Stephen Chow
Acting
Born: June 22, 1962 (age 64) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Highest Rated
Biography
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer. Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. 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. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes. Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1981. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Chow made his film Final Justice in 1988, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Golden Globe Awards. Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Fight Back to School became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow becomes very famous in China, he became a legend and the Stephen Chow Phenomenon. In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide. Chow won Best Director and Best Actor at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film went on to garner additional awards including a Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Picture and Best Director. It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region. In 2004, his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million worldwide. Chow also won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival as well as over twenty international awards. Critics as well as film stars such as comedian Bill Murray said that the film was the supreme achievement of modern comedy that had outshone any preexisting form of American comedy, including Murray's directorial work. His film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo. In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia. For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who called him the King of Comedy. Stephen Chow has directed multiple classic films since the 1990s. In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
Shaolin Soccer
2001
Dragonball Evolution
2009
CJ7
2008
The Mermaid
2016
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
2013
Gorgeous
1999
The Monkey King
2023
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995
From Beijing with Love
1994
The God of Cookery
1996
Photos (15)
Movies (63)
Shaolin Soccer
Mighty Steel Leg / Sing
Kung Fu Hustle
Sing
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
Joker / Monkey King
CJ7
Ti Chow
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Joker / Monkey King
From Beijing with Love
Ling Ling Chat
King of Comedy
Wan Tin Sau
Flirting Scholar
Tang Pak Fu / Wah On
Gorgeous
Policeman with Dog
King of Beggars
So Chan Ha Yee Chan
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
Sing
Forbidden City Cop
Ling Ling Fat
The God of Cookery
Stephen Chow
Out of the Dark
Leon
God of Gamblers II
Sing
Hail the Judge
Pao Lung Sing
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Theater Employee (uncredited)
Look Out, Officer!
Hsing
The Magnificent Scoundrels
Valentino
Royal Tramp 2
Wai Siu Bo
Fight Back to School 2
Chow Sing Sing
Curry & Pepper
Pepper
Crazy Safari
[Narrator]
Fist of Fury 1991
Lau Ching
Fight Back to School
Chow Sing Sing
Fight Back to School 3
Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong
Justice, My Foot!
Sung Sai-Kit
Sixty Million Dollar Man
Lee Chak-Sing
All's Well, End's Well '97
Lo Kung
All for the Winner
Sing
Tricky Brains
Koo Jing / Che Man Jing
Dragon Fight
Andy Yau
All's Well, Ends Well
Shang Foon
Royal Tramp
Wai Siu Bo
Love on Delivery
Ho Kam An
Legend of the Dragon
Chow Siu-Lung
The Tricky Master
Master Wong
Faithfully Yours
Puddin Lai
The Lucky Guy
Ho Kam Sui
Just Heroes
Jacky
Fist of Fury 1991 II
Lau Ching
Final Justice
Boy
When Fortune Smiles
Vincent Hing
The Unmatchable Match
Cheung Lon
The Mad Monk
Dragon Fighter Lo Han
The Banquet
Stephen Chow
The Top Bet
Sing
Lawyer Lawyer
Chan Mon Gut
Love Is Love
Sam Shek Kam Shui
Lung Fung Restaurant
Rubbish Pool
Sleazy Dizzy
Sing
The Last Conflict
Lau Ting Kin
My Hero
Sing
Back To The Beyond
Lau Ching
The Thief of Time
Dyun Siu Fei
CJ7: The Cartoon
2010
Thunder Cops II
Sui Yien
He Who Chases After the Wind
Ah Sing
Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow
Archival Footage
Brother’s Girlfriend
1986
Triad Story
Sing
On the Brink
1988
Crossroads-Pocket Money
1983
TV Shows (19)
The King of Stand-up Comedy
节目发起人 · 5 eps
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
宋兵甲 · 19 eps
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
1 eps
The Justice of Life
何鑫淼 (阿水) · 30 eps
I.Q. 100
学生会会长 · 20 eps
Love & Passion
30 eps
Woman on the Beat
20 eps
Soldier of Fortune
30 eps
The Final Combat
Duen Fei · 30 eps
My Father's Son
20 eps
It Runs in the Family
15 eps
The Price Of Growing Up
59 eps
Beyond the Rose Garden
20 eps
The Nuts
Zombie Star · 22 eps
Screen Play
13 eps
The Tribulation of Life
20 eps
Angels And Devils
20 eps
File Noir
20 eps
Behind Silk Curtains
5 eps
Self / Appearances (3)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (14)
Kung Fu Soccer
Director
Kung Fu Soccer
Action Director
Shaolin Soccer
Director
Kung Fu Hustle
Director
CJ7
Director
The Mermaid
Director
From Beijing with Love
Director
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Director
King of Comedy
Director
Flirting Scholar
Co-Director
Forbidden City Cop
Director
The God of Cookery
Director
The New King of Comedy
Director
1:99 Shorts
Director
Writing (14)
Kung Fu Soccer
Writer
Shaolin Soccer
Screenplay
Kung Fu Hustle
Screenplay
CJ7
Writer
The Mermaid
Writer
From Beijing with Love
Writer
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Writer
King of Comedy
Writer
Forbidden City Cop
Writer
The God of Cookery
Writer
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Writer
The New King of Comedy
Writer
Jump
Writer
CJ7: The Cartoon
Writer
Producing (12)
Kung Fu Soccer
Executive Producer
Kung Fu Hustle
Producer
CJ7
Producer
The Mermaid
Executive Producer
The Monkey King
Executive Producer
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Producer
Dragonball Evolution
Producer
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Producer
The New King of Comedy
Producer
Take Me Home
Producer
Shaolin Girl
Producer
CJ7: Super Q Team
Producer
