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- Born: May 15, 1955
- Birthplace: Lamma Island, Hong Kong
- Nicknames: Fat Tsai, Fatt "Kor"
- Not a martial artist
- Spouse: Jasmine Chow, married May 6, 1987
- Ex-wife: Candice Yu On-On, married in 1983
- Children: None
- Featured on postal stamps in Guyana and Hong KongFree Man in Hong Kong: Fat Facts
- Music albums: 3Free Man in Hong Kong: Fat Facts
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Chow Yun-Fat had his movie debut in the John Woo film, A Better Tomorrow. He has appeared in over 80 movies, mostly playing dramatic roles. His roles include the evil Captain Sao Feng of At World's End, King Mongkut of Anna and the King, martial arts warrior Li Mu-bai of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and many more.
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Acting Awards
- 3 Best Actor Awards from the Hong Kong Academy Awards
- 1 Best Actor Award from the Asia Pacific Film Festival
- 1 Best Actor Award from Taiwan Golden HorseTemple of Chow: Chow Yun Fat Facts
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Quotes
"As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors. But I must do my job perfectly, and I love what I do.""It would be a lot of fun, sunglasses, toothpicks, guns - I could be 008 from Shanghai."
"Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me."
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Chow Yun-Fat Questions
chow can you get cheat codesMahalo has a page on How to Get Cheats which details several different ways you can find cheats for games. read more
I adopted a female 5 y.o. from a rescue that seized 90 dogs in PA and want a companion. Does it have to be male?Heard same sex bad together. 1 AnswerHi @delaineycat, Congrats on adopting, great to hear about dogs being rescued. My advice is to introduce your dog to any possible newcomer on neutral territory ... read more
Why are we as a society so obsessed with celebrities and celebrity gossip? (Feature Request) 7 AnswersEverything these days is consumer driven. Everything is also commercialized, I find it distasteful and over exaggerated most things these days.. Like who cares ... read more
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Chow Yun-Fat Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- May 18, 1955: Born
- 1980: The Bund
- 1986: Better Tomorrow
- 1989: The Killer
- 1992: Hard Boiled
- 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- 2007: Stranglehold
- 2008: The Children of Huang Shi
- 2009: Dragonball Evolution
- 2009: Shanghai
- 2009: The Red Circle
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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He basically steals every scene he's in. Chow Yun Fat is perfect as Captain Sao Feng as well.
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@MrRonSimpson Nee, maar wel elke zin uit alle films van Chinese acteur Chow Yun Fat. Telt dat ook?
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#worstactingduosof2000s: Sean William Scott and Chow Yun-Fat in Bulletproof Monk
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red cliff some hamfisted cheese, but also pretty entertaining. nice to see tony leung in a woo film again. just need chow yun fat back again
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Cara não passa um filme da parceria John Woo e Chow Yun-Fat na TV, que merda!
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