
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi 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...more
Movie | Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow | Archival Footage | 2024-11-26 |
Series | The King of Stand-up Comedy | 节目发起人 | 2024-08-16 |
Series | The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up | Unknown | 2018-11-19 |
Movie | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back | Theater Employee (uncredited) | 2017-01-28 |
Movie | Beginning of the Great Revival | Unknown | 2011-06-23 |
Movie | CJ7: The Cartoon | Unknown | 2010-07-09 |
Movie | The Founding of a Republic | Unknown | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | CJ7 | Ti Chow | 2008-01-30 |
Movie | Kung Fu Hustle | Sing | 2004-02-10 |
Movie | Shaolin Soccer | Mighty Steel Leg / Sing | 2001-07-05 |
Series | 黃香蓮歌仔戲之唐伯虎點秋香 | 唐伯虎 | 2000-06-06 |
Movie | The Tricky Master | Master Wong | 1999-08-05 |
Movie | King of Comedy | Wan Tin Sau | 1999-02-08 |
Movie | Gorgeous | Policeman with Dog | 1999-02-12 |
Series | TV total | Self | 1999-03-08 |
Movie | The Lucky Guy | Ho Kam Sui | 1998-01-16 |
Movie | All's Well, Ends Well '97 | Lo Kung | 1997-02-06 |
Movie | Lawyer Lawyer | Chan Mon Gut | 1997-07-31 |
Movie | The God of Cookery | Stephen Chow | 1996-12-21 |
Movie | Forbidden City Cop | Ling Ling Fat | 1996-02-16 |
Movie | A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella | Joker / Monkey King | 1995-02-04 |
Movie | A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box | Joker / Monkey King | 1995-01-21 |
Movie | The Saint of Gamblers | Saint of Gamblers (archive footage) | 1995-06-28 |
Movie | Out of the Dark | Leon | 1995-07-06 |
Movie | Sixty Million Dollar Man | Lee Chak-Sing | 1995-08-19 |
Movie | Love on Delivery | Ho Kam An | 1994-02-04 |
Movie | Hail the Judge | Pao Lung Sing | 1994-03-31 |
Movie | From Beijing with Love | Ling Ling Chat | 1994-10-13 |
Movie | Fight Back to School 3 | Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong | 1993-01-14 |
Movie | My Hero II | Sing | 1993-03-20 |
Movie | Flirting Scholar | Tang Pak Fu / Wah On | 1993-07-01 |
Movie | The Mad Monk | Dragon Fighter Lo Han | 1993-07-29 |
Movie | All's Well, Ends Well | Shang Foon | 1992-01-25 |
Movie | The Thief of Time | Dyun Siu Fei | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Fight Back to School 2 | Chow Sing Sing | 1992-04-09 |
Movie | Fist of Fury 1991 II | Lau Ching | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Royal Tramp 2 | Wai Siu Bo | 1992-09-24 |
Series | Screen Play | Unknown | 1992-06-09 |
Movie | Royal Tramp | Wai Siu Bo | 1992-07-30 |
Movie | King of Beggars | So Chan Ha Yee Chan | 1992-12-17 |
Movie | Justice, My Foot! | Sung Sai-Kit | 1992-07-02 |
Movie | Fist of Fury 1991 | Lau Ching | 1991-03-23 |
Movie | The Top Bet | Chor Chung Sing | 1991-03-07 |
Movie | Legend of the Dragon | Chow Siu-Lung | 1991-03-07 |
Movie | Tricky Brains | Koo Jing / Che Man Jing | 1991-02-02 |
Movie | The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari | Unknown | 1991-07-05 |
Movie | The Banquet | Stephen Chow | 1991-11-30 |
Movie | The Magnificent Scoundrels | Valentino | 1991-10-09 |
Movie | Fight Back to School | Chow Sing Sing | 1991-07-18 |
Movie | God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai | Sing / "The Saint of Gamblers" | 1991-08-21 |
Movie | Curry & Pepper | Pepper | 1990-05-23 |
Movie | Lung Fung Restaurant | Rubbish Pool | 1990-04-26 |
Movie | Love Is Love | Sam Shek Kam Shui | 1990-02-14 |
Movie | Sleazy Dizzy | Sing | 1990-06-15 |
Movie | My Hero | Sing | 1990-03-22 |
Movie | The Unmatchable Match | Cheung Lon | 1990-05-11 |
Movie | Triad Story | Sing (as Sing Chi Chow) | 1990-10-11 |
Movie | Look Out, Officer! | Hsing | 1990-07-27 |
Movie | All for the Winner | Chor Chung Sing | 1990-08-18 |
Movie | When Fortune Smiles | Vincent Hing | 1990-09-27 |
Series | It Runs in the Family | Unknown | 1990-08-08 |
Movie | God of Gamblers II | Sing / "The Saint of Gamblers" | 1990-12-13 |
Series | File Noir | Unknown | 1989-05-01 |
Series | The Final Combat | Duen Fei | 1989-04-03 |
Movie | Dragon Fight | Andy Yau | 1989-09-01 |
Series | The Justice of Life | 何鑫淼 (阿水) | 1989-11-13 |
Movie | Just Heroes | Jacky | 1989-09-14 |
Movie | Thunder Cops II | Sui Yien | 1989-11-18 |
Series | Behind Silk Curtains | Unknown | 1988-04-11 |
Movie | The Last Conflict | Lau Ting Kin | 1988-01-01 |
Movie | He Who Chases After the Wind | Ah Sing | 1988-04-21 |
Movie | On the Brink | Unknown | 1988-01-01 |
Movie | Faithfully Yours | Puddin Lai | 1988-12-17 |
Movie | Final Justice | Boy | 1988-06-23 |
Series | The Tribulation of Life | Unknown | 1988-10-31 |
Series | My Father's Son | Unknown | 1988-07-04 |
Movie | Back To The Beyond | Lau Ching | 1987-01-01 |
Series | The Price Of Growing Up | Unknown | 1987-08-27 |
Movie | A Better Tomorrow | Taiwanese Triad | 1986-08-02 |
Movie | Brother’s Girlfriend | Unknown | 1986-10-01 |
Series | The Nuts | Zombie Star | 1984-01-01 |
Series | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | 宋兵甲 | 1983-02-21 |
Movie | Linqi:Decision | Unknown | 1983-04-21 |
Movie | Crossroads-Pocket Money | Unknown | 1983-01-01 |
Series | Angels And Devils | Unknown | 1983-08-08 |
Series | Beyond the Rose Garden | Unknown | 1983-05-16 |
Series | Woman on the Beat | Unknown | 1983-06-13 |
Series | Soldier of Fortune | Unknown | 1982-09-27 |
Series | Love & Passion | Unknown | 1982-11-29 |
Series | I.Q. 100 | 学生会会长 | 1981-06-08 |
Series | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1962-10-31 |
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