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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.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: May 15, 1955
  2. Birthplace: Lamma Island, Hong Kong
  3. Nicknames: Fat Tsai, Fatt "Kor"
  4. Not a martial artist
  5. Spouse: Jasmine Chow, married May 6, 1987
  6. Ex-wife: Candice Yu On-On, married in 1983
  7. Children: None
  8. Featured on postal stamps in Guyana and Hong KongFree Man in Hong Kong: Fat Facts
  9. Music albums: 3Free Man in Hong Kong: Fat Facts

• 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

• 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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