2021Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

For "Most Douyin Followers Gained in 24 hours" and "Fastest Time to Reach Ten Million Followers on Douyin"

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2018· 2 entries

2018Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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2018Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Asteroid 55381 Lautakwah, discovered by Bill Yeung at the Desert Eagle Observatory in 2001, was named for Lau

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2016· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2016Documented record84% confidence

Earned Bronze Bauhinia Star (2016).

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2013· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2013Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award for Blind Detective (2013).

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2011· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2011Documented record84% confidence

Won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for A Simple Life (2011).

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2008· 2 entries

2008Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau secretly married Carol Chu in Las Vegas and acknowledged his marriage the following year, ending decades of speculation over their relationship

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2008Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau took a main role in putting together the Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign for relief toward the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

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2007· 1 entry

2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau also received the "Nielsen Box Office Star of Asia" award by the Nielsen Company (ACNielsen)

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2006· 1 entry

2006Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Starred in the pan-Asian blockbuster A Battle of Wits (2006), followed by a series of big-budget historical films such as The Warlords (2007), Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008), and Tsui Hark's Detecti

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2005· 2 entries

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Yu published a memoir in which she detailed her romance with Lau

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2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

In 2005, Yu published a memoir in which she detailed her romance with Lau.

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2004· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2004Documented record84% confidence

Won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for Infernal Affairs III (2004).

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2004Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance in Infernal Affairs III

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2000· 1 entry

2000Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

With a total of 444 music awards by 2006

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1999· 1 entry

1999Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World award, being the third person from Hong Kong at that time to receive this distinguished honour

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1994· 2 entries

1994Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

In 1994, Lau established the Andy Lau Charity Foundation which helps people in need and promotes a wide range of youth education services.

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1994Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau established the Andy Lau Charity Foundation which helps people in need and promotes a wide range of youth education services

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1991· 1 entry

1991Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau set up his own film production company, Teamwork Motion Pictures, which in 2002 was renamed to Focus Group Holdings Limited

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1990· 1 entry

1990Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

With the release of the album Would It Be Possible, which won Lau his first RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Award

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1983· 1 entry

1983Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Had his first leading role in the Shaw Brothers-produced action film, On the Wrong Track

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1981· 1 entry

1981Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

And caught the eye of the manager Teddy Robin, who gave Lau his first minor role in the film, Once Upon a Rainbow

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1980· 1 entry

1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Lau enrolled in TVB's actor training program and graduated the next year, signing a contract with TVB

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1961· 1 entry

Sep 27, 1961Documented record86% confidence

Born 1961-09-27.

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