Birthday:
June 22, 1962.
Place of Birth:
Hong Kong.
Trivia:
A wing chun stylist, Chow began using it in combat scenes, starting with "Fist of Fury" (1991).
Also known as:
Chow Sing Chi.
Biography:
One of Hong Kong's biggest star, Stephen Chow not only stars in films, he writes and produces them. Chow's "Shaolin Soccer," a film about an underdog team that uses martial arts magic to rise to victory, is being distrubuted in the U.S. by Miramax, and he is currently filming "Kung Fu Hustle."
Chow grew up an avid Bruce Lee fan and a martial arts addict. His career started on TV, where he performed in childrens television shows. He had his first starring role in 1990 in a 'Chow Yun-Fat' spoof: "Du sheng" ("All for the Winner") and has continued to star in action/comedy films, a popular genre known in Hong Kong as "Mo Lei Tau".
