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Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat, previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films. Known for his versatility, encompassing action and melodrama, comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor…
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entertainment · Hong Kong actor (born 1955) · actor · screenwriter · film actor · singer · model · television actor · also Chow Yun-fat, Yun-fat
Born 18 May 1955 · Q181425
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2026· 2 entries
collider: Chow Yun-Fat
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2023· 5 entries
Yahoo: Chow Yun-fat speaks out about China's censorship of Hong Kong films
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Deadline.com: Chow Yun-Fat Talks Hong Kong Cinema Challenges, Praises Korean Films For Their Creative Freedom – Busan
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Awarded Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong (2023).
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Yahoo: Acting legend Chow Yun-fat advises fencing star Cheung Ka-long to 'stay humble' in interview
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Became the second Hong Kong actor, after Tony Leung, to be named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 28th Busan International Film Awards
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2018· 2 entries
Chow's wife Jasmine Tan disclosed that Chow’s net worth was HK$ 5
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Co-starred with Aaron Kwok in Project Gutenberg, which earned him another Best Actor nomination at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards
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2007· 1 entry
Chow played the pirate captain Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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2006· 1 entry
Teamed up with Gong Li and Jay Chou in the film Curse of the Golden Flower, directed by Zhang Yimou
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2004· 1 entry
Chow made a surprise cameo in director Dayyan Eng's Chinese rom-com favourite Waiting Alone; it was the first time he was in a mainland Chinese film
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2003· 2 entries
Earned Silver Bauhinia Star (2003).
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Chow came back to Hollywood and starred in Bulletproof Monk
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1995· 1 entry
“I don't have an English sense of humor. In my language, I have tons of it. In English, you have to really get the slang, and the culture.”
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1987· 1 entry
Won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for An Autumn's Tale (1987).
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1985· 1 entry
Won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for Hong Kong 1941 (1985).
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1983· 1 entry
Married Candice Yu, an actress with Asia Television; the marriage only lasted nine months
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1976· 1 entry
After signing an exclusive contract with Goldig Films, then the third largest film company in Hong Kong
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1973· 1 entry
The 18-year-old Chow responded to a newspaper advertisement for TVB's actor training program (high school)
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-05-18.
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