Stephen Chow

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Birthday:

22 June 1962, Hong Kong

Birth Name:

Sing-Chi Chow

Height:

174 cm

Stephen Chow was the only boy of his family, and has grown up as a Bruce Lee fan and a martial arts addict. His career started on TV, where he presented a children show ( "430 Space Shuttle" (1983)) and started becoming popular. He got some supporting roles, after that, and won the Taiwanese Golden Horse award for best supporting actor.He had his first starring role in 1990 in a 'Chow Yun-Fat' spoof: Dou sing (1990) - "All for the Winner" and started excelling in the comedy genre. In Hong-Kong, his particular nonsense style is called "Mo Lei Tau". It's also on the set of this movie that he encountered his fellow sidekick Man-Tat Ng.One of the last HK biggest star which have not been bought by Hollywood, even if Miramax (who'll surely release Siu Lam juk kau (2001) - "Shaolin Soccer" this year in the USA - after remastering it, ouch.) has probably planned something for him... Show less «

I thought martial arts were my great strength, but when I actually got involved in show-business, I realized I wasn't the only one who could...Show more »

I thought martial arts were my great strength, but when I actually got involved in show-business, I realized I wasn't the only one who could do these things. And compared to a lot of others, I wasn't really that good. So I became a children's TV program host. Show less «

Right from the beginning of my work, I wanted to capture a mass audience. And I love the unusual: you never see dancing villains. For me, th...Show more »

Right from the beginning of my work, I wanted to capture a mass audience. And I love the unusual: you never see dancing villains. For me, there's a fine line between comedy and drama; so it's not just played for laughs. There's a little romance in this story, too - something for everybody. Show less «

I'm not good at kung-fu at all. I have been learning, but obviously I am not an expert.

I used to cry when I watched Chaplin's films. It was from him that I learned about the role of the underdog. And because I'm also from a poo...Show more »

I used to cry when I watched Chaplin's films. It was from him that I learned about the role of the underdog. And because I'm also from a poor family, this kind of thing moved me and I found that it also worked for the audience because most of them are like me - ordinary guys. Show less «

The reason to do a remake is always because the idea is good but the quality is not up to standard. With Kung Fu Hustle the quality is alrea...Show more »

The reason to do a remake is always because the idea is good but the quality is not up to standard. With Kung Fu Hustle the quality is already there. And it would be hard to do it in English because it is all about Chinese culture. Show less «